Richmond City Public Schools, Virginia, elections

Richmond City Public Schools
District details
	School board members: 9
	Students: 20,819 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 54 (2023-2024)
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Richmond City Public Schools is a school district in Virginia (Richmond city County). During the 2024 school year, 20,819 students attended one of the district's 54 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Richmond City Public Schools, District 1

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 1

Matthew Percival won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Matthew Percival (Nonpartisan)	97.6	12,582
		Other/Write-in votes	2.4	316

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,898
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 2

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 2

Katie Ricard defeated incumbent Mariah White in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 2 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Katie Ricard (Nonpartisan)	57.5	6,777
	Mariah White (Nonpartisan)	41.7	4,915
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	104

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,796
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 3

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 3

Ali Faruk defeated Kevin Starlings and Charlene Riley in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ali Faruk (Nonpartisan)	57.5	6,780
		Kevin Starlings (Nonpartisan)	21.8	2,571
	Submit photo	Charlene Riley (Nonpartisan)	19.9	2,342
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	102

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,795
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 4

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 4

Wesley Hedgepeth defeated incumbent Garrett Sawyer and Angela Fontaine in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 4 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Wesley Hedgepeth (Nonpartisan)	44.1	5,948
	Garrett Sawyer (Nonpartisan)	37.4	5,039
	Angela Fontaine (Nonpartisan)	17.5	2,365
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	125

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,477
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 5

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 5

Incumbent Stephanie Rizzi defeated Mamie Taylor in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 5 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Stephanie Rizzi (Nonpartisan)	51.5	5,546
	Mamie Taylor (Nonpartisan)	47.4	5,098
	Other/Write-in votes	1.1	117

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,761
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 6

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6

Incumbent Shonda Harris-Muhammed won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Shonda Harris-Muhammed (Nonpartisan)	98.1	9,042
	Other/Write-in votes	1.9	172

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,214
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 7

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 7

Incumbent Cheryl Burke won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 7 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cheryl Burke (Nonpartisan)	98.0	11,288
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	225

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,513
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 8

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 8

Emmett Jafari defeated Cruz Sherman in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 8 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Emmett Jafari (Nonpartisan)	52.3	3,719
	Cruz Sherman (Nonpartisan)	47.2	3,352
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	38

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,109
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 9

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 9

Incumbent Shavonda Dixon won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 9 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Shavonda Dixon (Nonpartisan)	98.7	6,291
	Other/Write-in votes	1.3	83

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,374
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 1

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 1

Incumbent Elizabeth Doerr won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 1 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Elizabeth Doerr (Nonpartisan)	97.6	12,964
	Other/Write-in votes	2.4	312

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,276
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 2

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 2

Mariah White defeated incumbent James Scott Barlow in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 2 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mariah White (Nonpartisan)	58.0	7,454
	James Scott Barlow (Nonpartisan)	41.1	5,282
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	111

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,847
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 3

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 3

Incumbent Kenya Gibson defeated Sabrina Gross in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kenya Gibson (Nonpartisan)	62.1	6,426
	Submit photo	Sabrina Gross (Nonpartisan)	37.3	3,858
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	64

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,348
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 4

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 4

Incumbent Jonathan Young defeated Deanna Fierro in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 4 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jonathan Young (Nonpartisan)	56.8	8,219
	Deanna Fierro (Nonpartisan)	42.8	6,188
	Other/Write-in votes	0.5	67

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,474
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 5

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 5

Stephanie Rizzi defeated Decardra Jackson, David Jones, and Jennifer Aghomo in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Rizzi (Nonpartisan)	54.3	6,390
	Submit photo	Decardra Jackson (Nonpartisan)	28.1	3,305
	Submit photo	David Jones (Nonpartisan)	9.9	1,164
	Submit photo	Jennifer Aghomo (Nonpartisan)	7.0	818
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	89

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,766
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 6

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6

Shonda Harris-Muhammed defeated Timika Vincent and Lynette Plummer in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shonda Harris-Muhammed (Nonpartisan)	39.9	4,009
	Submit photo	Timika Vincent (Nonpartisan)	35.9	3,612
	Submit photo	Lynette Plummer (Nonpartisan)	23.7	2,380
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	54

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,055
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Deon Wright (Nonpartisan)

Richmond City Public Schools, District 7

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 7

Incumbent Cheryl Burke won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cheryl Burke (Nonpartisan)	97.9	11,383
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	245

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,628
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 8

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 8

Incumbent Dawn Page defeated Dana Allen in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dawn Page (Nonpartisan)	64.8	5,212
	Submit photo	Dana Allen (Nonpartisan)	34.8	2,799
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	31

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,042
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 9

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 9

Nicole Jones won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nicole Jones (Nonpartisan)	98.7	6,986
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	93

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,079
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Linda Owen (Nonpartisan)

Richmond City Public Schools, District 7

General election

Special general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 7

Incumbent Cheryl Burke defeated Bryce Robertson and Gary Broderick in the special general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cheryl Burke (Independent)	51.8	4,902
	Submit photo	Bryce Robertson (Independent)	24.9	2,360
	Submit photo	Gary Broderick (Independent)	22.8	2,160
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	45

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,467
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Richmond City Public Schools, District 1

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 1

Incumbent Elizabeth Doerr won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 1 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Elizabeth Doerr (Nonpartisan)

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Richmond City Public Schools, District 2

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 2

Incumbent James Scott Barlow won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 2 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		James Scott Barlow (Nonpartisan)

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Richmond City Public Schools, District 4

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 4

Incumbent Jonathan Young won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 4 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Jonathan Young (Nonpartisan)

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Richmond City Public Schools, District 5

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 5

Incumbent Patrick Sapini won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 5 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔		Patrick Sapini (Nonpartisan)

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Richmond City Public Schools, District 6

General election

General election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6

Incumbent Felicia Dionne Cosby won election in the general election for Richmond City Public Schools, District 6 on November 8, 2016.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Felicia Dionne Cosby (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

Most county boards of education have elections in odd-numbered years either every two years or every four years. As of 2022, elections in all but one county — Arlington County — were off-cycle from federal elections. They are held at the same time as the state's odd-year state legislative and gubernatorial elections. There are 91 county school districts in Virginia. The Arlington County School Board holds elections every year.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 15.2

The elections for most city and town school boards are held during even-numbered years and are on-cycle with federal elections. There are several cities that hold school board elections in odd-numbered years or annually. Details of city and town school board elections are largely set in local charters. There are 41 municipal school districts in Virginia.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1-57.3

Election system

School board members in Virginia are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Virginia are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Virginia state law requires that school board candidates qualify for the ballot through the petition process for independent candidates. It does not allow school board candidates to qualify for the ballot as party nominees. This means that all school board candidates in Virginia are listed as independent in the secretary of state's official candidate list. On the ballot, the names of candidates are displayed without any party affiliation or additional disclosure of any kind. There is no route in state law for a school board candidate to be listed on the ballot with a party affiliation.

See law: Virginia Statutes Sections 22.1. Education and 24.1. Elections

Winning an election

School board candidates that receive the largest number of votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Term length and staggering

The length of school board member terms depends on the terms of the members of the relevant county, city, or town governing body. As of 2022, most school districts (121 or 91.7%) had 4-year school board terms. Ten school districts had 3-year board member terms.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

School board seat elections are either not staggered or staggered in a way that depends on the organization of the district and the relevant county, city, or town prior to the referendum establishing elected board members; special act; or local charter. State law has special provisions concerning the staggering of school board elections in Bath, Loudoun, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, and Rockbridge Counties.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School members are elected at large, from sub-districts, or through a combination of the two.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education and Section 24.1. Elections

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file declarations of candidacy by 7:00 pm on the third Tuesday in June.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 24.1. Elections

School board candidates cannot circulate nominating petitions until after the first day of January of the year of the election.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 24.1. Elections

Newly elected school board members officially take office on the first day of January following their election.

See law: Virginia Statutes Section 22.1. Education

About the district

School board

Richmond City Public Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Ali Faruk	District 3	2025	2029
Wesley Hedgepeth	District 4	2025	2029
Emmett Jafari	District 8	2025	2029
Matthew Percival	District 1	2025	2029
Katie Ricard	District 2	2025	2029
Shavonda Dixon	District 9	2024	2029
Shonda Harris-Muhammed	District 6	2021	2029
Stephanie Rizzi	District 5	2021	2029
Cheryl Burke	District 7	2017	2029

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Overlapping state house districts

Richmond City Public Schools
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Virginia House of Delegates District 78	Betsy Carr	Democratic Party	40%	100%
Virginia House of Delegates District 79	Rae Cousins	Democratic Party	37%	100%
Virginia House of Delegates District 77	Michael Jones	Democratic Party	23%	48%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$123,962,000	$5,854	26%
Local:	$193,211,000	$9,124	40%
State:	$165,770,000	$7,828	34%
Total:	$482,943,000	$22,805

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$482,982,000	$22,806
Total Current Expenditures:	$457,066,000	$21,583
Instructional Expenditures:	$241,085,000	$11,384	50%
Student and Staff Support:	$107,197,000	$5,061	22%
Administration:	$33,634,000	$1,588	7%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$75,150,000	$3,548	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$22,813,000	$1,077
Construction:	$9,494,000	$448
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$2,957,000	$139
Interest on Debt:	$146,000	$6

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	32	75-79	18	23	>=50	60-64	66
2018-2019	56	80-84	50	55	60-79	65-69	82
2016-2017	51	75-79	47	55	60-79	60-64	75
2015-2016	58	75-79	54	61	>=80	80-84	88
2014-2015	61	80-84	58	63	>=50	75-79	84
2013-2014	54	80-84	50	55	>=50	80-84	79
2012-2013	47	65-69	43	50	>=50	60-64	79
2011-2012	47	70-74	42	55	>=50	50-59	80
2010-2011	76	90-94	74	77	>=50	>=80	93

