Richton School District, Mississippi

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Richton School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 597 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Richton School District is a school district in Mississippi (Perry County). During the 2023 school year, 597 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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School board

The Richton School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Wayne Adams
William David Dewitt
Jeremy Edwards
Laecon Knight

Elections

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Budget

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

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$1,326,000	$2,497	20%
Local:	$1,534,000	$2,889	24%
State:	$3,631,000	$6,838	56%
Total:	$6,491,000	$12,224

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$6,340,000	$11,939
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,712,000	$10,757
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,667,000	$6,905	58%
Student and Staff Support:	$437,000	$822	7%
Administration:	$620,000	$1,167	10%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$983,000	$1,851	16%
Total Capital Outlay:	$619,000	$1,165
Construction:	$0	$0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$9,000	$16

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."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	35		20-24	<50		PS	35-39
2018-2019	45		30-34	<50		<50	49
2017-2018	45		25-29	>=50		<50	50-54
2016-2017	46		25-29	<50		PS	50-54
2015-2016	26		20-24	<50		PS	25-29
2014-2015	24	PS	20-24	<50		PS	20-24
2013-2014	68		55-59	>=50		PS	70-74
2012-2013	64		55-59	>=50			65-69
2011-2012	66	PS	60-64	>=50			65-69
2010-2011	70	PS	60-64	>=50			70-74

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		20-24	<50		PS	35-39
2018-2019	31		20-24	<50		<50	30-34
2017-2018	34		20-24	<50		<50	40-44
2016-2017	33		20-24	<50		PS	35-39
2015-2016	33	PS	15-19	<50		PS	35-39
2014-2015	27		20-24	<50		PS	25-29
2013-2014	57		50-54	<50		PS	60-64
2012-2013	55		50-54	<50			55-59
2011-2012	60	PS	45-49	PS			60-64
2010-2011	61	PS	40-44	>=50			65-69

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	>=90		>=50	PS			80-89
2018-2019	80-84		>=50	PS		PS	80-89
2017-2018	80-89	PS	>=50	PS		PS	80-89
2016-2017	70-79		>=50	PS		PS	70-79
2015-2016	85-89		>=80	PS			80-89
2014-2015	<=10		<50				<=10
2013-2014	70-79		>=50			PS	70-79
2012-2013	60-69		>=50				60-69
2011-2012	70-79		>=50				60-69
2010-2011	70-74		60-79				70-79

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	597	4.4
2021-2022	571	7.0
2020-2021	531	-20.7
2019-2020	641	-5.6
2018-2019	677	-0.6
2017-2018	681	-3.8
2016-2017	707	-0.6
2015-2016	711	-1.0
2014-2015	718	-1.7
2013-2014	730	4.0
2012-2013	701	-0.1
2011-2012	702	-0.4
2010-2011	705	-1.8
2009-2010	718	-4.7
2008-2009	752	-1.9
2007-2008	766	0.8
2006-2007	760	5.0
2005-2006	722	-5.4
2004-2005	761	3.7
2003-2004	733	-7.6
2002-2003	789	-4.2
2001-2002	822	-5.7
2000-2001	869	-6.6
1999-2000	926	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Richton School District (%)	Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.0	0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	0.0	1.1
Black	20.8	47.0
Hispanic	1.2	4.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.0	0.1
Two or More Races	5.2	4.3
White	72.9	42.6

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.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Richton School District had 42.56 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.03.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	3.00
Elementary:	20.26
Secondary:	16.78
Total:	42.56

Richton School District employed 3.60 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	3.60
District Administrative Support:	2.50
School Administrators:	2.00
School Administrative Support:	0.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	0.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.50
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.82
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	1.35
Other Support Services:	11.00

Schools

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

The Richton School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Richton Elementary School	298	KG-6
Richton High School	299	7-12

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