Richmond 9th Grade Academy
Public high school, grade 9 · Hamlet, North Carolina
Richmond 9th Grade Academy in Hamlet, North Carolina enrolled 424 students in 2024-25 with 6.3 full-time teachers, 67.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 74%
491 students in 2022-23, 488 students in 2023-24, 424 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.6 to 6.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 491 | 24.6 | 20.0 |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 24.5 | 19.9 |
| 2024-25 | 424 | 6.3 | 67.5 |
67.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 North Carolina high schools
Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 543 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Richmond 9th Grade Academy enrolled 543 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 115 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 543 of the 543 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions115
- Chronically absent28.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
38.0% of students were White, 35.8% Black, 14.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White38.0%
- Black35.8%
- Hispanic14.2%
- Two or more races7.1%
- American Indian3.3%
- Asian1.2%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Hamlet
2 public high schools in Hamlet report 2024-25 enrollment; Richmond 9th Grade Academy is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond 9th Grade Academy | 424 | 67.5 | 99.3% |
| Richmond Early College High | 294 | 37.8 | 99.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Richmond 9th Grade Academy
- Richmond Early College HighThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 294 students, 37.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Richmond Senior HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 1,365 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Richmond 9th Grade Academy with Richmond Early College HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Richmond County Schools spends per student$12,661 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,661
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaRichmond 9th Grade Academy is the number 361 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#361 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher67.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.67.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Richmond 9th Grade Academy
How many students attend Richmond 9th Grade Academy?
424 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 491 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hamlet, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Richmond 9th Grade Academy?
67.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Richmond 9th Grade Academy a Title I school?
Richmond 9th Grade Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Richmond 9th Grade Academy in?
Richmond County Schools, NCES district ID 3703870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370387003110 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.