Richmond 9th Grade Academy

Richmond 9th Grade Academy is a low-enrollment high school in Hamlet, North Carolina, administered by Richmond County Schools. Students in grade 9 make up the school's enrollment of 424 students. By comparison, high schools in North Carolina enroll about 761 students on average.

The district, Richmond County Schools, operates 15 schools serving 6,504 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Richmond 9th Grade Academy is White, with 38% of students. Enrollment also includes 36% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The school's White share is 18 points below the 56% share among Richmond County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.

Its staff includes 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 67.5 students per teacher. The average for high schools in North Carolina, 19.6:1, is lower. Richmond 9th Grade Academy has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Richmond County.

The county, Richmond County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $44,883 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Counting Richmond 9th Grade Academy, Richmond County has 15 public schools.

Richmond 9th Grade Academy's closest public school neighbor is Richmond Early College High, about 1.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Richmond 9th Grade Academy is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.

The school shrank from 496 students in 2020-21 to 424 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.8:1 to 67.5:1.

This page is set up for the Richmond 9th Grade Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.