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Richmond County Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 6,639 (2023-2024)
Schools: 15 (2023-2024)
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Richmond County Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Richmond County). During the 2024 school year, 6,639 students attended one of the district's 15 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 County Board of Education

General election

General election for Richmond County Board of Education (3 seats)

Jerry Ethridge, Bess York Shuler, Ronald Tillman, and Michael Veach ran in the general election for Richmond County Board of Education on March 5, 2024.

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Jerry Ethridge (Nonpartisan)
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Bess York Shuler (Nonpartisan)
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Ronald Tillman (Nonpartisan)
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Michael Veach (Nonpartisan)

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Richmond County Board of Education

General election

General election for Richmond County Board of Education (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Richmond County Board of Education on May 17, 2022.

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Scotty Baldwin (Nonpartisan)
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Daryl Mason (Nonpartisan)
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Jeremy McKenzie (Nonpartisan)
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Bobbie Sue Ormsby (Nonpartisan)
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Eddie Rainwater (Nonpartisan)
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Joe Richardson (Nonpartisan)
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Cory Satterfield (Nonpartisan)
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Bess York Shuler (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Scotty Baldwin
Jerry Ethridge
Daryl Mason
Bobbie Sue Ormsby
Cory Satterfield
Bess Shuler
Ronald Tillman

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Overlapping state house districts

Richmond County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
North Carolina House of Representatives District 52Ben MossRepublican Party 100% 77%

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $20,762,000 $3,049 23%
Local: $12,790,000 $1,878 14%
State: $57,679,000 $8,470 63%
Total: $91,231,000 $13,397
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $89,474,000 $13,138
Total Current Expenditures: $84,366,000 $12,388
Instructional Expenditures: $52,593,000 $7,722 59%
Student and Staff Support: $9,409,000 $1,381 11%
Administration: $7,349,000 $1,079 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $15,015,000 $2,204 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,521,000 $517
Construction: $2,377,000 $349
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $12,000 $1
Interest on Debt: $334,000 $49

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 30 40-49 17 31 25-29 20-24 42
2018-2019 42 >=80 29 45 40-44 35-39 51
2017-2018 39 60-79 26 44 40-44 35-39 49
2016-2017 43 40-59 28 47 45-49 40-44 54
2015-2016 43 60-79 29 48 40-44 40-44 53
2014-2015 37 40-59 23 37 25-29 30-34 48
2013-2014 32 60-79 18 36 30-34 30-34 42
2012-2013 31 60-79 19 29 25-29 30-34 41
2011-2012 77 80-89 67 80 75-79 80-84 85
2010-2011 75 60-69 64 78 70-74 80-84 84

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 36 40-49 23 37 30-34 35-39 46
2018-2019 39 40-49 24 32 40-44 40-44 53
2017-2018 38 40-59 24 32 40-44 40-44 50
2016-2017 38 40-59 23 33 35-39 35-39 50
2015-2016 37 40-59 25 31 35-39 30-34 50
2014-2015 34 40-59 21 24 30-34 30-34 47
2013-2014 34 50-59 21 26 30-34 35-39 46
2012-2013 30 40-59 18 22 25-29 30-34 41
2011-2012 62 60-69 49 56 60-64 60-64 74
2010-2011 58 50-59 43 54 55-59 55-59 71

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 84 PS 85-89 80-89 >=80 60-69 80-84
2018-2019 81 PS 80-84 70-79 60-79 60-79 80-84
2017-2018 81 PS 85-89 80-89 60-79 >=80 75-79
2016-2017 77 >=50 85-89 >=90 60-79 40-59 70-74
2015-2016 81 >=50 85-89 80-89 70-79 >=50 75-79
2014-2015 81 PS 85-89 80-89 60-79 40-59 75-79
2013-2014 79 >=50 80-84 60-69 70-79 >=50 80-84
2012-2013 74 >=50 75-79 60-69 60-79 >=50 75-79
2011-2012 74 >=50 75-79 70-79 50-59 >=50 70-74
2010-2011 74 PS 80-84 >=80 40-59 PS 65-69

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]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,639 -0.6
2022-2023 6,678 -2.0
2021-2022 6,810 1.4
2020-2021 6,712 -7.0
2019-2020 7,180 -0.8
2018-2019 7,239 -1.8
2017-2018 7,368 -2.2
2016-2017 7,530 -1.0
2015-2016 7,609 -1.7
2014-2015 7,741 1.6
2013-2014 7,620 -3.3
2012-2013 7,870 -0.2
2011-2012 7,888 0.2
2010-2011 7,875 -0.5
2009-2010 7,918 0.3
2008-2009 7,895 -2.2
2007-2008 8,071 -1.0
2006-2007 8,149 -2.5
2005-2006 8,349 0.5
2004-2005 8,305 0.1
2003-2004 8,296 -1.0
2002-2003 8,375 0.3
2001-2002 8,351 0.1
2000-2001 8,342 -0.1
1999-2000 8,353 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Richmond County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.0 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 4.2
Black 35.8 24.5
Hispanic 15.0 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 7.4 6.0
White 37.6 43.0

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 County Schools had 423.19 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.69.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.78
Kindergarten: 26.28
Elementary: 259.48
Secondary: 125.65
Total: 423.19

Richmond County Schools employed 10.00 district administrators and 32.72 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 17.13
School Administrators: 32.72
School Administrative Support: 39.07
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 113.01
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.05
Total Guidance Counselors: 19.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 12.80
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.89
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 79.67
Other Support Services: 180.21

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 County Schools operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ashley Chapel Educational Center936-12
Cordova Middle2546-8
East Rockingham Elementary462KG-5
Ellerbe Middle2026-8
Fairview Heights Elementary495PK-5
Hamlet Middle4096-8
L J Bell Elementary480PK-5
Mineral Springs Elementary413PK-5
Monroe Avenue Elementary379PK-5
Richmond 9th Grade Academy4889-9
Richmond Early College High290
Richmond Senior High1,35810-12
Rockingham Middle5906-8
Washington Street Elementary409PK-5
West Rockingham Elementary317PK-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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