📍 701 Elm Avenue, P.O. Box 568, Richton, Perry County, 39476
Richton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richton, Perry County. The school has 298 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richton School Dist school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richton Elementary School enrolls 298 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 21% Black or African American and 8.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 208 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 8.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 298 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 95 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 Elementary 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 Elementary 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 298 students, Richton Elementary 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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