Riverside High School

Public school district · Marion County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800187

Riverside High School spent $15,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 388 students in 2024-25; 73.9% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Riverside High School in enrollment (377 to 431 students) and Riverside High School itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Riverside High School, FY23Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; KIPP Indy Legacy High $16,332; Vision Academy $15,862; Riverside High School $15,592; Career Academy High School $15,550; Timothy L Johnson Academy $14,822; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kCharles A Tindley Accelerated …$19,522KIPP Indy Legacy High$16,332Vision Academy$15,862Riverside High School$15,592Career Academy High School$15,550Timothy L Johnson Academy$14,822East Chicago Urban Enterprise …$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Tindley Genesis Academy$12,250Signature School$11,181State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Riverside High School, FY23Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; KIPP Indy Legacy High $16,332; Vision Academy $15,862; Riverside High School $15,592; Career Academy High School $15,550; Timothy L Johnson Academy $14,822; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kCharles A Tindley Accelerated School$19,522KIPP Indy Legacy High$16,332Vision Academy$15,862Riverside High School$15,592Career Academy High School$15,550Timothy L Johnson Academy$14,822East Chicago Urban Enterprise Acade…$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Tindley Genesis Academy$12,250Signature School$11,181State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Riverside High School, FY23Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; KIPP Indy Legacy High $16,332; Vision Academy $15,862; Riverside High School $15,592; Career Academy High School $15,550; Timothy L Johnson Academy $14,822; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20kCharles A Tindley Accelerated School$19,522KIPP Indy Legacy High$16,332Vision Academy$15,862Riverside High School$15,592Career Academy High School$15,550Timothy L Johnson Academy$14,822East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Tindley Genesis Academy$12,250Signature School$11,181State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Riverside High School, FY23Charles A Tindley Accelerated School $19,522; KIPP Indy Legacy High $16,332; Vision Academy $15,862; Riverside High School $15,592; Career Academy High School $15,550; Timothy L Johnson Academy $14,822; East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy $13,856; Career Academy Middle School $12,751; Tindley Genesis Academy $12,250; Signature School $11,181; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20kCharles A Tindley Accelerated School$19,522KIPP Indy Legacy High$16,332Vision Academy$15,862Riverside High School$15,592Career Academy High School$15,550Timothy L Johnson Academy$14,822East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy$13,856Career Academy Middle School$12,751Tindley Genesis Academy$12,250Signature School$11,181State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$6,361,000 in revenue: 73.9% state, 6.0% local and 20.1% federal. Total spending including $41,000 of capital outlay was $6,630,000, or $16,210 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Riverside High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,698,000; Local $384,000; Federal $1,279,000; total $6,361,000.
  • State$4,698,000 74%
  • Local$384,000 6%
  • Federal$1,279,000 20%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 165 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

409 students in 2022-23, 398 students in 2023-24, 388 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Riverside High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 409, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 38802004006002022-234092023-243982024-25388
Riverside High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 409, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 38802004006002022-234092023-243982024-25388
Riverside High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 409, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 38802004006002022-234092023-243982024-25388
Riverside High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 409, 2023-24: 398, 2024-25: 38802004006002022-234092023-243982024-25388

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340959.06.9
2023-2439864.06.2
2024-2538863.06.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Riverside High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 15-19% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Reading and language arts35-39%41.3%88
Math15-19%37.5%88

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 84 students in Riverside High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%88.1%
Students in the class8477,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 388 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Riverside High School3886.244.6%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Riverside High School

  • Phone: (317) 231-0010
  • Office: 3010 N white River Parkway, Indianpolis, IN 46208

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Riverside High School

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentRiverside High School ranks 42 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,592).#42 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaRiverside High School is the number 329 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 409 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#329 of 414
  3. Tindley Genesis AcademyThe next larger Indiana district: 420 students in fall 2022, $12,250 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,250
  4. Career Academy Middle SchoolThe next smaller Indiana district: 394 students in fall 2022, $12,751 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,751
  5. Compare Riverside High School with Tindley Genesis AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Riverside High School, its largest high school388 students in 2024-25, 6.2 per teacher.388
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Riverside High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Riverside High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 388 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Riverside High School spend per student?
    $15,592 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,033 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Riverside High School's money come from?
    $6,361,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 73.9% state, 6.0% local and 20.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Riverside High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Riverside High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 15-19% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is the graduation rate in Riverside High School?
    80-84% of the 84 students in Riverside High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  6. What is Riverside High School's NCES district ID?
    1800187. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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