Perry County Alternative Center
Alternative · Grades 5–12
Richton High School
701 Elm Avenue, Richton, MS 39476
Grades
7–12
High
Students
281
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Richton School District
Perry County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 199 Mississippi high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Richton High School
Richton High School is a public high school in Richton, Mississippi, serving grades 7–12. It is part of Richton School District. The school is located in a rural area in Perry County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 281 students were enrolled, with about 12.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Mississippi high school (12.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 199 Mississippi high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 7–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 281 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.6 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Richton School District
- County
- Perry County
- NCES school ID
- 280387000744
Schools near Richton High School
All 3 schools in Richton →
Perry Central High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 262 students
Perry Co Voc Complex
CTE · Grades 9–12
Petal High School
Public · Grades 9–13 · 1,324 students
South Jones High School
Public · Grades 7–13 · 1,300 students
Forrest County Agricultural High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 562 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.