Academy of Richmond County

Academy of Richmond County
The front entrance to current high school building built in 1926
Address
Map
910 Russell Street

,
30904

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1783; 241 years ago (1783)
School board1st District
School districtRichmond County School System
PrincipalJason Medlin
Teaching staff67.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,141 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.03:1[1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Purple and gold    
MascotMusketeer
Feeder schoolsAll Richmond county public schools
WebsiteARC [1]
Academy of Richmond County-1926 Campus
Coordinates33°28′26″N 82°00′19″W / 33.4740°N 82.0054°W / 33.4740; -82.0054
Built1926
ArchitectPhilander P. Scoggs, Whitley L. Ewing
Architectural styleCollegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.03001491[2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2004
Old Academy of Richmond County
One of the previous Academy buildings built in 1857
Location540 Telfair St.
Coordinates33°28′12″N 81°57′44″W / 33.4700°N 81.9623°W / 33.4700; -81.9623
Arealess than one acre
Built1857
ArchitectWilliam Henry Goodrich
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.73000639[2]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1973

The Academy of Richmond County is a high school located in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Known previously as Richmond County Military Academy, it is commonly known as Richmond Academy or ARC.

Chartered in 1783, it is listed as the sixth oldest existing public high school in the United States, and the oldest existing public high school in the Southern United States.[2]

Richmond Academy is located at the edge of the Summerville historic district of Augusta.

  1. ^ a b c "Academy of Richmond County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.