Metro Regional Youth Detention Center

1300 Constitution Rd SE
Atlanta, GA 30316

19 Students

High School 5th - 12th

School Overview

The **Metro Regional Youth Detention Center (RYDC)**, located on Constitution Road in Atlanta, is a secure facility operated by the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). It serves as a short-term, high-security detention center for youth who are awaiting court proceedings or placement in long-term treatment programs. As one of the critical nodes in Georgia's juvenile justice system, the facility is designed to provide temporary housing while ensuring public safety and maintaining the legal rights and developmental needs of the incarcerated youth.

Beyond its primary function as a detention center, the facility operates an educational component designed to minimize academic disruption for the youth it houses. The school program focuses on providing core curriculum instruction, special education services, and literacy support to ensure that students remain engaged with their studies despite their confinement. By integrating academic programming with a structured, supervised environment, the Metro RYDC aims to provide a stable setting that prepares youth for their eventual transition back into their home communities or long-term educational placements.

Total Students

3.0

Full-Time Teachers

6.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

84.2%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Metro Regional Youth Detention Center
Demographic	Student Count
White	1
Hispanic	2
Black	16

Black
16 (84.2%)
Hispanic
2 (10.5%)
White
1 (5.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Department of Juvenile Justice
Phone:	(404)635-4415
Grade Range:	5th - 12th
Total Students:	19
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	3.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	6.3
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	16
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 8 1

Grade 9 12

Grade 10 6