Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence

Set in Ridgeland, South Carolina, Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence is a tight-knit four-year high school, part of Jasper 01. It hosts 739 students across grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 953.

Jasper 01 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,901 students. Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence reports that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 46% Hispanic, 5% White. By comparison, Jasper County as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Jasper County reports that median household income runs about $65,613, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Jasper County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,194 students), Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ridgeland Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 10%: 672 students in 2018 compared to 739 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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