📍 254 Jefferson ST, Ripley, Lauderdale County, 38063
Ripley High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ripley, Lauderdale County. The school has 658 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lauderdale County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ripley High School enrolls 658 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 37% White and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 372 | 57% |
| White | 241 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Ripley High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-80, state senate district 27, state house district 82.
Ripley High School is one of 7 schools in Lauderdale County, based in Ripley, Tennessee. The district serves 3,277 students district-wide and employs 242 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 658 students, Ripley High School is larger than the district average of about 468 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant