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Richmond County

A public school district in Augusta, Georgia, with 49 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

28,923
Students enrolled
2,007.3
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
4,346.3
All staff, full-time equivalent
$13,883
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 28,923 in 2024–25
Ranks 223rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 14th of 234 in Georgia. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $13,883 in fiscal year 2023
More than 34% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.

Spending and revenue

Richmond County spent $13,883 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,115 in fiscal year 2005

Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards

The figures behind this chart
Richmond County spent $13,883 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,115 in fiscal year 2005. Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$13,883$410.8 million29,589
FY2022$14,096$415.4 million29,470
FY2021$11,826$344.0 million29,093
FY2020$11,036$338.4 million30,666
FY2019$10,254$317.3 million30,947
FY2018$10,321$318.4 million30,850
FY2017$10,272$320.1 million31,159
FY2016$9,463$297.9 million31,476
FY2015$9,261$294.7 million31,823
FY2014$9,159$293.1 million31,997
FY2013$9,239$296.1 million32,052
FY2012$9,581$305.0 million31,829
FY2011$9,361$302.6 million32,322
FY2010$9,361$303.7 million32,449
FY2009$9,438$308.8 million32,716
FY2008$9,522$313.3 million32,906
FY2007$9,265$309.4 million33,391
FY2006$8,406$285.1 million33,910
FY2005$8,115$277.1 million34,141

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Richmond County by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$107.9 million22.5%
State$191.1 million39.9%
Local$180.4 million37.6%
Total$479.4 million

Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.

The district’s schools

49 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Richmond County
SchoolStudents
Academy of Richmond County High School1,178
Barton Chapel Elementary School427
Bayvale Elementary School389
Belair Elementary School675
Belair Middle School776
Blythe Elementary School333
Butler High School878
Copeland Elementary School369
Cross Creek High School1,152
Davidson Fine Arts Magnet747
Deer Chase Elementary School555
Diamond Lakes Elementary School579
Dorothy Hains Elementary School479
Freedom Park K-8 School608
Garrett Elementary School435
Glenn Hills Elementary School370
Glenn Hills High School839
Glenn Hills Middle School706
Goshen Elementary School437
Gracewood Elementary School393
Hephzibah Elementary School574
Hephzibah High School1,041
Hephzibah Middle School728
Jamestown Elementary School327
Jenkins-White Elementary School336
Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School640
Josey High School625
Lake Forest Hills Elementary School719
Lamar - Milledge Elementary School366
Laney High School736
Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta32
McBean Elementary School384
Meadowbrook Elementary School447
Monte Sano Elementary School410
Murphey Middle School512
Pine Hill Middle School757
Richmond County Technical Career Magnet School433
Richmond Hill Elementary School765
Richmond Hill Middle School667
Sue Reynolds Elementary School652
Tobacco Road Elementary School411
Tutt Middle School617
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School508
W.S. Hornsby Middle School391
Walker Traditional Elementary School646
Warren Road Elementary School665
Westside High School1,088
Wheeless Road Elementary School649
Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School472

The district’s entry

Status
Open
Type
Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
Charter status
Not a charter district
Grades
Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
NCES district ID
1304380

Elsewhere

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