Total enrollment
6,504
-208 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
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 school.
4-year change in Richmond County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Richmond County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #96 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,504 | #50 of 116 | #1,446 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #53 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #102 of 116 | #7,507 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 98.6% | #48 of 114 | #375 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #15 of 111 | #350 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Richmond County Schools
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Mineral Springs Elementary at 52.3% proficient to Richmond Senior High at 22.5%, a gap of 29.8 points. That is the 84th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 7,368 to 6,504 students (down 12%) and from 465 to 370 full-time teachers (down 20%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| 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 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 3%: 6,712 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,504 in SY 2024-25.
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.