School district · Virginia
Richmond City Public Schools
Richmond City Public Schools in Virginia: 57 public schools with 20,962 students and 11.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,712 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 57
- 2 charter
- Students
- 20,962
- Students per teacher
- 11.9
- VA 13.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $23,712
- VA $17.1K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,763
- Counselors (FTE)
- 85.0
- Students per counselor
- 247
- VA 280 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 24.0
- Librarians (FTE): 122
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Virginia: 72%50%proficient
+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in Virginia
Median 70% · 131 school districts compared
8,922 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3
Math
Virginia: 66%48%proficient
+7.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Virginia
Median 67% · 131 school districts compared
6,554 students tested, grades 3–8 · Standards of Learning; proficient means Levels 2-3
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 14% · $105.6M
- State
- 27% · $194M
- Local
- 59% · $429.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $12,662
- Support services
- $10,206
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $36.4M
- Long-term debt
- $285.3M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Luther King Jr. PreschoolFree meals for all | Pre-K | 185 | 14.2 | — | — |
Maymont PreschoolFree meals for all | Pre-K | 143 | 11.0 | — | — |
Summer Hill Preschool CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 192 | 13.7 | — | — |
Barack Obama ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 274 | 12.1 | 60% | 52% |
Bellevue ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 206 | 15.1 | 55% | 47% |
Blackwell ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 420 | 20.4 | 33% | 32% |
Broad Rock ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 612 | 14.8 | 52% | 58% |
Cardinal ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 821 | 15.7 | 34% | 55% |
Chimborazo ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 403 | 14.1 | 54% | 50% |
Elizabeth D. Redd ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 355 | 14.3 | 41% | 53% |
Fairfield Court ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 222 | 11.9 | 54% | 50% |
Frances W. McClenney ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 302 | 17.4 | 42% | 32% |
G.H. Reid ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 671 | 16.5 | 38% | 45% |
George W. Carver ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 404 | 15.7 | 32% | 30% |
Henry Marsh III ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 512 | 14.5 | 38% | 44% |
J.B. Fisher ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 285 | 19.5 | 66% | 74% |
J.L. Francis ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 526 | 14.2 | 52% | 60% |
Linwood Holton ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 433 | 14.6 | 80% | 77% |
Lois Harrison-Jones ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 262 | 13.4 | 77% | 79% |
Mary Munford ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 476 | — | 92% | 91% |
Miles Jones ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 505 | 13.8 | 40% | 45% |
Oak Grove/Bellemeade ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 551 | 15.5 | 43% | 33% |
| Pre-K–5 | 256 | 11.2 | 53% | 55% | |
Patrick Henry School Of Science And ArtsCharterFree meals for all | K–5 | 310 | 16.7 | 84% | 85% |
Southampton ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 473 | 14.6 | 51% | 37% |
Swansboro ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 172 | 10.4 | 52% | 59% |
Westover Hills ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 375 | 15.9 | 51% | 54% |
William Fox ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 367 | 14.9 | 74% | 75% |
Woodville ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 217 | 10.5 | 35% | 27% |
Albert Hill MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 505 | 10.4 | 66% | 41% |
Dogwood MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 371 | 10.4 | 54% | 42% |
Lucille M. Brown MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 605 | 10.6 | 48% | 28% |
Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 500 | 10.3 | 45% | 25% |
River City MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 1,150 | 12.4 | 36% | 21% |
Thomas C. Boushall MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 621 | 10.1 | 45% | 33% |
Thomas H. Henderson MiddleFree meals for all | 6–8 | 430 | 9.0 | 53% | 33% |
Armstrong HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 709 | 8.6 | — | — |
Franklin Military AcademyFree meals for all | 6–12 | 335 | 6.4 | 93% | 98% |
Huguenot HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,469 | 13.4 | — | — |
John Marshall HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 645 | 10.2 | — | — |
Open HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 171 | 9.2 | — | — |
Richmond Alternative SchoolAlternative | 6–12 | 277 | 8.3 | 12% | 27% |
| 9–12 | 32 | 3.0 | — | — | |
Richmond Community HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 211 | 8.1 | — | — |
Richmond High School for the ArtsFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,116 | 9.6 | — | — |
Thomas Jefferson HighFree meals for all | 9–12 | 749 | 11.9 | — | — |
Amelia Street Special EducationSpecial educationFree meals for all | — | — | — | — | — |
J.H. Blackwell PreschoolFree meals for all | — | — | — | — | — |
Mary Scott PreschoolFree meals for all | — | — | — | — | — |
Pre-School Dev. CenterSpecial education | — | — | — | — | — |
Real Special Ed CtrSpecial education | — | — | — | — | — |
Richmond Community PreschoolFree meals for all | — | — | — | — | — |
Richmond Technical CenterCareer and technical | — | — | — | — | — |
Richmond Virtual AcademyFully virtual | K–12 | 136 | 5.9 | 51% | 25% |
The Governor's Career and Technical Education Academy for STCareer and technical | — | — | — | — | — |
Thirteen Acres Special Education CenterSpecial education | — | — | — | — | — |
Thrive AcademyAlternative | — | — | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 301 North 9th St, Richmond, VA 23219
- Phone
- (804)780-7700
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.