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Richton High School

Public Grades 7-12
97th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 224 Mississippi High Schools
Better than 57% of Mississippi high schools
Summary

Richton High School is a small combined junior/senior high school serving 281 students in grades 7–12 in the rural town of Richton, Mississippi, and is part of the Richton School District, a mid-tier district rated 3 stars and ranked 62nd of 134 districts statewide, with 61.6% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The school currently ranks 97th of 224 Mississippi high schools (57th percentile), an improvement over the previous year's 123rd-place finish, though its star rating has fluctuated between 1 and 3 stars over the past decade.

Richton's most distinctive academic strength is mathematics. In 2025–2026, 78.5% of students scored proficient in Algebra I, well above the state's 66% and far exceeding Perry Central High School's 67.2%. This nearly matches Petal High School (83.4%), a much larger and higher-ranked school. The graduation rate is likewise strong at 94.1%, surpassing the state's 89.2% and dwarfing Perry Central's 78.8%. U.S. History is another consistent bright spot, with 75% proficiency in 2024–2025 versus 69.7% statewide.

The school's most serious red flag is chronic absenteeism: 32.7% of students were chronically absent in 2023–2024, up from 21.0% three years earlier and higher than both Petal (19.7%) and Perry Central (27.5%). This likely contributes to persistent weaknesses in middle school English and 8th-grade science, where proficiency trails the state by 10 to 20 points. English II proficiency has improved to 48% but remains slightly below the state's 49.3%. In short, Richton graduates students well and teaches math effectively, but improving attendance would likely help more students benefit from those strengths.

281
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,593
Per pupil spending ?
61.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 701 Elm Avenue
       Richton, MS  39476

(601) 788-9608

District: Richton School District


Feeder schools for Richton High School:

Elementary:    Richton Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
65.5%
African American:
24.6%
Two or more races:
8.2%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026
Strengths
✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Mississippi average (91%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Mississippi median (57th percentile)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (48% vs 53% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 26% Mississippi)
!Science scores 22 pts below the Mississippi average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school48%
District avg48%
Mississippi avg53%
Middle school
165th of 263
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Bottom 37%▬ steady since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Mississippi Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
97th of 224
Mississippi public high schools ?
Top 43%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From top 50% (2016) to top 43% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Mississippi High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
62nd of 133Richton School District among Mississippi districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202637.3165 of 26337.3%★★☆☆☆
202551.2127 of 26552.1%★★★☆☆
202457.4111 of 25957.1%★★★☆☆
202341.8130 of 22843.0%★★☆☆☆
202232.0155 of 23333.5%★★☆☆☆
202144.2132 of 22942.4%★★☆☆☆
201938.7143 of 22335.9%★★☆☆☆
201845.4127 of 21139.8%★★☆☆☆
201755.1117 of 27257.0%★★★☆☆
201637.2163 of 26037.3%★★☆☆☆
201520.6213 of 26619.9%★☆☆☆☆
201448.7137 of 26448.1%★★☆☆☆
201336.5179 of 26933.5%★★☆☆☆
201239.9172 of 27036.3%★★☆☆☆
201166.584 of 26468.2%★★★☆☆
201088.417 of 25593.3%★★★★★
200966.275 of 24769.6%★★★★☆
200872.459 of 24475.8%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202658.097 of 22456.7%★★★☆☆
202547.9123 of 23247.0%★★☆☆☆
202465.679 of 22865.4%★★★☆☆
202354.9105 of 22352.9%★★★☆☆
202265.774 of 22366.8%★★★☆☆
202158.789 of 22460.3%★★★☆☆
201923.1176 of 22120.4%★☆☆☆☆
201853.5106 of 21450.5%★★★☆☆
201747.5121 of 23748.9%★★☆☆☆
201651.1116 of 23149.8%★★★☆☆
201541.8120 of 22646.9%★★☆☆☆
201430.7185 of 23621.6%★☆☆☆☆
201348.5125 of 23847.5%★★☆☆☆
201257.9104 of 24156.8%★★★☆☆
201162.685 of 24465.2%★★★☆☆
201062.395 of 23559.6%★★★☆☆
200977.328 of 23588.1%★★★★☆
200863.593 of 23560.4%★★★☆☆
200777.226 of 23288.8%★★★★☆
200654.2116 of 23250.0%★★★☆☆
200569.554 of 23276.7%★★★★☆
200460.598 of 23257.8%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I78%+12 vs state
Biology58%-5 vs state
Mathematics56%~ state avg
English II48%~ state avg
Science36%-22 vs state
English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

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Richton High School ranks 97th of 224 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Richton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Richton Elementary School

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Richton High School.

Students at Richton High School are 65% White, 25% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataOct 6, 2026
2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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