Public schools in Richmond, VA

Richmond has 95 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 17 high, 15 middle, 59 elementary, 4 other, enrolling 57,233 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Richmond Public Schools runs 47 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Richmond's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in RichmondDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Richmond Public Schools4721,130$21,413
Henrico County Public Schools4550,389$12,973
Chesterfield County Public Schools363,916$12,776

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

17 high schools in Richmond, 17,512 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
John Randolph Tucker High2,13218.888.4%Henrico County Public Schools
Douglas S. Freeman High1,88117.940.0%Henrico County Public Schools
Hermitage High1,71916.790.0%Henrico County Public Schools
Mills E. Godwin High1,70217.425.1%Henrico County Public Schools
Monacan High1,64416.173.9%Chesterfield County Public Schools
Huguenot High1,46913.493.9%Richmond Public Schools
Varina High1,42013.886.3%Henrico County Public Schools
Henrico High1,30013.986.8%Henrico County Public Schools
George Wythe High1,1169.694.4%Richmond Public Schools
Thomas Jefferson High74911.978.2%Richmond Public Schools
The other 7 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Armstrong High7098.692.5%Richmond Public Schools
John Marshall High64510.2All free (CEP)Richmond Public Schools
Franklin Military Academy3356.499.7%Richmond Public Schools
Richmond Alternative2778.3not reportedRichmond Public Schools
Richmond Community High2118.199.5%Richmond Public Schools
Open High1719.2100.0%Richmond Public Schools
Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School323.0not reportedRichmond Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

15 middle schools in Richmond, 11,951 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
River City Middle1,15012.499.0%Richmond Public Schools
Tuckahoe Middle1,11417.090.4%Henrico County Public Schools
George H. Moody Middle1,08616.733.6%Henrico County Public Schools
Quioccasin Middle1,05316.389.9%Henrico County Public Schools
Brookland Middle1,03414.190.3%Henrico County Public Schools
Fairfield Middle93614.391.0%Henrico County Public Schools
Pocahontas Middle91417.527.6%Henrico County Public Schools
John Rolfe Middle87411.689.1%Henrico County Public Schools
L. Douglas Wilder Middle75817.689.6%Henrico County Public Schools
Thomas C. Boushall Middle62110.199.4%Richmond Public Schools
The other 5 middle schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Lucille M. Brown Middle60510.698.2%Richmond Public Schools
Albert Hill Middle50510.499.8%Richmond Public Schools
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle50010.398.2%Richmond Public Schools
Henderson Middle4309.098.6%Richmond Public Schools
Binford Middle37110.498.9%Richmond Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