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	47	90-94	36	38	PS	70-74	79
2018-2019	56	80-84	50	50	60-79	70-74	88
2017-2018	60	80-84	55	54	60-79	70-74	89
2016-2017	59	75-79	54	55	60-79	70-74	87
2015-2016	59	70-79	56	58	>=50	75-79	89
2014-2015	58	70-74	54	59	>=80	80-84	86
2013-2014	52	70-74	48	56	>=50	75-79	80
2012-2013	49	65-69	45	51	>=50	60-64	85
2011-2012	79	>=95	77	79	>=50	80-89	95
2010-2011	80	85-89	79	79	>=50	>=80	95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	67	>=50	77	28	PS	>=50	80-84
2018-2019	63	>=50	69	30-34	PS	>=50	75-79
2017-2018	66	>=50	70	30-34	PS	>=50	80-84
2016-2017	68	<50	72	30-34	PS	PS	80-84
2015-2016	68	>=50	67	50-54			85-89
2014-2015	70	>=50	69	60-64			90-94
2013-2014	71	>=50	71	50-54			85-89
2012-2013	65	>=50	65	45-49			80-84
2011-2012	61	>=50	60	30-39			80-84
2010-2011	59		59	50-59			75-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	20,819	-1.5
2022-2023	21,130	-0.2
2021-2022	21,177	-33.3
2020-2021	28,225	10.7
2019-2020	25,211	1.8
2018-2019	24,763	-1.0
2017-2018	25,015	0.6
2016-2017	24,868	3.6
2015-2016	23,980	0.1
2014-2015	23,957	0.8
2013-2014	23,775	0.5
2012-2013	23,649	1.3
2011-2012	23,336	-0.5
2010-2011	23,454	2.0
2009-2010	22,994	-0.8
2008-2009	23,177	-2.5
2007-2008	23,754	-2.0
2006-2007	24,225	-2.1
2005-2006	24,726	-1.3
2004-2005	25,054	-1.4
2003-2004	25,399	-2.9
2002-2003	26,136	-2.7
2001-2002	26,840	-1.5
2000-2001	27,237	-0.3
1999-2000	27,332	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Richmond City Public Schools (%)	Virginia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9	7.7
Black	58.1	21.5
Hispanic	26.3	19.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	2.8	6.9
White	11.6	44.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Richmond City Public Schools had 1,391.20 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.96.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	41.00
Kindergarten:	128.00
Elementary:	486.60
Secondary:	735.60
Total:	1,391.20

Richmond City Public Schools employed 181.00 district administrators and 104.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	181.00
District Administrative Support:	66.00
School Administrators:	104.00
School Administrative Support:	106.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	272.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	130.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	82.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	35.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	47.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	41.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	26.00
Other Support Services:	0.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

Richmond City Public Schools operates 54 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Albert Hill Middle	494	6-8
Amelia Street Special Education	27	PK-12
Armstrong High	690	9-12
Barack Obama Elementary	280	PK-5
Bellevue Elementary	195	PK-5
Blackwell Elementary	378	PK-5
Broad Rock Elementary	581	PK-5
Cardinal Elementary	849	PK-5
Chimborazo Elementary	388	PK-5
Dogwood Middle	390	6-8
Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary	344	PK-5
Fairfield Court Elementary	227	PK-5
Frances W. Mcclenney Elementary	281	PK-5
Franklin Military Academy	314	6-12
George W. Carver Elementary	374	PK-5
G.H. Reid Elementary	660	PK-5
Henderson Middle	450	6-8
Henry Marsh Iii Elementary	523	PK-5
Huguenot High	1,507	9-12
J.B. Fisher Elementary	278	PK-5
J.L. Francis Elementary	509	PK-5
John Marshall High	622	9-12
Linwood Holton Elementary	439	PK-5
Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary	232	PK-5
Lucille M. Brown Middle	541	6-8
Martin Luther King Jr. Early Learning Center	204	PK-PK
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	496	6-8
Mary Munford Elementary	471	PK-5
Maymont Pre-K Center	152	PK-PK
Miles Jones Elementary	506	PK-5
Oak Grove/Bellemeade Elementary	523	PK-5
Open High	173	9-12
Overby-Sheppard Elementary	254	PK-5
Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts	328	KG-5
Pre-School Dev. Center	0
Real Special Ed Ctr	0
Richmond Alternative	134	6-12
Richmond Career Education And Employment Charter School	38	9-12
Richmond Community High	198	9-12
Richmond High School For The Arts	1,292	9-12
Richmond Technical Center	0
Richmond Virtual Academy	183	KG-12
River City Middle	1,177	6-8
Southampton Elementary	432	PK-5
Summer Hill Preschool Center	211	PK-PK
Swansboro Elementary	152	PK-5
The Governor'S Career And Technical Education Academy For St	0
Thirteen Acres Special Education Center	0
Thomas C. Boushall Middle	617	6-8
Thomas Jefferson High	778	9-12
Thrive Academy	0
Westover Hills Elementary	365	PK-5
William Fox Elementary	334	PK-5
Woodville Elementary	228	PK-5

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Footnotes

[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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