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Richard Milburn Academy Midland

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

Richard Milburn Academy Midland serves 149 students in grades 9–12 in Midland (Midland County). It is one of 9 schools in Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen). By enrollment it is the 1461st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 30.2 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.

149
students
30.2
students per teacher
49.7%
free/reduced lunch eligible
9–12
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 4.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeAlternative School, charter
LevelHigh
Grades9–12
DistrictRichard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen)
CountyMidland County
Area typeCity, midsize
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID480007513433

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)
Students1491,607457
Students per teacher30.226.614
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible49.7%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 Midland in context

Size

Richard Milburn Academy Midland is the 6th largest of Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen)'s 9 high schools; its 149 students are 9.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 605 students, so Richard Milburn Academy Midland 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 10 with 54 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 22, against an average of 37 per grade. This year grade 12 has 44% fewer students than grade 9 (22 against 39). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

Hispanic students are the largest group, at 78.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) (67.6%). White students are next, at 16.8%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

49.7% of students qualify 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

Richard Milburn Academy Midland has 4.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 30.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 149 students would have about 10.6 teachers, so Richard Milburn Academy Midland has 5.7 fewer.

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

Location

NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is Premier H S of Midland, 0.7 miles away in Premier High Schools. There are 9 high schools within 5 miles and 9 within 10 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
78.5%
White
16.8%
Black
4%
Two or more races
0.7%

40.3% of students are girls and 59.7% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 9
39
Grade 10
54
Grade 11
34
Grade 12
22

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

1305 N Midland Dr., Midland, TX 79703
Phone: (432)203-9829
Website: rmaschools.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Richard Milburn Academy Midland. Blue: the nearest high schools.

Nearby high schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Premier H S of MidlandPremier High Schools0.7 mi16226.146.3%
Legacy High SchoolMidland ISD1.1 mi2,73520.347.9%
Midland Alternative ProgramMidland ISD2.3 mi1228.973%
Early College H S at Midland CollegeMidland ISD2.7 mi36522.845.5%
Midland High SchoolMidland ISD3.0 mi2,7181948.9%
Midland Freshman High SchoolMidland ISD3.9 mi84519.355.9%
Legacy Freshman High SchoolMidland ISD4.6 mi89014.353.7%
Viola M Coleman High SchoolMidland ISD4.7 mi18013.262.8%

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 Corpus ChristiHigh9–12237
Richard Milburn Academy Fort WorthHigh9–12167
Richard Milburn Academy Houston (Suburban)High9–12157
Richard Milburn Academy LubbockHigh9–12155
Richard Milburn Academy OdessaHigh9–12350
Richard Milburn Academy PasadenaHigh9–12123
Richard Milburn Alternative H S (Killeen)High9–12136