Enrollment
27
Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Bridge City, LA
Riverside Alternative High School
Federal NCES profile for Riverside Alternative High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 75/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220004701780
👥 S:T ratio 84
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 95
📋 Attendance 91
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Riverside Alternative High School earns 75/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Louisiana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Louisiana.
- 75
- Resource Index · Higher
- 3.9:1
- small classes for Louisiana
- 58.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 27
- students enrolled
Riverside Alternative High School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Office of Juvenile Justice · Louisiana
NCES ID 220004701780 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3.9:1
vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg
-77% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
58.5%
vs 62.5% Louisiana avg
-6% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Riverside Alternative High School compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Riverside Alternative High School
Riverside Alternative High School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Bridge City, Louisiana, enrolling 27 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3.9:1, Riverside Alternative High School is leaner than roughly 99% of Louisiana schools and 77% under the state's 16.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 58.5% lands close to the Louisiana typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Louisiana schools, with 27 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 1,330 Louisiana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (63%) and African American (33%) (diversity index 49/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 27 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 3.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Among Bridge City's public schools, it stands alongside Mildred S. Harris Elementary School (403 students): Riverside Alternative High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (3.9:1 vs 22.4:1).
Office of Juvenile Justice also operates Southside Alternative High School (165 students) and Central Southwest Alternative High School (56 students) alongside Riverside Alternative High School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Riverside Alternative High School compares
Riverside Alternative High School on the metrics families compare, against Louisiana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Louisiana | Louisiana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 3.9:1 | ▼ 77% | 16.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 58.5% | ▼ 6% | 62.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 27 | top 99% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3.9:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
27
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
58.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 6% below the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
3.9:1
students per teacher
- 77% below state mean
Top 1% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
3.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 27 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 63.0%
African American 33.3%
Two or More 3.7%
Largest group: White at 63.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 49.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 49.1, Riverside Alternative High School is more mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.
Programs
How Riverside Alternative High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Alternative High School | Larger | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Central Southwest Alternative High School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Central Southwest Alternative- St. Martinville | Smaller | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Riverside Alternative High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 165
- Students per teacher
- 9.7:1
- Resource Index
- 72/100
- Enrollment
- 56
- Students per teacher
- 18.7:1
- Resource Index
- 59/100
- Enrollment
- 16
- Students per teacher
- 8:1
- Resource Index
- 68/100
Similar other schools in Bridge City
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Louisiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~27 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Riverside Alternative High School
How many students attend Riverside Alternative High School?
Riverside Alternative High School has 27 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Bridge City, LA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Alternative High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Riverside Alternative High School is 3.9:1, which is 77% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 75% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Riverside Alternative High School?
58.5% of students at Riverside Alternative High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Riverside Alternative High School?
The largest demographic group at Riverside Alternative High School is White at 63.0% of enrollment, in Bridge City, LA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Riverside Alternative High School?
Riverside Alternative High School has a Resource Investment Index of 75/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Riverside Alternative High School a good school?
Riverside Alternative High School earns 75/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Louisiana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Louisiana. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Office of Juvenile Justice?
Besides Riverside Alternative High School, Office of Juvenile Justice also operates Southside Alternative High School (165 students), Central Southwest Alternative High School (56 students), and Central Southwest Alternative- St. Martinville (16 students). See the Office of Juvenile Justice district page for the complete list.
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