Richland Upper Elementary

Richland Upper Elementary is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in Richland, Mississippi, overseen by Rankin County School District, educateing 480 students in grades 3 through 6.

Rankin County School District runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 18,196 students. Richland Upper Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Richland Upper Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 26% Black, 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Richland Upper Elementary logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Richland Upper Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Rankin County's rate of about 50%.

Around the school, census data for Rankin County shows median household earnings sit near $79,357, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Rankin County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,454 students), of which Richland Upper Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Richland High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Richland Upper Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Richland Upper Elementary's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 480). White enrollment moved from 61% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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