Enrollment
77
Nebraska · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Cedar Rapids, NE
Riverside High School
Federal NCES profile for Riverside High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 310018402308
👥 S:T ratio 66
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 38
📋 Attendance 51
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Riverside High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Nebraska schools.
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.6:1
- small classes for Nebraska
- 26.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 77
- students enrolled
Riverside High School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Nebraska schools. Computed live against every Nebraska school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Riverside Public Schools · Nebraska
NCES ID 310018402308 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.6:1
vs 13.5:1 Nebraska avg
-36% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
26.4%
vs 30.9% Nebraska avg
-15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Riverside High School compares with Nebraska and U.S. medians
What stands out at Riverside High School
Riverside High School is a small high school in Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, enrolling 77 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.6:1, Riverside High School is leaner than roughly 86% of Nebraska schools and 36% under the state's 13.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 26.4% lands close to the Nebraska typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 77 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.
Against 107 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #71.
Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 19/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 308 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Riverside Public Schools also operates Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids (82 students) and Riverside Elementary - Spalding (48 students) alongside Riverside 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 High School compares
Riverside High School on the metrics families compare, against Nebraska and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Nebraska | Nebraska avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.6:1 | ▼ 36% | 13.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 26.4% | ▼ 15% | 30.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 77 | top 85% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.6:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
77
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
26.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 15% 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
8.6:1
students per teacher
- 36% below state mean
Top 14% in Nebraska - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
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 + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.6 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 89.6%
Hispanic or Latino 7.8%
Two or More 2.6%
Largest group: White at 89.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 19.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 19.0, Riverside High School is less mixed than the Nebraska school average of 34.9.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Riverside Public Schools, which includes Riverside High School.
$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 High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids | Similar size | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Riverside Elementary - Spalding | Smaller | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Riverside Middle School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Riverside High School'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
- 48
- Students per teacher
- 8:1
- Resource Index
- 64/100
- Enrollment
- 46
- Students per teacher
- 11.5:1
- Resource Index
- 66/100
Similar high 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 (~77 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Riverside High School
How many students attend Riverside High School?
Riverside High School has 77 students enrolled. It is a high school in Cedar Rapids, NE.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Riverside High School is 8.6:1, which is 36% lower than the Nebraska average of 13.5:1 and 45% 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 High School?
26.4% of students at Riverside High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nebraska average of 30.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Riverside High School?
The largest demographic group at Riverside High School is White at 89.6% of enrollment, in Cedar Rapids, NE.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Riverside High School?
Riverside High School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Riverside High School a good school?
Riverside High School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% 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 High School, Riverside Public Schools also operates Riverside Elementary - Cedar Rapids (82 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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