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DEPT. OF EDUCATION'S ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS POSITIVES FOR RCS

(Richmond, IN)--Indiana’s Department of Education has released its annual performance report for individual public schools across the state.  And, for Richmond Community Schools, the report for 2022 includes some positive numbers.  For the first time in a while, RCS shows increasing enrollment on the report.  The district added 64 students with a total enrollment of 4638 students.  The number of certified teachers at RCS rose by 15% from the previous year.  The graduation rate is significantly up.  On the behavioral side, the number of incidents of seclusion involving a school resource officer has been cut in half, from 129 down to 63.  Kicks 96 and 101.7 The Point News will be looking at numbers at specific schools in the coming days.