Total enrollment
28,923
+211 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
54 schools in Richmond County
Georgia · 30,573 students · 4 cities
Richmond County's public-school directory holds 54 schools, serving about 30,573 K-12 students inside Georgia (an average of 566 per school).
4-year change in Richmond County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
49
-3 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Richmond County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #155 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 30,573 | #13 of 172 | #218 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 52 | #10 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #139 of 172 | #5,404 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 93.0% | #68 of 172 | #603 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #137 of 160 | #3,925 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Richmond County
State test results across the district's 49 scored schools run from Davidson Fine Arts Magnet at 87.0% proficient to Butler High School at 3.0%, a gap of 84.1 points. That is the 6th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 42 district schools that reported both years went from 25,102 to 25,023 students (unchanged) and from 1,526 to 1,685 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Richmond County
Richmond County is a medium-population public-school district in Georgia. The district runs 54 schools and instructs approximately 30,573 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Richmond County spans 30 elementary, 10 middle, 11 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 566 in this district, lower than the Georgia typical of 748.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 28,712 students in SY 2020-21 versus 28,923 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 52 to 49 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Richmond County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.