59 elementary schools in Richmond, 27,226 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Elizabeth Holladay Elementary85916.889.9%Henrico County Public Schools
Falling Creek Elementary82310.777.5%Chesterfield County Public Schools
Cardinal Elementary82115.799.6%Richmond Public Schools
Maybeury Elementary69118.289.4%Henrico County Public Schools
Dumbarton Elementary68416.390.2%Henrico County Public Schools
Tuckahoe Elementary68216.07.8%Henrico County Public Schools
G.H. Reid Elementary67116.599.1%Richmond Public Schools
Crestwood Elementary63514.176.9%Chesterfield County Public Schools
Nuckols Farm Elementary62716.910.2%Henrico County Public Schools
Broad Rock Elementary61214.899.3%Richmond Public Schools
The other 49 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Gayton Elementary60516.814.0%Henrico County Public Schools
Skipwith Elementary60315.988.1%Henrico County Public Schools
Maude Trevvett Elementary57819.989.1%Henrico County Public Schools
Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary55115.598.0%Richmond Public Schools
Short Pump Elementary54515.616.3%Henrico County Public Schools
Pinchbeck Elementary53815.890.3%Henrico County Public Schools
Jackson Davis Elementary53515.788.4%Henrico County Public Schools
Henry D. Ward Elementary52617.089.4%Henrico County Public Schools
J.L. Francis Elementary52614.299.2%Richmond Public Schools
Ridge Elementary51216.087.7%Henrico County Public Schools
Henry Marsh III Elementary51214.597.7%Richmond Public Schools
Ruby F. Carver Elementary50916.288.0%Henrico County Public Schools
Miles Jones Elementary50513.899.0%Richmond Public Schools
Harvie Elementary49713.489.1%Henrico County Public Schools
R.C. Longan Elementary49115.389.4%Henrico County Public Schools
Mary Munford Elementary47620.6All free (CEP)Richmond Public Schools
Southampton Elementary47314.698.3%Richmond Public Schools
Laburnum Elementary46612.989.3%Henrico County Public Schools
George F. Baker Elementary46214.786.8%Henrico County Public Schools
Glen Lea Elementary46115.488.7%Henrico County Public Schools
Jacob L. Adams Elementary45314.289.0%Henrico County Public Schools
Linwood Holton Elementary43314.6All free (CEP)Richmond Public Schools
Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary42511.889.2%Henrico County Public Schools
Charles M. Johnson Elementary42314.189.8%Henrico County Public Schools
Blackwell Elementary42020.498.8%Richmond Public Schools
Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary41713.189.7%Henrico County Public Schools
George W. Carver Elementary40415.799.8%Richmond Public Schools
Chimborazo Elementary40314.199.5%Richmond Public Schools
Lakeside Elementary39713.289.9%Henrico County Public Schools
Chamberlayne Elementary38914.489.2%Henrico County Public Schools
Crestview Elementary38813.489.2%Henrico County Public Schools
Westover Hills Elementary37515.999.2%Richmond Public Schools
William Fox Elementary36714.9100.0%Richmond Public Schools
Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary35514.399.7%Richmond Public Schools
Pemberton Elementary34413.820.9%Henrico County Public Schools
Montrose Elementary34114.287.1%Henrico County Public Schools
Anthony P. Mehfoud Elementary33014.389.7%Henrico County Public Schools
Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts31016.7100.0%Richmond Public Schools
Three Chopt Elementary30612.890.2%Henrico County Public Schools
Ginter Park Elementary30217.499.0%Richmond Public Schools
J.B. Fisher Elementary28519.598.1%Richmond Public Schools
Varina Elementary27412.588.3%Henrico County Public Schools
Barack Obama Elementary27412.199.3%Richmond Public Schools
John B. Cary Elementary26213.4100.0%Richmond Public Schools
Overby-Sheppard Elementary25611.297.3%Richmond Public Schools
Fairfield Court Elementary22211.999.5%Richmond Public Schools
Woodville Elementary21710.598.6%Richmond Public Schools
Bellevue Elementary20615.199.5%Richmond Public Schools
Swansboro Elementary17210.498.3%Richmond Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

4 other schools in Richmond, 544 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Summer Hill Preschool Center19213.799.0%Richmond Public Schools
Martin Luther King Jr. Early Learning Center18514.298.9%Richmond Public Schools
Maymont Pre-K Center14311.0100.0%Richmond Public Schools
Amelia Street Special Education2424.087.5%Richmond Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Richmond's public schools compare with Virginia's

The median Richmond school has 14.2 students per full-time teacher, more than the Virginia median of 13.7. 58% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 500 students (state 557).

Richmond against Virginia, schools open in 2024-25 with students
RichmondVirginia
Median students per teacher14.213.7
Median school size (students)500557
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)58%37%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)87%64%
Charter schools2.1%0.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 95 Richmond schools and the 1,845 Virginia schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Richmond

  1. Richmond Public SchoolsRuns 47 of Richmond's 95 public schools and spent $21,413 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,413
  2. John Randolph Tucker High, the largest high school in Richmond2,132 students in 2024-25, 18.8 per teacher.2,132
  3. Compare Richmond Public Schools with Henrico County Public SchoolsRichmond's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in VirginiaVirginia's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Richmond addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Virginia

  1. Virginia Beach82 schools
  2. Alexandria55 schools
  3. Chesapeake45 schools
  4. Norfolk44 schools
  5. Roanoke41 schools
  6. Woodbridge40 schools
  7. Newport News39 schools
  8. Arlington36 schools

Questions about schools in Richmond

  1. How many public schools are in Richmond, VA?
    95 public schools with an address in Richmond were open in 2024-25: 17 high, 15 middle, 59 elementary, 4 other, enrolling 57,233 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Richmond?
    John Randolph Tucker High, with 2,132 students in 2024-25 (Henrico County Public Schools).
  3. Which districts run Richmond's schools?
    Richmond Public Schools (47 schools), Henrico County Public Schools (45 schools), Chesterfield County Public Schools (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .