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Painesville, Ohio - 8 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks Riverside Local #784 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,840 per pupil, Riverside Local ranks #779 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,256
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$11,840
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Riverside Local operates 8 public schools serving 4,256 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 3 combined, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,840 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 68.3% local, 18.1% state, and 13.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 14/100, ranked #784 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 307.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.3% White, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Buckeye Elementary School, with a diversity index of 51.4/100.
Its largest campus is Riverside Jr/Sr High School, enrolling 1,578 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Riverside Virtual Academy, at 19 students, a 83x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Riverside Jr/Sr High School accounts for 37.1% of all Riverside Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Riverside Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Local school enrollment varies 83× across entities
Riverside Local school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 1,578 students (highest), a spread of 1,559 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Riverside Local student-counselor ratio is 307:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Riverside Local is typically wider than the Riverside Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Riverside Local chronic absenteeism rate is 26.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Riverside Local is typically wider than the Riverside Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Riverside Local has 8 schools, including 3 combined, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,256 students.
How much does Riverside Local spend per student?
Riverside Local spends $11,840 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #784 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Riverside Local?
Riverside Local students are 77.3% White, 11.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Riverside Local?
Riverside Local has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #784 out of 806 districts in Ohio.