Ridge Hospital Alt. High School

Ridge Hospital Alt. High School is a small high school for students in Lexington, Kentucky. School enrollment was 11 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Kentucky average about 558 students.

A total of 73 schools make up Fayette County, with 42,138 students enrolled.

Ridge Hospital Alt. High School's enrollment is 82% White. It is also 9% Black and 9% Pacific Islander. For comparison, the population of Fayette County is roughly 68% White.

Its 1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. The school's lunch program data list 73% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Fayette County average 50%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Fayette County show that the median household income is $69,479, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ridge Hospital Alt. High School is one of 81 public schools in the county.

Nearest public school: Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment at Ridge Hospital Alt. High School declined 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 12 to 11 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.0:1 to 11.0:1 over the same years.

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