Richmond County Schools
Richmond County Schools is a public school district based in Hamlet, North Carolina, serving 6,504 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #50 of the 112 North Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 434 students each, about the same as the North Carolina median of 446. Its superintendent is Dr Joe Ferrell. It spends about $10,999 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.4 students per teacher.
How Richmond County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Richmond County | North Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,999 | $11,153 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,903 | $6,920 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $78.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $79.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 374 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.4 | 15.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 325 | 358 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The North Carolina median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
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Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, EDDIE, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in North Carolina
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County SchoolsHamlet · this district | 6,504 | 15 | $10,999 | 17.4 | #50 |
| Haywood County SchoolsWaynesville | 6,476 | 15 | $11,153 | 16.8 | #51 |
| Granville County SchoolsOxford | 6,402 | 16 | $10,431 | 18.1 | #52 |
| Edgecombe County Public SchoolsTarboro | 6,310 | 19 | $11,896 | 15.7 | #53 |
| Davie County SchoolsMocksville | 6,116 | 13 | $10,301 | 16.8 | #54 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haverford Township School DistrictHavertown, PA | 6,511 | $16,541 | 14.6 |
| Monroe-Woodbury Central School DistrictCentral Valley, NY | 6,506 | $25,469 | 12.7 |
| Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School DistrictBuffalo, NY | 6,505 | $22,147 | 10.9 |
| East Hartford School DistrictEast Hartford, CT | 6,504 | $20,984 | 11.8 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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