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Richton School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Richton.

Richton’s Schools page →

Students
586
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,271
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Richton School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the MS average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $558 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% of the 150 Mississippi 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 close to 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 Richton. Grade by grade →

K–6Richton Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Richton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 47% · 315 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 41.7% · 330 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.4% · 41 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$11,271 per student · 9% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 61%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
531’20
571’21
597’22
583’23
586’24

Up 10.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Black 24%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 3%

Schools in the district

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

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 Mississippi.