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Enrollment
768
High
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 640
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540054000338
Ripley High School
2 School St, Ripley, WV 25271 · (304) 372-7355 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 226 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 197 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 186 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 159 | 21% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 23% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
47.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
22.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ripley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #42 of 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #46 of 108 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #35 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #54 of 104 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #80 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #19 of 80 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
768
-96 (-11%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 956
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 768 | 51.3 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 53.2 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 812 | 52.3 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 37% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 924 | 55 | 16.8:1 | 43% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 58 | 16.1:1 | 39% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 962 | 62 | 15.5:1 | 36% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 929 | 58 | 16.0:1 | 38% (351) |
| 1990-91 | 956 | 53 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ripley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (924 to 768); teachers down 7% (55 to 51.3).
About Ripley High School
Ripley High School is a public medium-sized high school in Ripley, West Virginia. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 768 students.
Across its 12 schools, Jackson County Schools enrolls 3,977 students. Ripley High School is one of those schools.
At Ripley High School, White students make up 97% of the student body. That is close to the 96% White share among all Jackson County residents. By the diversity index, Ripley High School comes in at 6%.
Teachers at the school number 51.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.0:1. Among high schools in West Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1.
In Jackson County (population about 27,705), median household income is about $58,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Ripley High School is one of 13 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 3,977 students.
The nearest other public school, Ripley Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 864 to 768 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,705
Census ACS
Median income
$58,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County Schools
- Ripley Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Ripley Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Ravenswood High SchoolHigh · 397 students
- Ravenswood Middle SchoolMiddle · 306 students
- Henry J Kaiser Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Kenna Elementary SchoolElementary · 225 students
Other schools in Ripley
- Ripley Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Ripley Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Fairplain Elementary SchoolElementary · 152 students
Other Ripley High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Ripley High. Ripley High School is the largest of the 4.
- Ripley High SchoolRipley, TN · 614 students
- Ripley High SchoolRipley, MS · 465 students
- Ripley High SchoolRipley, OK · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Ripley Elementary School0.2 mi · 570
- Ripley Middle School0.4 mi · 586
- Evans Elementary School4.5 mi · 147
- Fairplain Elementary School4.8 mi · 152
- Gilmore Elementary School7.3 mi · 155
- Cottageville Elementary School7.7 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Ripley High SchoolHow many students attend Ripley High School?
Ripley High School enrolls approximately 768 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ripley High School serve?
Ripley High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ripley High School have?
Ripley High School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Ripley High School?
Student demographics at Ripley High School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ripley High School in?
Ripley High School is part of Jackson County Schools.
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