Ridgeland High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Ridgeland, South Carolina

Ridgeland High in Ridgeland, South Carolina enrolled 4 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 1.0 students per teacher against the South Carolina high-school median of 15.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 50% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%

8 students in 2022-23, 1 student in 2023-24, 4 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 4.0.

Students enrolled at Ridgeland High by school year2022-23: 8, 2023-24: 1, 2024-25: 4024682022-2382023-2412024-254
Students enrolled at Ridgeland High by school year2022-23: 8, 2023-24: 1, 2024-25: 4024682022-2382023-2412024-254
Students enrolled at Ridgeland High by school year2022-23: 8, 2023-24: 1, 2024-25: 4024682022-2382023-2412024-254
Students enrolled at Ridgeland High by school year2022-23: 8, 2023-24: 1, 2024-25: 4024682022-2382023-2412024-254
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383.02.7
2023-2414.00.3
2024-2544.01.0

1.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 South Carolina high schools

Among the 229 South Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Ridgeland High 1.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRidgeland High 1.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Ridgeland High 1.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRidgeland High 1.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Ridgeland High 1.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRidgeland High 1.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Ridgeland High 1.0; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRidgeland High 1.0state median 15.7U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ridgeland High enrolled 11 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

50.0% of students were White, 50.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White50.0%
  2. Black50.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

High schools in Ridgeland

2 public high schools in Ridgeland report 2024-25 enrollment; Ridgeland High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence73913.0100.0%
Ridgeland High41.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ridgeland High

  1. Ridgeland Secondary Academy of ExcellenceThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 739 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Whale Branch Early College HighThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 390 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Ridgeland High with Ridgeland Secondary Academy of ExcellenceStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dept Of Correction N04 spends per student$70,164 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$70,164
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaRidgeland High is the number 237 by size of 240 South Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#237 of 240
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher1.0 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 15.7 for high schools.1.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ridgeland High

  1. How many students attend Ridgeland High?
    4 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 8 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Ridgeland, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgeland High?
    1.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for high schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ridgeland High a Title I school?
    Ridgeland High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Ridgeland High in?
    Dept Of Correction N04, NCES district ID 4500001. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450000100266 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22