Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School

Located at 3165 Hillman Ford Rd, in Morral, Ohio, Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School is a cozy 9-12 campus that teaches 315 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Ridgedale Local. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School sits 44% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Ridgedale Local, which oversees 2 schools and 621 students, Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder looks like 6% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 67.9%; this one comes in at 52.9%, -15.1 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Marion County) reports that median household income runs about $59,371, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Marion County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,492 students), Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ridgedale Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 315). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.