Ridge View High

Ridge View High is one of the well-populated 9-12 campuss in Columbia, South Carolina, operated by Richland 02, with 1,631 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 953 students per school, that is 71% larger than typical.

Ridge View High is one of 32 schools operated by Richland 02, a district that instructs 28,841 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ridge View High shows that Black students make up the majority at 80%; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Richland County) shows that median household income runs about $63,784, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Richland County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), Ridge View High is one campus in the mix.

Rice Creek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Ridge View High's enrollment has grew 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,444 (now 1,631). Over the same period, the White share fell from 10% to 6%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Ridge View High community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.