River Ridge Academy

As a large elementary campus in Bluffton, South Carolina, River Ridge Academy serves 1,134 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of Beaufort 01. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 116% bigger than typical.

Beaufort 01 runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 21,050 students. River Ridge Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, River Ridge Academy reports that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest looks like 27% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Beaufort County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Beaufort County indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,573 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. River Ridge Academy is one of 35 public schools in Beaufort County (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students).

The closest other public school is Pritchardville Elementary, roughly 2.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. River Ridge Academy's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,189 (now 1,134). Black enrollment moved from 11% to 7% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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