📍 720 S Clayton Street, Ripley, Tippah County, 38663
Ripley High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ripley, Tippah County. The school has 474 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Tippah School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ripley High School enrolls 474 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 29% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 242 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 136 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
471 of the school's 474 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 320 qualify for free lunch and 151 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ripley High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 4, state house district 4.
Ripley High School is one of 6 schools in South Tippah School District, based in Ripley, Mississippi. The district serves 2,403 students district-wide and employs 222 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 474 students, Ripley High School is larger than the district average of about 401 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote