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Richmond School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Richmond.

Richmond’s School Grade B better than 61% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
157
Schools
1
Spent per student
$29,519
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
9:1
The gist

What stands out about Richmond School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the MA average
  • 9 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Richmond. Grade by grade →

PK–8Richmond ConsolidatedThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 40.7% · 97 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 43.7% · 97 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$29,519 per student · 11% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 29%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 27%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
152’20
157’21
154’22
158’23
157’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.