Richmond City Public Schools
Public school district based in Richmond, Virginia. NCES district ID 5103240; state ID VA-123.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
57
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
20,962
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,726.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
2
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 624 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,722 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,845 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,796 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,774 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,615 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,612 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,475 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,560 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,413 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,513 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,416 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,317 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,280 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% | |
| Asian | 1.0% | |
| Black or African American | 56.3% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 27.7% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 3.0% | |
| White | 11.7% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.8% | |
| Male | 51.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 56, Suburb 1.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huguenot High Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 1,469 | 110.0 | 13.4 | City: Midsize |
| River City Middle Richmond | 6–8 | Regular | 1,150 | 92.8 | 12.4 | City: Midsize |
| Richmond High School for the Arts Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 1,116 | 116.6 | 9.6 | City: Midsize |
| Cardinal Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 821 | 52.2 | 15.7 | City: Midsize |
| Thomas Jefferson High Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 749 | 63.2 | 11.9 | City: Midsize |
| Armstrong High Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 709 | 82.2 | 8.6 | Suburb: Large |
| G.H. Reid Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 671 | 40.6 | 16.5 | City: Midsize |
| John Marshall High Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 645 | 63.0 | 10.2 | City: Midsize |
| Thomas C. Boushall Middle Richmond | 6–8 | Regular | 621 | 61.6 | 10.1 | City: Midsize |
| Broad Rock Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 612 | 41.4 | 14.8 | City: Midsize |
| Lucille M. Brown Middle Richmond | 6–8 | Regular | 605 | 57.0 | 10.6 | City: Midsize |
| Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 551 | 35.6 | 15.5 | City: Midsize |
| J.L. Francis Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 526 | 37.0 | 14.2 | City: Midsize |
| Henry Marsh III Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 512 | 35.2 | 14.5 | City: Midsize |
| Albert Hill Middle Richmond | 6–8 | Regular | 505 | 48.4 | 10.4 | City: Midsize |
| Miles Jones Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 505 | 36.6 | 13.8 | City: Midsize |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle Richmond | 6–8 | Regular | 500 | 48.6 | 10.3 | City: Midsize |
| Mary Munford Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 476 | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Southampton Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 473 | 32.4 | 14.6 | City: Midsize |
| Linwood Holton Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 433 | 29.6 | 14.6 | City: Midsize |
| Thomas H. Henderson Middle Richmond | 6–8 | Regular | 430 | 48.0 | 9 | City: Midsize |
| Blackwell Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 420 | 20.6 | 20.4 | City: Midsize |
| George W. Carver Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 404 | 25.8 | 15.7 | City: Midsize |
| Chimborazo Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 403 | 28.6 | 14.1 | City: Midsize |
| Westover Hills Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 375 | 23.6 | 15.9 | City: Midsize |
| Dogwood Middle Richmond | 6–8 | Regular | 371 | 35.8 | 10.4 | City: Midsize |
| William Fox Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 367 | 24.6 | 14.9 | City: Midsize |
| Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 355 | 24.8 | 14.3 | City: Midsize |
| Franklin Military Academy Richmond | 6–12 | Regular | 335 | 52.6 | 6.4 | City: Midsize |
| Patrick Henry School Of Science And ArtsCharter Richmond | K–5 | Regular | 310 | 18.6 | 16.7 | City: Midsize |
| Frances W. McClenney Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 302 | 17.4 | 17.4 | City: Midsize |
| J.B. Fisher Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 285 | 14.6 | 19.5 | City: Midsize |
| Richmond Alternative School Richmond | 6–12 | Alternative | 277 | 33.2 | 8.3 | City: Midsize |
| Barack Obama Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 274 | 22.6 | 12.1 | City: Midsize |
| Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 262 | 19.6 | 13.4 | City: Midsize |
| Overby-Sheppard Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 256 | 22.8 | 11.2 | City: Midsize |
| Fairfield Court Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 222 | 18.6 | 11.9 | City: Midsize |
| Woodville Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 217 | 20.6 | 10.5 | City: Midsize |
| Richmond Community High Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 211 | 26.0 | 8.1 | City: Midsize |
| Bellevue Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 206 | 13.6 | 15.1 | City: Midsize |
| Summer Hill Preschool Center Richmond | PK | Regular | 192 | 14.0 | 13.7 | City: Midsize |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Preschool Richmond | PK | Regular | 185 | 13.0 | 14.2 | City: Midsize |
| Swansboro Elementary Richmond | PK–5 | Regular | 172 | 16.6 | 10.4 | City: Midsize |
| Open High Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 171 | 18.6 | 9.2 | City: Midsize |
| Maymont Preschool Richmond | PK | Regular | 143 | 13.0 | 11 | City: Midsize |
| Richmond Virtual Academy Richmond | K–12 | Regular | 136 | 23.2 | 5.9 | City: Midsize |
| Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter SchoolCharter Richmond | 9–12 | Regular | 32 | 10.6 | 3 | City: Midsize |
| Amelia Street Special Education Richmond | — | Special Education | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Richmond Technical Center Richmond | — | Career and Technical | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Pre-School Dev. Center Richmond | — | Special Education | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Real Special Ed Ctr Richmond | — | Special Education | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Thirteen Acres Special Education Center Richmond | — | Special Education | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| The Governor's Career and Technical Education Academy for ST Richmond | — | Career and Technical | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Thrive Academy Richmond | — | Alternative | Not reported | Not reported | — | City: Midsize |
| Mary Scott Preschool Richmond | — | Regular | Not reported | 11.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| Richmond Community Preschool Richmond | — | Regular | Not reported | 7.0 | — | City: Midsize |
| J.H. Blackwell Preschool Richmond | — | Regular | Not reported | 3.0 | — | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.