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Richmond, Indiana - 10 schools
An equity score of 80/100 ranks Richmond Community Schools #20 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,743 per pupil, Richmond Community Schools ranks #116 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,526
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$12,743
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Richmond Community Schools operates 10 public schools serving 4,526 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,743 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.9% local, 66.3% state, and 17.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 80/100, ranked #20 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 529.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.6% White, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Starr Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is Richmond High School, enrolling 1,273 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Community Youth Services, at 61 students, a 21x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Richmond High School accounts for 28.1% of all Richmond Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Richmond Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Richmond Community Schools school enrollment varies 21× across entities
Richmond Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 61 students (lowest) to 1,273 students (highest), a spread of 1,212 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Richmond Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Richmond Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 529:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Richmond Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 43.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Richmond Community Schools?
Richmond Community Schools has 10 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 7 combined. Total enrollment is 4,526 students.
How much does Richmond Community Schools spend per student?
Richmond Community Schools spends $12,743 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #20 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Richmond Community Schools?
Richmond Community Schools students are 59.6% White, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Richmond Community Schools?
Richmond Community Schools has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #20 out of 373 districts in Indiana.