Ripley High School

Set in Ripley, West Virginia, Ripley High School is a moderately sized 9-12 campus, part of Jackson County Schools. It works with 768 students across grades 9 through 12.

Ripley High School is one of 12 schools operated by Jackson County Schools, a district that hosts 3,977 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Ripley High School records that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Jackson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Jackson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,845 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jackson County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,977 students), Ripley High School is one campus in the mix.

Ripley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Ripley High School.

Ripley High School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 924 students in 2018 compared to 768 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.