📍 701 Elm Avenue, Richton, Perry County, 39476
Richton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Richton, Perry County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richton School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richton High School enrolls 299 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 20% Black or African American and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 227 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 299 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 109 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Richton High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-40, state senate district 45, state house district 86.
Richton High School is one of 2 schools in Richton School District, based in Richton, Mississippi. The district serves 586 students district-wide and employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 299 students, Richton High School is close to the district average of about 293 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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