Ridge View High School
4801 Hard Scrabble Road, Columbia, SC, 29223-9159 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Ridge View High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Richland County, SC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1630 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 106 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 453 students
Grade 10 - 422 students
Grade 11 - 355 students
Grade 12 - 400 students
This School
(SC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(SC) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 1%
% Hispanic 4% 2%
% Black 59% 37%
% White 35% 41%
Additional Student Information
This School
(SC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 13% 36%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(SC) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Richland County 02 School District
This School's Agency
(SC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 26 8
Number of Students Managed 21,455 students 4,796 students
District Total Revenue $188,147,000 $34,226,000
District Expenditure $200,979,000 $32,374,000
District Revenue / Student $8,769 $7,136
District Expenditure / Student $9,367 $6,750
District Graduation Rates 87% 66%
In the News:
  • Milestones (The State)
    posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:04:06 am
    2009 AUDUBON SOUTH CAROINA NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WINNERS have been announced. Scott McWatty of Lexington took best in show (for the second consecutive year) with his "Owlful Stare"; he also won first place in the plant/landscape category for "Swamp Moss Cypress." Ron Wright of Cayce won first place winner in the wildlife category with his "Prothonotary Warbler on Cypress Knee." Winning entries can ...
  • TSU gets basketball commitment (The Tennessean)
    posted on November 3, 2009 at 08:19:35 am
    Michael Green, a 6-foot-8 senior power forward at Ridge View High School in Columbia, S.C., has verbally committed to play basketball for Tennessee State.
  • Horry teacher named Fellow at 2009 New Science Teacher Academy (Florence Morning News)
    posted on September 22, 2009 at 04:06:44 pm
    Sean Uthe of the Academy for Technology and Academics in Conway is one of only two South Carolina public high school teachers among 185 middle and secondary science teachers from across the nation named Fellows in the 2009 New Science Teacher Academy.
  • Patin joins women's basketball staff (The Times and Democrat)
    posted on September 9, 2009 at 03:39:46 pm
    Ralph Patin, III has been named as an assistant coach with the SC State women's basketball program. Patin, who was named to the position on July 1, replaces Antonio O. Davis who accepted a similar position at North Carolina Central University.
  • US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa (Newsday)
    posted on September 7, 2009 at 10:15:46 pm
    Army Sgt. 1st Class Ronald W. Sawyer In his younger years, Ronald W. Sawyer was the Dan Aykroyd of his family, or maybe the John Belushi . "Ron was a prankster and a joker," said his mother, Judy Thompson. "He and his brother used to impersonate the Blues Brothers in talent shows." Sawyer, 38, of Trenton , Mo., was killed Aug. 25 in southern Afghanistan when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb. He ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (29223)
School Zip (29223)
(SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 44,050 people 3,830,158 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 43% 21%
Population Average Age 36 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $48,131 $37,505
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.6 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 27 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (29223)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 65% / 35% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. Kelly Mill Middle School - 988 students - 2.4 mi. away - view location
2. Spring Valley High School - 1938 students - 3.5 mi. away - view location
3. Blythewood High School - 1236 students - 4.9 mi. away - view location
4. Manning Correctional Institution High School - n/a - 7.0 mi. away - view location
5. Morris Village - 20 students - 7.1 mi. away - view location
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