There were 276 Black students enrolled in Richmond County Public Schools District in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
Data showed that Richmond County Public Schools District welcomed 1,374 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 20.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the school.
Richmond County Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Richmond County and has a main office in Warsaw.
Among the two schools in Richmond County Public Schools District, Richmond County Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
According to Public School Review, Virginia public schools have an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1, slightly better than the national average of 15:1. Minority students, primarily Hispanic and Black, make up 54% of the enrollment, while white students constitute 46%.
| School Year | Total Enrollment | Total Black Students | Black % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 1,314 | 363 | 27.6% |
| 2017-18 | 1,322 | 348 | 26.3% |
| 2018-19 | 1,314 | 334 | 25.4% |
| 2019-20 | 1,301 | 312 | 24% |
| 2020-21 | 1,306 | 291 | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | 1,350 | 292 | 21.6% |
| 2022-23 | 1,346 | 281 | 20.9% |
| 2023-24 | 1,374 | 276 | 20.1% |
