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Enrollment
2,671
High
DISTRICT 1,597 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRYAN COUNTY·NCES 130057001873
Richmond Hill High School
1 Wildcat Dr, Richmond Hill, GA 31324 · (912) 459-5151 · Bryan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,671 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Georgia public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
174 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
706 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 694 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 746 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 650 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 581 | 22% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
65.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +11.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 11 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.9% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Richmond Hill High School
Richmond Hill High School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill High School this school | 2,671 | 26.4% | 62.5% |
| North Paulding High School Dallas | 3,015 | 29.3% | 47.1% |
| Northgate High School Newnan | 2,142 | 32.4% | 65.7% |
| North Forsyth High School Cumming | 2,151 | 22.9% | 54.3% |
| Sequoyah High School Canton | 2,021 | 26.3% | 56.5% |
| Allatoona High School Acworth | 1,560 | 29.4% | 62.1% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Richmond Hill High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #61 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #51 of 417 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,671 | #19 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #162 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #138 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #392 of 425 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #31 of 226 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,671
+262 (+11%) vs 2020
+225% since 1990-91, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,671 | 174.3 | 15.3:1 | 26% (706) |
| 2023-24 | 2,650 | 164.2 | 16.1:1 | 28% (753) |
| 2022-23 | 2,454 | 175.2 | 14.0:1 | 23% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 2,409 | 138 | 17.5:1 | 21% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 2,168 | 120.1 | 18.1:1 | 23% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 1,990 | 99 | 20.1:1 | 24% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 1,607 | 86 | 18.7:1 | 25% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 977 | 55 | 17.8:1 | 10% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 822 | 43 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richmond Hill High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (2,168 to 2,671); teachers up 45% (120.1 to 174.3).
About Richmond Hill High School
Richmond Hill High School is a high school in Richmond Hill, Georgia, reachable at (912) 459-5151. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 2,671 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.
Besides Richmond Hill High School, Bryan County runs 9 other schools. The district enrolls 10,677 students.
About 59% of the student body at Richmond Hill High School is White. Smaller groups are 16% Black, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 71% of Bryan County residents are White. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Richmond Hill High School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 174.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.3 students per teacher. The 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia is close to this figure. Roughly 26% of students at Richmond Hill High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Bryan County, the average is 36%.
Among Georgia public high schools, Richmond Hill High School outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Richmond Hill High School would be expected to post about 63.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.5%.
The county, Bryan County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $103,408 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Bryan County has 10 public schools with about 10,677 students, including Richmond Hill High School.
Richmond Hill Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Richmond Hill High School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Richmond Hill High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Richmond Hill High School enrolled 2,409 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 2,671. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.5:1 in 2020-21 to 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Richmond Hill High School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bryan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,263
Census ACS
Median income
$103,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
10,677 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bryan County
- Richmond Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,022 students
- McAllister Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,051 students
- Bryan County Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,020 students
- Frances Meeks Elementary SchoolElementary · 908 students
- Richmond Hill Primary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Richmond Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
Other schools in Richmond Hill
- Richmond Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,022 students
- McAllister Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,051 students
- Frances Meeks Elementary SchoolElementary · 908 students
- Richmond Hill Primary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Richmond Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
Other Richmond Hill High schools
One other US public school is named Richmond Hill High. Richmond Hill High School is the largest of the 2.
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLRICHMOND HILL, NY · 1,841 students
Nearby schools
- Richmond Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 662
- Dr. George Washington Carver Elementary School0.8 mi · 658
- Richmond Hill Primary School1.0 mi · 733
- McAllister Elementary School5.0 mi · 1,051
- Frances Meeks Elementary School5.3 mi · 908
- Richmond Hill Middle School5.3 mi · 2,022
Frequently asked questions
About Richmond Hill High SchoolHow many students attend Richmond Hill High School?
Richmond Hill High School enrolls approximately 2,671 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Richmond Hill High School serve?
Richmond Hill High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Richmond Hill High School have?
Richmond Hill High School employs 174 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Richmond Hill High School?
At Richmond Hill High School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 13% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Richmond Hill High School in?
Richmond Hill High School is part of Bryan County.
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