South Ripley High School

Set in Versailles, Indiana, South Ripley High School is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus, one of the schools within South Ripley Com Sch Corp. It serves 358 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 56% leaner than typical.

Within South Ripley Com Sch Corp, which oversees 3 schools and 1,100 students, South Ripley High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, South Ripley High School lists that nearly all students (96%) are White; the rest consists of 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Ripley County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 47% of students at South Ripley High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, census data for Ripley County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,573 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Ripley County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,300 students), of which South Ripley High School is one.

South Ripley Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

South Ripley High School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Ripley High School has edged down 8%, going from 388 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.