📍 138 Tornado Alley, Richlands, Tazewell County, 24641
Richlands High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Richlands, Tazewell County. The school has 636 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tazewell County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richlands High enrolls 636 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.7% Two or more races and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 617 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
523 of the school's 636 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 523 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. 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 small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 3.
Richlands High is one of 14 schools in Tazewell County Public Schools, based in Tazewell, Virginia. The district serves 5,134 students district-wide and employs 392 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 636 students, Richlands High is larger than the district average of about 367 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant