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Richmond City Public Schools, VA: schools, enrollment and spending
Richmond City Public Schools runs 57 public schools with 20,962 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.9 students per teacher is 2.1 lower than the Virginia figure of 14.0.
At a glance
- Schools
- 57
- Students
- 20,962
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,762
- Students per teacher
- 11.9
- VA: 14.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 301 North 9th St 17th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219
- Phone
- (804)780-7700
- County
- Richmond city
- Locale
- City: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5103240
- State district ID
- VA-123
- Total staff (FTE)
- 3,872
- School counselors (FTE)
- 85.0About 247 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 131.0
- Charter schools
- 2
Students per teacher compared
This district11.9
Virginia14.0
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (28,225), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $421.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $77.0 million
- State revenue
- $155.1 million
- Local revenue
- $189.0 million
- Total spending
- $423.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,004
- Salaries
- $215.8 million51.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $269.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 18.3%
- State: 36.8%
- Local: 44.9%
Virginia overall
- Federal: 9.0%
- State: 40.3%
- Local: 50.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,004
Virginia$15,293
United States$16,826
Schools in Richmond City Public Schools
By level: 10 high, 7 middle, 26 elementary, 11 other, 3 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Albert Hill MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 505 | 10.5 |
| Amelia Street Special EducationCEP school | ||||
| Armstrong HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 709 | 8.6 |
| Barack Obama ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 274 | 12.5 |
| Bellevue ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 206 | 15.8 |
| Blackwell ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 420 | 21.0 |
| Broad Rock ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 612 | 14.9 |
| Cardinal ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 821 | 15.8 |
| Chimborazo ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 403 | 14.4 |
| Dogwood MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 371 | 10.6 |
| Elizabeth D. Redd ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 355 | 14.8 |
| Fairfield Court ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 222 | 12.3 |
| Frances W. McClenney ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 302 | 17.8 |
| Franklin Military AcademyCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 335 | 6.4 |
| G.H. Reid ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 671 | 16.8 |
| George W. Carver ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 404 | 16.2 |
| Henry Marsh III ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 512 | 14.6 |
| Huguenot HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,469 | 13.4 |
| J.B. Fisher ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 285 | 20.4 |
| J.H. Blackwell PreschoolCEP school | ||||
| J.L. Francis ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 526 | 14.2 |
| John Marshall HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 645 | 10.2 |
| Linwood Holton ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 433 | 14.9 |
| Lois Harrison-Jones ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 262 | 13.8 |
| Lucille M. Brown MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 605 | 10.6 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 500 | 10.4 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. PreschoolCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 185 | 14.2 |
| Mary Munford ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 476 | |
| Mary Scott PreschoolCEP school | ||||
| Maymont PreschoolCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 143 | 11.0 |
| Miles Jones ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 505 | 14.0 |
| Oak Grove/Bellemeade ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 551 | 15.7 |
| Open HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 171 | 9.5 |
| Overby-Sheppard Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 256 | 11.6 |
| Patrick Henry School Of Science And ArtsCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 5 | 310 | 17.2 |
| Pre-School Dev. Center | ||||
| Real Special Ed Ctr | ||||
| Richmond Alternative School | High | 6 to 12 | 277 | 8.4 |
| Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter SchoolCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 32 | 3.2 |
| Richmond Community HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 211 | 8.1 |
| Richmond Community PreschoolCEP school | ||||
| Richmond High School for the ArtsCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,116 | 9.6 |
| Richmond Technical Center | ||||
| Richmond Virtual Academy | Other | K to 12 | 136 | 5.9 |
| River City MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,150 | 12.5 |
| Southampton ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 473 | 14.8 |
| Summer Hill Preschool CenterCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 192 | 13.7 |
| Swansboro ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 172 | 10.8 |
| The Governor's Career and Technical Education Academy for ST | ||||
| Thirteen Acres Special Education Center |
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.