Alternative High Schools
- Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology—regional magnet school to which RPS contributes students, located in Petersburg
- Franklin Military Academy
- Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies—regional magnet school to which RPS contributes students, located in the Newtowne-West neighborhood of Richmond, adjacent to the Virginia Commonwealth University campus.
- Open High School
- Richmond Community High School
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