RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL operates as a substantial high school in DAVENPORT, Florida, run under POLK. Current enrollment sits at 2,632 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 154% larger than the state mean of about 1,035.

Within POLK, which oversees 163 schools and 116,552 students, RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%; the rest comes out to 23% Black, 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 29% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL reports 114 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.1:1. The state averages about 23.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Polk County shows median household earnings sit near $65,978, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Polk County runs 172 public schools (combined enrollment of about 117,004 students), of which RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NAVIGATOR ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP DAVENPORT, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 2,851 (now 2,632). The White share of enrollment edged down from 24% to 9% over that span.

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