Total enrollment
6,504
-864 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18
15 schools in Richmond County Schools
North Carolina · 6,504 students · 4 cities
Within Richmond County Schools, 15 public K-12 schools serve about 6,504 students, an average of 434 per campus.
7-year change in Richmond County Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
37%
was 43%
% Hispanic
15%
was 12%
% Black
36%
was 35%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Senior High | Rockingham | High | 10-12 | 1,365 |
| Rockingham Middle | Rockingham | Middle | 06-08 | 606 |
| Fairview Heights Elementary | Hamlet | Elementary | PK-05 | 480 |
| L J Bell Elementary | Rockingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 449 |
| Mineral Springs Elementary | Ellerbe | Elementary | PK-05 | 441 |
| East Rockingham Elementary | Rockingham | Elementary | KG-05 | 430 |
| Richmond 9th Grade Academy | Hamlet | High | 09-09 | 424 |
| Washington Street Elementary | Rockingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 417 |
| Monroe Avenue Elementary | Hamlet | Elementary | PK-05 | 411 |
| Hamlet Middle | Hamlet | Middle | 06-08 | 399 |
| West Rockingham Elementary | Rockingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 314 |
| Richmond Early College High | Hamlet | High | 09-13 | 294 |
| Cordova Middle | Cordova | Middle | 06-08 | 233 |
| Ellerbe Middle | Ellerbe | Middle | 06-08 | 182 |
| Ashley Chapel Educational Center | Rockingham | High | 06-12 | 59 |
About Richmond County Schools
Across 15 schools, Richmond County Schools hosts about 6,504 students in North Carolina. By footprint it is a small district.
For a sense of the school types, Richmond County Schools covers 7 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Richmond County Schools is about 434, noticeably below the North Carolina average of roughly 571.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 12%: 7,368 students in SY 2017-18 versus 6,504 in SY 2024-25. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 43% to 37% over the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Richmond County Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.