📍 838 US 1 North, Rockingham, Richmond County, 28379
Richmond Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rockingham, Richmond County. The school has 1,286 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond County Schools school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 81.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richmond Senior High enrolls 1,286 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 81.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 37% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 487 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 474 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 32 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,277 of the school's 1,286 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,277 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Richmond Senior High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 66.
Richmond Senior High is one of 15 schools in Richmond County Schools, based in Hamlet, North Carolina. The district serves 6,504 students district-wide and employs 423 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,286 students, Richmond Senior High is larger than the district average of about 434 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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