Ridgeland High
Ridgeland · SC · Dept Of Correction N04 · Public
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Polaris Tech Charter School → Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence → Step Of Faith Christian Academy → John Paul Ii Catholic School → John Paul Ii Catholic School → Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence → Whale Branch Early College High → Hardeeville Junior /Senior High →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Ridgeland High compares for families
What families should know about Ridgeland High.
- ▸ LocallySC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Polaris Tech Charter School, Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence, Step Of Faith Christian Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -30.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 4 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris Tech Charter School Ridgeland |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 169 | +5.6% |
| Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence Ridgeland |
Public | 1.3 | 396 | -42.5% |
| Step Of Faith Christian Academy Ridgeland |
Private | 3.2 | 188 | -7.4% |
| John Paul Ii Catholic School Ridgeland |
Private | 10.1 | 256 | +22.5% |
| John Paul Ii Catholic School Ridgeland |
Private | 10.1 | 256 | +18.5% |
| Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence Ridgeland |
Public | 10.1 | — | — |
| Whale Branch Early College High Seabrook |
Public | 12.2 | 390 | -11.0% |
| Hardeeville Junior /Senior High Hardeeville |
Public | 12.2 | 367 | +30.6% |