Richmond County Schools School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 15 public schools serving 7,354 students in Richmond County Schools School District. This district's average testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in North Carolina.

Public Schools in Richmond County Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the North Carolina public school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 46% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Richmond County Schools School District are Richmond Early College High School, Richmond Senior High School and Mineral Springs Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Richmond County Schools School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in North Carolina.

Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the North Carolina public school average of 52% (majority Black).

Top Rankings

Richmond County Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:

Overview

School District Name

Richmond County Schools School District

School District Website

http://www.richmond.k12.nc.us/

School District Phone Number

(910) 582-5860

School District Grades Offered

PK - 13

2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

This State (NC)

# Schools

15 Schools

2,688 Schools

# Students

7,354 Students

1,551,508 Students

# Teachers

464 Teachers

99,310 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

16:1

District Rank

Richmond County Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 305 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 81% has increased from 79% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (NC)

Overall District Rank

#164 out of 305 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

42%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Richmond County Schools School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of NC by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

39%

46%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Richmond County Schools School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of NC by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

81%

85%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Richmond County Schools School District and public school graduation rate of NC by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.68

# American Indian Students

241 Students

20,054 Students

% American Indian Students

# Asian Students

42 Students

51,696 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

903 Students

271,088 Students

% Hispanic Students

12%

18%

# Black Students

2,605 Students

393,089 Students

% Black Students

36%

25%

# White Students

3,190 Students

749,017 Students

% White Students

43%

48%

# Hawaiian Students

14 Students

2,146 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

373 Students

66,064 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

167

18,691

# Students in K Grade:

489

115,006

# Students in 1st Grade:

557

115,491

# Students in 2nd Grade:

508

116,934

# Students in 3rd Grade:

588

121,120

# Students in 4th Grade:

547

122,769

# Students in 5th Grade:

596

123,069

# Students in 6th Grade:

600

119,743

# Students in 7th Grade:

540

116,908

# Students in 8th Grade:

540

110,052

# Students in 9th Grade:

584

130,053

# Students in 10th Grade:

619

120,963

# Students in 11th Grade:

500

114,911

# Students in 12th Grade:

519

105,294

# Ungraded Students:

504

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $9,987 is higher than the state median of $9,419. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $10,078 is higher than the state median of $9,637. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018

This School District

This State (NC)

Total Revenue

$73 MM

$8 MM

This chart display total revenue of Richmond County Schools School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in NC by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending

$74 MM

$8 MM

This chart display total spending of Richmond County Schools School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in NC by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$9,987

$9,419

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Richmond County Schools School District and median value from average revenue per public school student of all school districts in NC by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending / Student

$10,078

$9,637

This chart display average spending per public school student in Richmond County Schools School District and median value from average spending per public school student of all school districts in NC by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

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