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Schools in Richton

Richton’s public schools

Richton School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 9% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
586 students on the public path
In brief

Richton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Richton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Richton Elementary School places highest (better than 60%); Richton High School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Richton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Richton Elementary SchoolRichton School DistrictB
7–12Richton High SchoolRichton School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richton School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Richton School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 586 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$11,271MS $12,392 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 41.7% · 330 students tested
Math53%
State average 47% · 315 students tested

Richton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Richton’s borders.

Schools next door
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Richton—Richton

Every school in Richton

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Richtonby address
Richton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B
305 students13:1Rate it →
Richton High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
281 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Richton’s schools

Are Richton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Richton. Richton School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Richton in?

Richton School District.

Where do Richton kids go to high school?

Richton High School.

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What Richton families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.