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Richmond County Schools

Richmond County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
118 Vance Street, Hamlet, NC 28345
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NCES agency ID
3703870
State LEA ID
NC-770
15
Schools
6,359
Students
374
Teachers (FTE)
17.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
9
Low-performing schools
34.5%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Richmond County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary7402
Middle4351
High3690
6-12170
All schools15--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A17.1%
B00.0%
C428.6%
D750.0%
F214.3%
All graded schools14100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded00.0%
Met857.1%
Not Met642.9%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)54.8%30.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)50.1%27.6%
NC Math 347.8%27.7%
English II40.7%19.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)39.1%19.7%
Biology33.5%17.5%
NC Math 129.4%6.3%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate83.6%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned46.4%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments28.5%
Students promoted to the next grade77.3%
Students retained in grade22.7%
English learners making progress (of 388)34.5%
Schools identified as low-performing9 of 14
First page of the Richmond County Schools report card PDF

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The Richmond County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 36.62%Black 36.3%Hispanic 15.27%Two+ Races 7.4%Native Am. 3.12%Asian 1.11%Pacific Isl. 0.18%
White: 36.62% (2,382) Black: 36.3% (2,361) Hispanic: 15.27% (993) Two+ Races: 7.4% (481) Native Am.: 3.12% (203) Asian: 1.11% (72) Pacific Isl.: 0.18% (12)
White36.62%
Black36.3%
Hispanic15.27%
Two+ Races7.4%
Native Am.3.12%
Asian1.11%
Pacific Isl.0.18%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 6,504
49.09%3,193 Female
50.91%3,311 Male

Student counts for Richmond County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 6,504 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 70.47%Chronically absent 29.53%
Regular attendance: 70.47% (4,650) Chronically absent: 29.53% (1,949)
Regular attendance70.47%
Chronically absent29.53%

Student Population

Students Counted: 6,599
5.89%383 English learners

Student indicators for Richmond County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 6,599 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 79.9%Beginning 20.1%
Experienced: 79.9% (305) Beginning: 20.1% (77)
Experienced79.9%
Beginning20.1%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 381.8 FTE
96.52%Fully licensed
3.48%Emergency or provisional
4.45%17 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Richmond County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 381.8 FTE.

Richmond County Schools boundary map

15 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Put any two Richmond County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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Schools in Richmond County Schools

15 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →