Richland Elementary School

Located at 770 S Yarbrough Farms Boulevard, in Auburn, Alabama, Richland Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary-level community that hosts 426 students (grades K through 2), part of Auburn City.

Richland Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by Auburn City, a district that instructs 9,488 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Richland Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 27% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lee County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lee County) records that median household income runs about $65,824, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Lee County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,812 students), Richland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Creekside Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Richland Elementary School's enrollment has declined 31% since 2018, when it stood at 613 (now 426). White enrollment moved from 55% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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