Enrollment
82
Nebraska · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Cedar Rapids, NE
Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids
Federal NCES profile for Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 310018402296
👥 S:T ratio 59
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 34
📋 Attendance 91
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of Nebraska schools.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.3:1
- small classes for Nebraska
- 29.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 82
- students enrolled
Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids has class sizes smaller than 75% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Riverside Public Schools · Nebraska
NCES ID 310018402296 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.3:1
vs 13.5:1 Nebraska avg
-24% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.3%
vs 30.9% Nebraska avg
-5% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids compares with Nebraska and U.S. medians
What stands out at Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids
Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, enrolling 82 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Nebraska schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 29.3% lands close to the Nebraska typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 82 puts it in the smaller third of Nebraska schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,003 scored Nebraska schools.
Among 119 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Nebraska schools statewide, it ranks #90, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 21/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 328 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance holds up well here: only 3.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Riverside Public Schools also operates Riverside High School (77 students) and Riverside Elementary - Spalding (48 students) alongside Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids.
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 Elementary - Cedar Rapids compares
Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids on the metrics families compare, against Nebraska and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Nebraska | Nebraska avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.3:1 | ▼ 24% | 13.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.3% | ▼ 5% | 30.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 82 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
82
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
29.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 5% below the Nebraska average of 30.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 25% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 75% 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.
Funding equity
$20,802
per pupil, district-wide
- above Nebraska avg of $17,680
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.7 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 87.8%
Hispanic or Latino 12.2%
Largest group: White at 87.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 21.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 21.4, Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids is less mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Riverside Public Schools, which includes Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids.
$20,802
Per student
+18%
vs Nebraska
Avg $17,680
+25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 77.0%
State 15.0%
Federal 7.9%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside High School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Riverside Elementary - Spalding | Smaller | Lower economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Riverside Middle School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 77
- Students per teacher
- 8.6:1
- Resource Index
- 56/100
- Enrollment
- 48
- Students per teacher
- 8:1
- Resource Index
- 64/100
- Enrollment
- 46
- Students per teacher
- 11.5:1
- Resource Index
- 66/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Nebraska, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~82 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids
How many students attend Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids?
Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids has 82 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cedar Rapids, NE.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids?
The student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids is 10.3:1, which is 24% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 34% 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 Elementary - Cedar Rapids?
29.3% of students at Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids?
The largest demographic group at Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids is White at 87.8% of enrollment, in Cedar Rapids, NE.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids?
Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (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 Elementary - Cedar Rapids a good school?
Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of Nebraska 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 Public Schools?
Besides Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids, Riverside Public Schools also operates Riverside High School (77 students), Riverside Elementary - Spalding (48 students), and Riverside Middle School (46 students). See the Riverside Public Schools district page for the complete list.
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