📍 8100 Richlands Hwy, Richlands, Onslow County, 28574
Richlands High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Richlands, Onslow County. The school has 960 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Onslow County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richlands High enrolls 960 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 629 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 103 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
385 of the school's 960 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Richlands High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 NC-30, state senate district 6, state house district 4.
Richlands High is one of 40 schools in Onslow County Schools, based in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The district serves 27,551 students district-wide and employs 1,736 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 960 students, Richlands High is larger than the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe