Ridge Hospital Alt. High School

As a tiny high school in Lexington, Kentucky, Ridge Hospital Alt. High School serves 11 students from grades 6 through 12, overseen by Fayette County. Enrollment runs roughly 98% leaner than the state mean of about 558.

Fayette County comprises 73 schools with combined enrollment of 42,138 students; Ridge Hospital Alt. High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ridge Hospital Alt. High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest comes out to 9% Black, 9% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Fayette County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Ridge Hospital Alt. High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Fayette County's rate of about 50%.

Around the school, Fayette County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,479, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Fayette County's 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,142 students), Ridge Hospital Alt. High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Ridge Hospital Alt. High School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ridge Hospital Alt. High School's enrollment has shrank 48% since 2018, when it stood at 21 (now 11). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 95% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 210.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Ridge Hospital Alt. High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.