DEPELCHIN-RICHMOND

DEPELCHIN-RICHMOND, a moderately sized combined-grade school in RICHMOND, Texas, run under UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL, educates students from the surrounding community, covering grade M.

Within UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL, which oversees 21 schools and 612 students, DEPELCHIN-RICHMOND is one campus in the system.

On the income-and-resources front, Class-load math at DEPELCHIN-RICHMOND comes out to about 4.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting DEPELCHIN-RICHMOND tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Fort Bend County put the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. DEPELCHIN-RICHMOND is one of 217 public schools in Fort Bend County (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students).

Nearest neighbor: TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOLS - RICHMOND CAMPUS, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DEPELCHIN-RICHMOND.

DEPELCHIN-RICHMOND operates from a commuter-belt location. As a public charter, DEPELCHIN-RICHMOND runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 5 years, enrollment at DEPELCHIN-RICHMOND has contracted 35%, going from 17 students in 2018 to 11 in 2023. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 12% to 45% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 8.5:1 in 2018 to 4.9:1 in 2023.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.