Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center

Waycross · GA · Department of Juvenile Justice · Public · K-12 combined

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Most similar nearby schools

Claxton Regional Youth Detention Center → Cadwell RYDC → Morningstar Treatment Services- Inc. Youth Estate → Worth County Achievement Center → Eastman Youth Development Campus → Second Chance → DAC (Dodge County Achievement Center) → Ware County High School →

This is an alternative or specialized education program (such as a juvenile-justice, residential, or hospital setting). Standard college-prep measures like SAT participation and AP rigor don't reflect its role.

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Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

66.7%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

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.

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$11,450

in-state tuition/yr · $31,688 out-of-state

1160–1390

SAT 25–75 · ACT 25–32

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Merit Zell Miller Scholarship

100% of in-state public-college tuition

GPA: 3.7 (GSFC core GPA) — or 3.0 for a named valedictorian/salutatorian Test: SAT 1200 / ACT 25 in a single sitting (waived on the val/sal path) Income: No income limit

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

Most similar nearby high schools

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
Claxton Regional Youth Detention Center Claxton	Public	67.0	9	—
Cadwell RYDC Cadwell	Public	83.8	12	—
Morningstar Treatment Services- Inc. Youth Estate Brunswick	Public	55.3	16	—
Worth County Achievement Center Sylvester	Public	86.7	25	—
Eastman Youth Development Campus Eastman	Public	77.6	33	—
Second Chance Claxton	Public	69.2	40	—
DAC (Dodge County Achievement Center) Eastman	Public	79.1	43	—
Ware County High School Waycross	Public	4.0	1,633	+0.4%

At a glance

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Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center is a public high school in Waycross, GA, enrolling 7 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many students attend Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center? Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center is a public high school in Waycross, GA, enrolling 7 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.