Ridgeland Elementary

Ridgeland Elementary is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in Ridgeland, South Carolina, operated by Jasper 01, serveing 775 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 47% above the state mean of about 526.

Across the 4 schools in Jasper 01 (2,901 students total), Ridgeland Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ridgeland Elementary records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% Black, 8% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Jasper County as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jasper County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,613 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Jasper County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,194 students), Ridgeland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 834 students in 2018 compared to 775 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Ridgeland Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.