📍 250 Jaguar Trail, Ridgeland, Jasper County, 29936
Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ridgeland, Jasper County. The school has 639 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jasper 01 school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence enrolls 639 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 345 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 245 | 38% |
| White | 46 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
639 of the school's 639 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 639 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-60, state senate district 45, state house district 122.
Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence is one of 4 schools in Jasper 01, based in Ridgeland, South Carolina. The district serves 2,901 students district-wide and employs 163 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 639 students, Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence is close to the district average of about 725 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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