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Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi

Public high school (charter) in Corpus Christi, Texas · Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) · Grades 9–12

Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi serves 237 students in grades 9–12 in Corpus Christi (Nueces County). It is one of 9 schools in Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen). By enrollment it is the 1263rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 31 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.

237
students
31
students per teacher
70.5%
free/reduced lunch eligible
9–12
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 7.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeAlternative School, charter
LevelHigh
Grades9–12
DistrictRichard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen)
CountyNueces County
Area typeCity, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID480007508344

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolRichard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen)Texas high schools (median)
Students2371,607457
Students per teacher3126.614
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible70.5%66.7%63.8%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi in context

Size

Of the 9 high schools in Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen), Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi is the 2nd largest, with 14.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 319; Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi is smaller than most of them.

NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Its largest grade is grade 11 with 68 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 51, against an average of 59 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 61 in grade 9 and 57 in grade 12.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

The largest group is Hispanic students: 82.3% here and 67.6% across Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen). White students are next, at 11.8%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

70.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 66.7% across Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

With 7.65 full-time-equivalent teachers for 237 students, Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi has 31 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 237 students would have about 16.9 teachers, so Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi has 9.2 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).

Location

Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Ray High School, 0.3 miles away in Corpus Christi ISD. Within 10 miles there are 16 other high schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
82.3%
White
11.8%
Black
3.8%
Two or more races
2.1%

51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 9
61
Grade 10
51
Grade 11
68
Grade 12
57

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

3512 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Phone: (361)225-4424
Website: rmaschools.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Richard Milburn Academy Corpus Christi. Blue: the nearest high schools.

Nearby high schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Ray High SchoolCorpus Christi ISD0.3 mi1,57816.271%
Collegiate High SchoolCorpus Christi ISD1.4 mi39021.860.5%
Premier H S - Corpus ChristiPremier High Schools1.9 mi13721.686.9%
Texasworks - Corpus ChristiTexas Works1.9 mi14––
Por Vida Academy Corpus ChristiPor Vida Academy2.2 mi7111.8–
King High SchoolCorpus Christi ISD2.4 mi1,27915.469.7%
Moody High SchoolCorpus Christi ISD2.5 mi1,32617.187.4%
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical EducationCorpus Christi ISD3.2 mi24818.862.1%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen)

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Richard Milburn Academy AmarilloHigh9–12133
Richard Milburn Academy Fort WorthHigh9–12167
Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban)High9–12157
Richard Milburn Academy LubbockHigh9–12155
Richard Milburn Academy MidlandHigh9–12149
Richard Milburn Academy OdessaHigh9–12350
Richard Milburn Academy PasadenaHigh9–12123
Richard Milburn Alternative H S (Killeen)High9–12136