Ripley Middle School

As a medium-sized middle school in Ripley, Tennessee, Ripley Middle School works with 477 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Lauderdale County.

Within Lauderdale County, which oversees 7 schools and 3,277 students, Ripley Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Ripley Middle School records that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 41% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lauderdale County) logs that median household earnings sit near $49,879, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Lauderdale County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,277 students), Ripley Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ripley Primary, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ripley Middle School has contracted 24%, going from 630 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025.

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