Similar nearby schools
Most similar nearby schools
Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence → MacDougall High → Allendale High → Thunderbolt Career and Technology Center → Dorchester Career and Technology Center → West Ashley Center for Advance Studies → Cope Area Career Center → Barnwell County Career Center →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Ridgeland High compares for families
What families should know about Ridgeland High.
- ▸ LocallySC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence, MacDougall High, Allendale High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of South Carolina-Columbia
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,811/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence Ridgeland |
Public | 10.1 | — | — |
| MacDougall High Ridgeville |
Public | 60.9 | 4 | — |
| Allendale High Fairfax |
Public | 37.1 | 8 | — |
| Thunderbolt Career and Technology Center Walterboro |
Public | 36.7 | — | — |
| Dorchester Career and Technology Center Dorchester |
Public | 56.3 | — | — |
| West Ashley Center for Advance Studies Charleston |
Public | 56.5 | — | — |
| Cope Area Career Center Cope |
Public | 60.8 | — | — |
| Barnwell County Career Center Blackville |
Public | 60.9 | — | — |