Richland Elementary

Set in Richland, Mississippi, Richland Elementary is a modestly sized elementary school, part of Rankin County School District. It teaches 369 students across grades pre-K through 2.

Within Rankin County School District, which oversees 27 schools and 18,196 students, Richland Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Richland Elementary logs that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Black, 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Rankin County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Richland Elementary reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Rankin County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Rankin County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,357 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rankin County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,454 students), of which Richland Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Richland High School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richland Elementary has contracted 17%, going from 445 students in 2018 to 369 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 61% to 51%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.