Ripley Middle School

Set in Ripley, West Virginia, Ripley Middle School is a reasonably sized intermediate school, part of Jackson County Schools. It caters to 586 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 37% bigger than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 429 students.

Jackson County Schools runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 3,977 students. Ripley Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ripley Middle School reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 2% multiracial. Compared to Jackson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ripley Middle School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Jackson County reports that median household income runs about $58,845, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Jackson County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,977 students), Ripley Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ripley High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 674 students in 2018 compared to 586 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.