Home > Indiana > Wayne County > Richmond Friends School

Richmond Friends School

607 W Main St, Richmond, IN, 47374-0473 -

School Notes Overview:

We are committed to providing a quality educational experience for each child, creating an environment that nurtures individual intellectual, emotional, creative, spiritual, and physical gifts within a community that is explicitly framed by principles of the Religious Society of Friends. ...

...read more

School Overview:

	Richmond Friends School
School Type	Alternative School
School Membership(s)	Friends Council on Education (FCE) European Council for International Schools
Religious Affiliation	Friends
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 6
Year Founded	1971
County	Wayne County, IN
Student Body
Total Students	31 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IN) School Avg.
% Students of Color	16%	15%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 11 students
	Grade 1 - 3 students
	Grade 2 - 4 students
	Grade 3 - 2 students
	Grade 4 - 3 students
	Grade 5 - 2 students
	Grade 6 - 6 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	3 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	33%
Average Class Size	9
Classroom dress code	Casual
	This School	(IN) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:7	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid	25%
Head of School	Marcie Roberts

School Notes:

We are committed to providing a quality educational experience for each child, creating an environment that nurtures individual intellectual, emotional, creative, spiritual, and physical gifts within a community that is explicitly framed by principles of the Religious Society of Friends.
Profile last updated: 02/19/2008

In the News:

President shares life stories, talks movies (The Earlham Word)
posted on October 9, 2009 at 01:58:39 am
Photo by Oak Hawk by Breena Siegel In an effort to highlight the personality of our president and uncover the layers that often shade upper administration positions, the Word interviewed Douglas Carleton Bennett. Bennett discusses his previous “caustic” attitude toward administrative positions, his eventual change of heart, how he came to meet his wife and one of [...]
Crafters sought for November sale to help UNICEF (Palladium-Item)
posted on October 6, 2009 at 11:05:05 am
West Richmond Friends Meeting and Richmond Friends School are seeking craftspeople to offer their wares for sale during the annual UNICEF Carnival Nov. 10-11.
Quakers celebrate church's 200 years (Palladium-Item)
posted on September 13, 2009 at 11:13:19 am
Many of the first settlers of the Richmond area were Quakers and theirs was the first denomination to form a local church in 1809.
Church will celebrate bicentennial with events (Palladium-Item)
posted on September 11, 2009 at 11:13:19 am
For 200 years, the Quakers have been sharing their faith in the Richmond area.
Back-to-school dates for local school districts, colleges (Palladium-Item)
posted on August 12, 2009 at 11:14:15 am
First day of school by district, school or area college:

View all past news stories

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (47374)	School Zip (47374)	(IN) State Average
Population (Approximate)	49,700 people	6,080,485 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	19%	20%
Population Average Age	38 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$32,793	$42,650
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.5 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	55 years old	43 years old
	View housing listings in 47374
Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (47374) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	64% / 36%	68% / 32%