Enrollment
48
Nebraska · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Spalding, NE
Riverside Elementary - Spalding
Federal NCES profile for Riverside Elementary - Spalding, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 310018402297
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 62
📋 Attendance 95
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Riverside Elementary - Spalding earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Nebraska schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Nebraska schools.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for Nebraska
- 8.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 48
- students enrolled
Riverside Elementary - Spalding has class sizes smaller than 89% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Riverside Public Schools · Nebraska
NCES ID 310018402297 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 13.5:1 Nebraska avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
8.5%
vs 30.9% Nebraska avg
-72% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Riverside Elementary - Spalding compares with Nebraska and U.S. medians
What stands out at Riverside Elementary - Spalding
Riverside Elementary - Spalding is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Spalding, Nebraska, enrolling 48 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Riverside Elementary - Spalding is leaner than roughly 89% of Nebraska schools and 41% under the state's 13.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 8.5% free-meal eligibility runs 72% below the Nebraska average.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Nebraska schools, with 48 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,003 scored Nebraska schools.
Against 19 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #7.
Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 4/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 192 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 2.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Riverside Public Schools also operates Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids (82 students) and Riverside High School (77 students) alongside Riverside Elementary - Spalding.
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 - Spalding compares
Riverside Elementary - Spalding on the metrics families compare, against Nebraska and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Nebraska | Nebraska avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8:1 | ▼ 41% | 13.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 8.5% | ▼ 72% | 30.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 48 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
48
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
8.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 72% below the Nebraska average of 30.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 11% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.1%
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
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 97.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.1%
Largest group: White at 97.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 4.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 4.1, Riverside Elementary - Spalding 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 - Spalding.
$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 - Spalding Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids | Larger | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Riverside High School | Larger | Higher economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Riverside Middle School | Similar size | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Riverside Elementary - Spalding's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 82
- Students per teacher
- 10.3:1
- Resource Index
- 53/100
- Enrollment
- 77
- Students per teacher
- 8.6:1
- Resource Index
- 56/100
- 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 (~48 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Riverside Elementary - Spalding
How many students attend Riverside Elementary - Spalding?
Riverside Elementary - Spalding has 48 students enrolled. It is a public school in Spalding, NE.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary - Spalding?
The student-teacher ratio at Riverside Elementary - Spalding is 8:1, which is 41% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 49% 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 - Spalding?
8.5% of students at Riverside Elementary - Spalding are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Riverside Elementary - Spalding?
The largest demographic group at Riverside Elementary - Spalding is White at 97.9% of enrollment, in Spalding, NE.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Riverside Elementary - Spalding?
Riverside Elementary - Spalding has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (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 - Spalding a good school?
Riverside Elementary - Spalding earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Nebraska schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 - Spalding, Riverside Public Schools also operates Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids (82 students), Riverside High School (77 students), and Riverside Middle School (46 students). See the Riverside Public Schools district page for the complete list.
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