Richard King High School, or King as it is often referred to, is one of five secondary schools that are part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District

Corpus Christi Independent School District

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 in Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

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, Texas

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). It is the largest high school within the Corpus Christi area.

Administrative

King's operating budget for the 2005-2006 school year was $12,151,016.00. Their attendance rate for 2003-2004 was 93.8%.

Ethnicity

Richard King's ethnicity distribution for the 2008-2009 school year was 56.6% Hispanic, 32.8% White, 6.2% African-American, 4.0% Pacific Islander, and .4% Native American.