Richmond 9th Grade Academy

Richmond 9th Grade Academy is one of the small 9-12 campuss in Hamlet, North Carolina, operated by Richmond County Schools, with 424 students on its rolls from grade 9. That puts it 44% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Richmond 9th Grade Academy is one of 15 schools operated by Richmond County Schools, a district that enrolls 6,504 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Richmond 9th Grade Academy logs that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 36% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

In terms of school funding signals, Richmond 9th Grade Academy shows 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 67.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Richmond 9th Grade Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Richmond 9th Grade Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Richmond County) logs that median household income runs about $44,883, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. In all, Richmond County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,504 students), of which Richmond 9th Grade Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Richmond Early College High, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Richmond 9th Grade Academy operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 506 students in 2018 compared to 424 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 49% to 38%. Class-load math has grew: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 67.5:1 in 2025.

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