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Indianpolis, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 89/100 ranks Riverside High School #8 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,770 per pupil, Riverside High School ranks #64 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Riverside High School operates 1 public schools serving 409 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,770 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 8.1% local, 69.6% state, and 22.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 89/100, ranked #8 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 388:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.2% African American, 32.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Riverside High School, enrolling 388 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Riverside High School accounts for 94.9% of all Riverside High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Riverside High School a distant remainder — means Riverside High School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Riverside High School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Riverside High School student-counselor ratio is 388:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Riverside High School chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Riverside High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 409 students.
How much does Riverside High School spend per student?
Riverside High School spends $13,770 per student. The district has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #8 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Riverside High School?
Riverside High School students are 49.2% African American, 32.5% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Riverside High School?
Riverside High School has an equity score of 89/100, ranking #8 out of 373 districts in Indiana.