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Alumni: what's one memory from Richlands High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,027
High
DISTRICT 1,012 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONSLOW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370345001429
Richlands High
8100 Richlands Hwy, Richlands, NC 28574 · (910) 324-4191 · Onslow County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,027 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
446 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 82%
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 9 | 287 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 267 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 233 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 240 | 23% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
50.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
33.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Richlands High
Richlands High's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richlands High this school | 1,027 | 43.4% | 45.0% |
| Parkwood High Monroe | 1,082 | 43.7% | 58.4% |
| Bandys High Catawba | 935 | 40.5% | 60.4% |
| Swansboro High Swansboro | 1,232 | 36.7% | 60.1% |
| Asheville High Asheville | 1,221 | 41.3% | 52.5% |
| North Davidson High Lexington | 935 | 41.8% | 52.3% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Richlands High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Onslow County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #259 of 468 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #250 of 464 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #281 of 448 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,027 | #179 of 598 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #208 of 473 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #351 of 474 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #415 of 527 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #59 of 164 | #3 of 6 |
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
1,027
+193 (+23%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 1,027 | 56.9 | 18.1:1 | 43% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 1,043 | 58.4 | 17.9:1 | 43% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 960 | 55.4 | 17.3:1 | 40% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 834 | 49 | 17.0:1 | 26% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 57 | 16.0:1 | 33% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 1,028 | 58 | 17.7:1 | 31% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 1,024 | 58 | 17.7:1 | 29% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 785 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 22% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 41 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richlands High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (912 to 1,027); teachers unchanged (57 to 56.9).
About Richlands High
Richlands High is a medium-sized high school in Richlands, North Carolina, one of the schools in Onslow County Schools. The school reports 1,027 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 35% above the 761 average for high schools in North Carolina.
Onslow County Schools runs 39 schools with a combined 27,397 students. Richlands High is one of them.
A majority of students at Richlands High, 67%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. That is close to the 67% White share among all Onslow County residents. By the diversity index, Richlands High comes in at 51%.
Dividing enrollment by its 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1, higher than at this school. Richlands High reports 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Richlands High a C. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Richlands High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.0%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina are predicted to post 65.6%, so the school is 20.6 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Onslow County has about 207,906 residents, and median household income is about $68,148, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Onslow County number 42 and enroll about 27,501.
Heritage Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Richlands High at 9th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 834 to 1,027. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.1:1, from 17.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Onslow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,906
Census ACS
Median income
$68,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
27,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Onslow County Schools
- Jacksonville HighHigh · 1,441 students
- White Oak HighHigh · 1,252 students
- Swansboro HighHigh · 1,232 students
- Dixon HighHigh · 1,085 students
- Northside HighHigh · 1,067 students
- Swansboro MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
Other schools in Richlands
- Trexler MiddleMiddle · 770 students
- Richlands ElementaryElementary · 591 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Other Richlands High schools
One other US public school is named Richlands High. Richlands High is the largest of the 2.
- Richlands HighRichlands, VA · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Elementary School0.3 mi · 565
- Trexler Middle0.5 mi · 770
- Richlands Elementary1.6 mi · 591
- Stateside Elementary4.4 mi · 579
- Clear View Elementary6.3 mi · 535
- Summersill Elementary7.0 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Richlands HighWhat is the total enrollment at Richlands High?
Richlands High enrolls approximately 1,027 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Richlands High serve?
Richlands High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richlands High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Richlands High is approximately 18.1:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Richlands High?
Student demographics at Richlands High are roughly 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Richlands High public or private?
Richlands High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Onslow County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.