Ridgeland High School

Ridgeland High School operates as a medium-sized secondary school in Rossville, Georgia, run under Walker County. Current enrollment sits at 1,284 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Walker County comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 8,379 students; Ridgeland High School is among them.

Demographically, Ridgeland High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Walker County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ridgeland High School has 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Ridgeland High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Walker County (around 85%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Ridgeland High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Walker County indicate median household income runs about $59,469, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Ridgeland High School is one of 18 public schools in Walker County (combined enrollment of about 9,637 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rossville Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ridgeland High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 1,317 students in 2018 compared to 1,284 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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