High school (grades 9-12) · Rome, GA

Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center

Federal NCES profile for Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 130002603511
0/100100/10045/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
94
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Georgia.

#1 of 19
public schools in Rome · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
14
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center ranks #1 of 19 public schools in Rome, GA.

Enrollment

14

Georgia · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center

Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center is a small high school in Rome, Georgia, enrolling 14 students.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Georgia schools, with 14 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 2,314 Georgia schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by African American (50%) and White (36%) (diversity index 61/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 28 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Among Rome's high schools, it stands alongside Rome High School (1,986 students): Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Department of Juvenile Justice also operates Muscogee Youth Development Campus (49 students) and Macon Youth Development Campus (36 students) alongside Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center compares

Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center on the metrics families compare, against Georgia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Georgia Georgia avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 14 top 99% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 50.0%
White 35.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%
Two or More 7.1%

Largest group: African American at 50.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.2, Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center is more mixed than the Georgia school average of 50.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

How Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Muscogee Youth Development Campus Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Macon Youth Development Campus Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Eastman Youth Development Campus Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Augusta Youth Development Campus Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Department Of Juvenile Justice · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Rome

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Georgia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center

How many students attend Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center?

Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center has 14 students enrolled. It is a high school in Rome, GA.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center?

The largest demographic group at Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center is African American at 50.0% of enrollment, in Rome, GA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center?

Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center rank among public schools in Rome?

By Resource Investment Index, Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center ranks #1 of 19 public schools in Rome, GA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Rome on the city page.

Is Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center a good school?

Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Georgia. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Department of Juvenile Justice?

Besides Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center, Department of Juvenile Justice also operates Muscogee Youth Development Campus (49 students), Macon Youth Development Campus (36 students), and Eastman Youth Development Campus (34 students). See the Department of Juvenile Justice district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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