Enrollment
161
Middle
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH RIPLEY COM SCH CORP·NCES 181053002482
South Ripley Junior High School
1589 S Benham Rd, Versailles, IN 47042 · (812) 689-0909 · Ripley County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
93 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
South Ripley Junior High School→South Ripley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Ripley Com Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
47.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
161
-33 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.2:1
% White
96%
was 96%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About South Ripley Junior High School
South Ripley Junior High School is one of the tiny middle schools in Versailles, Indiana, one of the schools within South Ripley Com Sch Corp, with 161 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 73% smaller than typical.
South Ripley Com Sch Corp comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,100 students; South Ripley Junior High School is among them.
In terms of who attends, South Ripley Junior High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, On paper, South Ripley Junior High School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at South Ripley Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Ripley County's rate of about 46%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, South Ripley Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.7%, the actual is 48.6%, a residual of +13.9 points.
In the broader community, census data for Ripley County shows median household earnings sit near $70,573, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ripley County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,300 students), of which South Ripley Junior High School is one.
The closest other public school is South Ripley High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Ripley Junior High School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 40.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Trend over the last 7 years. South Ripley Junior High School's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 194 (now 161). Class-load math has rose: from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ripley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,095
Census ACS
Median income
$70,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Ripley Com Sch Corp
- South Ripley Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- South Ripley High SchoolHigh · 358 students
Other schools in Versailles
- South Ripley Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- South Ripley High SchoolHigh · 358 students
- Southeastern Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- South Ripley High School0.0 mi · 358
- South Ripley Elementary School0.2 mi · 581
- Jac-Cen-Del Elementary School6.6 mi · 421
- Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS6.7 mi · 360
- Milan Elementary School8.3 mi · 462
- Milan Middle School8.4 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About South Ripley Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Ripley Junior High School?
South Ripley Junior High School enrolls approximately 161 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does South Ripley Junior High School serve?
South Ripley Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does South Ripley Junior High School have?
South Ripley Junior High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at South Ripley Junior High School?
Student demographics at South Ripley Junior High School are roughly 96% White, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees South Ripley Junior High School?
South Ripley Junior High School is overseen by South Ripley Com Sch Corp in Ripley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.