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Ripley High School

720 South Clayton St, Ripley, MS, 38663-2506

Tel: (662)837-7583

Grades: 9-12 | 489 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Ripley High School serves 489 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the MS state average of 16:1.
The school's 48% graduation rate is lower than the MS state average of 62%.
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body.
Ripley High School is one of 3 public high schools within Ripley, and operates within the South Tippah School District.

The nearest elementary school is Ripley Elementary School (0.8 miles away), the nearest middle school is Ripley Middle School (0 miles away), and the nearest high school is North South Tippah Vocational Technical Center (2.6 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, MS Dept. of Educ.	Ripley High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	489 students

% Male / % Female	46% / 54%
Total Classroom Teachers	29 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(MS) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	16:1

	This School	(MS) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	n/a	1%

% Hispanic	8%	2%

% Black	35%	51%

% White	56%	45%

Unknown	1%	n/a


	This School	(MS) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	54%	64%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	8%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	South Tippah School District
	This School's Agency	(MS) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	6	5
Number of Students Managed	2,689 students	2,063 students

District Total Revenue	$21,037,000	$20,628,000

District Expenditure	$26,230,000	$19,797,000

District Revenue / Student	$7,823	$9,999

District Expenditure / Student	$9,755	$9,596

District Graduation Rates	48%	62%

Nearby Schools:

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Ripley High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Ripley Middle School
Grades: 5-8 | 0 mi. away

Ripley Elementary School
Grades: PK-4 | 0.8 mi. away

North South Tippah Vocational Technical Center
Grades: 9-12 | 2.6 mi. away

Blue Mountain High School
Grades: PK-12 | 6.4 mi. away

Falkner High School
Grades: 7-12 | 7.5 mi. away

View all schools in: Ripley, Tippah County, Zip 38663

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