Richmond Alternative (Richmond City Public Schools SCH DIST.), Virginia - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Richmond Alternative is a High in Richmond, VA. It currently serves 134 students (grades 06-12). The school is part of the Richmond City Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Richmond City Public Schools School District and all schools in Virginia.

Other Details

School Type: Alternative School

School Level: High

Number of Students:134

Number of Teachers: 5

Student/Teacher Ratio: 25.77

Location Info

Location: 119 West Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23220

Mailing Address: 119 West Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23220

Phone: (804)780-4388

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 10	27
Grade 11	39
Grade 12	9
Grade 6	1
Grade 7	17
Grade 8	24
Grade 9	17

Gender/Sex of Richmond Alternative Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	84	62.69
Female	50	37.31

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Richmond Alternative Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.49
Black or African American	124	92.54
Hispanic/Latino	5	3.73
Two or more races	3	2.24

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.38
Black or African American	77	91.67
Hispanic/Latino	3	3.57
Two or more races	2	2.38

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	47	94.00
Hispanic/Latino	2	4.00
Two or more races	1	2.00

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	26	96.30
Two or more races	1	3.70

Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.56
Black or African American	35	89.74
Hispanic/Latino	2	5.13
Two or more races	1	2.56

Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	9	100.00

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	100.00

Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	5.88
Black or African American	14	82.35
Hispanic/Latino	2	11.77

Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	23	95.83
Hispanic/Latino	1	4.17

Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	16	94.12
Two or more races	1	5.88