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What's something RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
731
High
DISTRICT 819 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383000743
Richland High School
1202 Highway 49 South, Richland, MS 39218 · (601) 939-5144 · Rankin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Mississippi public high schools
- B-Test 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 Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
534 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 7 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 139 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 138 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 16% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 63.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Richland High School
Richland High School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland High School this school | 731 | 73.1% | 60.0% |
| Ripley High School Ripley | 465 | 77.2% | 73.3% |
| Pontotoc High School Pontotoc | 712 | 70.6% | 65.4% |
| Pascagoula High Pascagoula | 1,127 | 69.7% | 65.5% |
| Corinth High School CORINTH | 610 | 56.7% | 26.7% |
| West Jones High School Laurel | 1,587 | 66.3% | 61.0% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Richland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Rankin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #89 of 192 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #114 of 199 ▼ 23 | #8 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #75 of 199 ▲ 13 | #7 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #67 of 203 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #28 of 192 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #3 of 192 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #107 of 194 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #42 of 121 | N/A |
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
731
-67 (-8%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,285
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 731 | 70.6 | 10.4:1 | 73% (534) |
| 2023-24 | 771 | 67.2 | 11.5:1 | 73% (566) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 69.1 | 11.7:1 | 100% (804) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | 66 | 12.1:1 | 100% (795) |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 67 | 12.5:1 | 64% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 885 | 66 | 13.4:1 | 62% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | 66 | 12.8:1 | 62% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 33% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 1,285 | 70 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richland High School.
About Richland High School
Richland High School is a public high school in Richland, Mississippi. The student body numbers 731 students, from grades 7 through 12.
Rankin County School District operates 27 schools. Combined enrollment is 18,196 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Richland High School is White (44%). Smaller groups are 28% Black, 19% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Rankin County is roughly 71% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Richland High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Teachers at Richland High School total 70.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.4:1. For comparison, high schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 73%. It compares with 50% for public schools in Rankin County.
Richland High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Mississippi public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Mississippi, Richland High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 60.0% actual against a predicted 57.7%.
Across Rankin County, median household income is about $79,357, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Rankin County number 34 and enroll about 22,454.
The next-closest public school is Richland Upper Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Richland High School. On proficiency, Richland High School is behind the 68.4% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Richland High School is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 731, 8% below the 798 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.4:1, from 12.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Richland High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
Other schools in Richland
- Richland Upper ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Richland ElementaryElementary · 369 students
Other Richland High schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Richland High. Richland High School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Richland High SchoolRichland, WA · 2,218 students
- Richland High SchoolNORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX · 2,063 students
- Richland High SchoolJohnstown, PA · 693 students
- RICHLAND HIGHRICHLAND, MO · 218 students
- RICHLAND HIGHESSEX, MO · 125 students
Nearby schools
- Richland Upper Elementary0.1 mi · 480
- Richland Elementary0.8 mi · 369
- Steens Creek Elementary4.4 mi · 582
- Florence Elementary4.4 mi · 537
- Florence High School4.4 mi · 718
- Florence Middle School4.5 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Richland High SchoolHow many students attend Richland High School?
Richland High School enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Richland High School serve?
Richland High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richland High School is approximately 10.4:1 (71 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Richland High School?
Richland High School reports a student body of 44% White, 19% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Richland High School?
Richland High School is overseen by Rankin County School District in Rankin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.