Ridge View High

Ridge View High is a large high school in Richland 02, located in Columbia, South Carolina. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,631 students. High schools in South Carolina average about 953 students, which makes this school 71% above average.

Across its 32 schools, Richland 02 enrolls 28,841 students. Ridge View High is one of those schools.

The largest group at Ridge View High is Black students, at 80%. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% White. Among people living in Richland County, the Black share is about 47%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ridge View High scores 35%.

Teacher count: 98.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.5:1. The average for high schools in South Carolina, 15.5:1, is lower.

American Community Survey estimates for Richland County show that median household income comes to about $63,784, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Richland County counts 104 public schools with about 60,410 students.

Rice Creek Elementary, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Ridge View High, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Ridge View High falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,654 in 2020-21, 1,631 in 2024-25.

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