Editing Richmond County, North Carolina (section)

==Education==
Public education is provided by Richmond County Schools, which operates seven elementary schools, four middle schools, and four secondary schools.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.richmond.k12.nc.us/| title = Welcome to Richmond County Schools| publisher = Richmond County Schools| access-date = December 25, 2022}}</ref> As across the rest of the state, the county education system was heavily [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the United States|impacted]] by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. For the 2021/2022 school year, of 9,085 tested students, 56.1 percent were deemed non-proficient with regards to state standards.<ref>{{cite news| last = Sasser| first = Matthew| title = Board of Education learns pandemic-affected testing results| newspaper = Richmond County Daily Journal| date = October 19, 2022| url = https://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/109362/board-of-education-learns-pandemic-affected-testing-results| access-date = December 28, 2022}}</ref> The [[Richmond Community College]], based in Hamlet, serves the county.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hamletnc.us/futureresidents.html| title = Future Residents: Education| date = 2018| publisher = City of Hamlet| access-date = March 8, 2022}}</ref> According to the 2021 [[American Community Survey]], an estimated 17.5 percent of county residents have attained a bachelor's degree or higher level of education.<ref name= censusprofile>{{cite web| url = https://data.census.gov/profile/Richmond_County,_North...?g=0500000US37153| title = Richmond County, North Carolina| publisher = [[U.S. Census Bureau]]| access-date = December 26, 2022}}</ref>