People who live with in the community include individuals of all ages and races. Most of the Hispanic populations in Ridgeland live in apartments and most of the White and African American population live in houses. There are some identifiable groups such as Asians and Hispanics. According to City-Data of Ridgeland, Whites alone make up 56%, African Americans alone make up 34%, Hispanic alone make up 5%, and Asians alone make up 4%. There are many religious institutions in Ridgeland such as Methodist, Protestant, Evangelical protestant, catholic, orthodox, Baptist, Hindu, and Jewish. In 2010 a majority of Ridgeland did not identify with any form of religion. There are also many clinics in Ridgeland but there are no hospitals with in the cities
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This high school is in great need of repair and update. K. T. who is a former this high school teacher, the school feeds many children breakfast four out of five days a week because they are not getting it with in their home. K.T. also stated that the school is run down and needs updating to many of the classrooms and bathrooms (personal communication February 18, 2016). Another school located in Ridgeland is a private school called St. Andrews Episcopal School located on Old Agency road. St. Andrews serves grades kindergarten through twelfth grade, and is a college preparatory school. Along with high schools, colleges are also found in the community of Ridgeland such as Holmes Community College. Holmes is located on Ridgeland Avenue and is a two-year community college. This school is well kept and currently developing a new science building and updating their parking lots. These schools are open to the targeted social status that they target to serve. Ridgeland high school targets individuals who are primarily in lower to middle class families, and St. Andrews targets families who are in the upper class status. There are no four-year universities in …show more content…
While a majority of the community is in need of renovation it is an old community that has character. The community’s outstanding assets are the Renaissance mall, the Natchez Trace Parkway and museum, and St. Andrews private school. These attract people of upper class who add value to the community. What I found most striking about this community is how clean it is. It is clear that the members of the community take pride in their city and want to keep it clean and neat. The biggest challenge for Ridgeland is competing with Jackson and Madison. Ridgeland offers many assets, but there are times when one may need to travel to Jackson or Madison to find what they are looking for. This deters people from living in Ridgeland because they do not want to make to commute to bigger cities. The most unexpected thing that I found in the community was how many fast food restaurants located in Ridgeland. There are over twenty-five fast food restaurants in the city of Ridgeland that can be view as a determinate of health. In the future it would benefit
This high school is in great need of repair and update. K. T. who is a former this high school teacher, the school feeds many children breakfast four out of five days a week because they are not getting it with in their home. K.T. also stated that the school is run down and needs updating to many of the classrooms and bathrooms (personal communication February 18, 2016). Another school located in Ridgeland is a private school called St. Andrews Episcopal School located on Old Agency road. St. Andrews serves grades kindergarten through twelfth grade, and is a college preparatory school. Along with high schools, colleges are also found in the community of Ridgeland such as Holmes Community College. Holmes is located on Ridgeland Avenue and is a two-year community college. This school is well kept and currently developing a new science building and updating their parking lots. These schools are open to the targeted social status that they target to serve. Ridgeland high school targets individuals who are primarily in lower to middle class families, and St. Andrews targets families who are in the upper class status. There are no four-year universities in …show more content…
While a majority of the community is in need of renovation it is an old community that has character. The community’s outstanding assets are the Renaissance mall, the Natchez Trace Parkway and museum, and St. Andrews private school. These attract people of upper class who add value to the community. What I found most striking about this community is how clean it is. It is clear that the members of the community take pride in their city and want to keep it clean and neat. The biggest challenge for Ridgeland is competing with Jackson and Madison. Ridgeland offers many assets, but there are times when one may need to travel to Jackson or Madison to find what they are looking for. This deters people from living in Ridgeland because they do not want to make to commute to bigger cities. The most unexpected thing that I found in the community was how many fast food restaurants located in Ridgeland. There are over twenty-five fast food restaurants in the city of Ridgeland that can be view as a determinate of health. In the future it would benefit