Enrollment
181
California · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Riverside, CA
Riverside County Community
Federal NCES profile for Riverside County Community, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 069102610577
👥 S:T ratio 55
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Riverside County Community earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools.
- #5 of 9
- schools in Riverside · Resource Index
- 37
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.3:1
- small classes for California
- 76.4%
- free-lunch eligible
Riverside County Community has class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Riverside County Community ranks #5 of 9 schools in Riverside, CA.
School address
District: Riverside County Office of Education · California
NCES ID 069102610577 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.3:1
vs 21.5:1 California avg
-47% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
76.4%
vs 55.5% California avg
+38% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Riverside County Community compares with California and U.S. medians
What stands out at Riverside County Community
Riverside County Community is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Riverside, California, enrolling 181 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11.3:1, Riverside County Community is leaner than roughly 94% of California schools and 47% under the state's 21.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 76.4% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 181 puts it in the smaller third of California schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 9,998 scored California schools.
Against 450 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #175.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (74%) and African American (10%) (diversity index 43/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 362 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Its district draws 22.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Riverside's public schools, it stands alongside Riverside Stem Academy (665 students): Riverside County Community is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11.3:1 vs 27.7:1).
Riverside County Office of Education also operates Come Back Kids (612 students) and Riverside County Special Education (584 students) alongside Riverside County Community.
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 County Community compares
Riverside County Community on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.3:1 | ▼ 47% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 76.4% | ▲ 38% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 181 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.3:1
Leaner classes than 81% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
181
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
76.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 38% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.3:1
students per teacher
- 47% below state mean
Top 6% in California - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.1 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
Hispanic or Latino 74.4%
African American 10.0%
White 7.2%
Two or More 5.6%
Asian 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 74.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 42.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 42.8, Riverside County Community is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
How Riverside County Community Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Come Back Kids | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Riverside County Special Education | Larger | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Riverside County Juvenile Court | Smaller | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Riverside County Community's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 612
- Students per teacher
- 27.8:1
- Resource Index
- 10/100
- Enrollment
- 584
- Students per teacher
- 10.1:1
- Resource Index
- 30/100
- Enrollment
- 104
- Students per teacher
- 13:1
- Resource Index
- 34/100
Similar other schools in Riverside
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Riverside Stem Academy
Standard public school
665 students 27.7:1 students per teacher
Riverside County Special Education
Special-education school
584 students 10.1:1 students per teacher
Riverside Virtual
Standard public school
524 students 7.1:1 students per teacher
California School for the Deaf-Riverside
Special-education school
350 students 5.7:1 students per teacher
Riverside County Juvenile Court
Alternative education program
104 students 13:1 students per teacher
Sunshine Special Education
Special-education school
74 students 18.5:1 students per teacher
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~181 students)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Riverside County Community's federal record.
- Compare Riverside County Community against another school. Compare schools
- Riverside County Office of Education's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Riverside County Community
How many students attend Riverside County Community?
Riverside County Community has 181 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Riverside, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside County Community?
The student-teacher ratio at Riverside County Community is 11.3:1, which is 47% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 28% 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 County Community?
76.4% of students at Riverside County Community are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Riverside County Community?
The largest demographic group at Riverside County Community is Hispanic or Latino at 74.4% of enrollment, in Riverside, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Riverside County Community?
Riverside County Community has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Riverside County Community rank among schools in Riverside?
By Resource Investment Index, Riverside County Community ranks #5 of 9 schools in Riverside, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Riverside on the city page.
Is Riverside County Community a good school?
Riverside County Community earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of California schools. 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 Riverside County Office of Education?
Besides Riverside County Community, Riverside County Office of Education also operates Come Back Kids (612 students), Riverside County Special Education (584 students), and Riverside County Juvenile Court (104 students). See the Riverside County Office of Education district page for the complete list.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.