📍 24456 State Hwy 114, Essex, Stoddard County, 63846
Richland High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Essex, Stoddard County. The school has 122 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland R-I school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richland High enrolls 122 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.1% Black or African American and 3.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 109 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 122 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 55 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Richland High 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 MO-80, state senate district 25, state house district 151.
Richland High is one of 2 schools in RICHLAND R-I, based in ESSEX, Missouri. The district serves 283 students district-wide and employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 122 students, Richland High is close to the district average of about 142 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant