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Richmond County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Hephzibah and Blythe.
Students
28,923
Schools
49
Spent per student
$15,571
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Debt
$94.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Richmond County School District
- School Grade D: better than 11% of Georgia districts
- Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts below the state
- 15 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 8.8% since 2020
- Debt of $94.6M, about $3,269 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Augusta.
PK–530 elementary schoolsThis district
6–813 middle schoolsThis district
9–1212 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. GA
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 84.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,571 per student · 1% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 39%Federal 22%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
26,579’20
27,174’21
27,343’22
27,734’23
28,923’24
Up 8.8% since 2020.
Students
Black 76%White 11%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
49 public schools.
Richmond Hill Elementary School
765 students15:1
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School
B+719 students15:1
Belair Elementary School
C675 students13:1
Warren Road Elementary School
C+665 students13:1
Sue Reynolds Elementary School
C−652 students13:1
Wheeless Road Elementary School
D649 students15:1
Walker Traditional Elementary School
A646 students16:1
Freedom Park K-8 School
B+608 students14:1
Diamond Lakes Elementary School
D579 students14:1
Hephzibah Elementary School
C−574 students13:1
Deer Chase Elementary School
D555 students13:1
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School
D−508 students14:1
Dorothy Hains Elementary School
D479 students14:1
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School
D−472 students13:1
Meadowbrook Elementary School
D447 students13:1
Goshen Elementary School
C437 students12:1
Garrett Elementary School
C−435 students11:1
Barton Chapel Elementary School
D−427 students14:1
Tobacco Road Elementary School
C−411 students15:1
Monte Sano Elementary School
D−410 students16:1
Gracewood Elementary School
D393 students13:1
Bayvale Elementary School
D389 students13:1
McBean Elementary School
C384 students12:1
Glenn Hills Elementary School
D−370 students13:1
Copeland Elementary School
D−369 students12:1
Lamar - Milledge Elementary School
D366 students12:1
Jenkins-White Elementary School
D336 students13:1
Blythe Elementary School
B333 students12:1
Jamestown Elementary School
D327 students12:1
Belair Middle School
776 students17:1
Pine Hill Middle School
D757 students16:1
Hephzibah Middle School
C−728 students17:1
Glenn Hills Middle School
D−706 students15:1
Richmond Hill Middle School
D667 students19:1
Tutt Middle School
C−617 students13:1
Murphey Middle School
D−512 students13:1
W.S. Hornsby Middle School
D−391 students15:1
Academy of Richmond County High School
D1,178 students18:1
Cross Creek High School
D1,152 students18:1
Westside High School
D1,088 students19:1
Hephzibah High School
D1,041 students17:1
Butler High School
D−878 students17:1
Glenn Hills High School
D−839 students17:1
Davidson Fine Arts Magnet
A+747 students17:1
Laney High School
D−736 students17:1
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School
A640 students16:1
Josey High School
D−625 students15:1
Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School
B433 students14:1
Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta
C+32 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.