GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL

Located at 6925 FLORIDA ST, in GRAND RIDGE, Florida, GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL is a close-knit middle-grades school that serves 359 students (grades 5 through 8), operated by JACKSON. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 794 students.

JACKSON runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 5,839 students. GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 19% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 50.1%.

Across the wider county, Jackson County reports that median household income runs about $49,149, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Jackson County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,839 students), GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 4.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRAND RIDGE SCHOOL has decreased 39%, going from 592 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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