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Enrollment
460
High
DISTRICT 911 · STATE 953
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AIKEN 01·NCES 450072000056
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High
1071 Trojan Road, Monetta, SC 29105 · (803) 685-2100 · Aiken County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of South Carolina public schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 12% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
7.7%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.2% | 7.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 9.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Aiken County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #22 of 24 no change | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #19 of 24 ▲ 1 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #180 of 250 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #35 of 215 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #13 of 217 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #96 of 108 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
460
+202 (+78%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 460 | 37 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 100% (468) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 67% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 100% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 79% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 37 | 12.0:1 | 81% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 68% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 51% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 21 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (451 to 460); teachers up 3% (36 to 37).
About Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High
As a small high school, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High serves students in Monetta, South Carolina. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 12, with 460 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 953 students for high schools in South Carolina.
Aiken 01 is responsible for 40 schools, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High included, with 22,916 students in all.
The biggest share of students at Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High, 38%, is White. Other reported shares: 34% Black, 23% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 65% White among all Aiken County residents. The diversity index for Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for high schools in South Carolina.
Among South Carolina public schools, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
In Aiken County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $70,609, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 42 public schools in the county, enrolling about 24,280, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High among them.
About 2.8 miles separate Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High from the closest public school, Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts for Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High: 258 students in 2020-21, 460 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
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Aiken County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,160
Census ACS
Median income
$70,609
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
24,280 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aiken 01
- North Augusta HighHigh · 1,645 students
- Midland Valley HighHigh · 1,558 students
- South Aiken HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Aiken HighHigh · 1,097 students
- Silver Bluff HighHigh · 756 students
- Byrd ElementaryElementary · 708 students
Nearby schools
- Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary2.8 mi · 410
- Batesburg-Leesville Middle School8.4 mi · 462
- Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School8.5 mi · 429
- Batesburg-Leesville High School8.6 mi · 545
- Batesburg-Leesville Primary School8.9 mi · 525
- Tall Pines STEM Academy10.0 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ HighWhat is the total enrollment at Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High?
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 06-12.
Is Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is approximately 12.4:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High?
At Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High, the student body is approximately 38% White, 23% Hispanic, 34% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High public or private?
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Aiken 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.