Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center
Dalton · GA · Department of Juvenile Justice · Public · K-12 combined
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Woody Gap High/Elementary School → Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center → Pleasant Valley Innovative School → Harpst Academy → Phoenix High School → Devereux Ackerman Academy → Georgia School for the Deaf → The Dalton Academy →For Parents
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Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
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The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,936/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +7.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 9 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Gap High/Elementary School Suches |
Public | 51.8 | 10 | — |
| Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center Rome |
Public | 38.7 | 11 | — |
| Pleasant Valley Innovative School Eton |
Public | 9.9 | 64 | -51.5% |
| Harpst Academy Cedartown |
Public | 56.9 | 23 | — |
| Phoenix High School Dalton |
Public | 0.6 | 141 | -5.4% |
| Devereux Ackerman Academy Kennesaw |
Public | 58.4 | 28 | — |
| Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring |
Public | 53.6 | 33 | — |
| The Dalton Academy Dalton |
Public | 0.6 | 469 | +28.8% |