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RCS ENROLLMENT NUMBERS HOLDING STEADY

(Richmond, IN)--There are some encouraging enrollment numbers for Richmond Community Schools.  According to updated numbers from the state, Richmond’s enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year are essentially holding steady, with a drop of only 21 students enrolled from the previous year.  This year’s senior class at RHS is the largest it has been in four years and sits at 302 students.  There has also been a drop in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch.  It’s down to 64%.  The largest shift in demographics is in the number of Hispanic students.  Today, 14% of RCS students are counted as Hispanic.  In 2020, it was 11%.  And, in 2010, it was only 4%.