Riverside School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Hastings, Minnesota

Riverside School in Hastings, Minnesota enrolled 17 students in 2024-25 with 3.8 full-time teachers, 4.4 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was under 50% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

Enrollment fell 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 92%

23 students in 2022-23, 22 students in 2023-24, 17 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.0 to 3.8.

Students enrolled at Riverside School by school year2022-23: 23, 2023-24: 22, 2024-25: 1701020302022-23232023-24222024-2517
Students enrolled at Riverside School by school year2022-23: 23, 2023-24: 22, 2024-25: 1701020302022-23232023-24222024-2517
Students enrolled at Riverside School by school year2022-23: 23, 2023-24: 22, 2024-25: 1701020302022-23232023-24222024-2517
Students enrolled at Riverside School by school year2022-23: 23, 2023-24: 22, 2024-25: 1701020302022-23232023-24222024-2517
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23232.011.5
2023-24222.011.0
2024-25173.84.4

4.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Minnesota high schools

Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Riverside School 4.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverside School 4.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Riverside School 4.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverside School 4.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Riverside School 4.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverside School 4.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Riverside School 4.4; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRiverside School 4.4state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverside School enrolled 16 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

41.2% of students were Black, 23.5% of two or more races, 17.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black41.2%
  2. Two or more races23.5%
  3. White17.6%
  4. Hispanic17.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

under 50% of the 10 students in Riverside School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rateunder 50%35‑39%83.3%
Students in the class1019269,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Hastings

6 public high schools in Hastings report 2024-25 enrollment; Riverside School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hastings High School1,30120.218.7%
Hastings Alternative Center3215.853.1%
Riverside School174.476.5%
HOA High School13not reported38.5%
Staars88.0not reported
New Chance3not reportednot reported

All public schools in Hastings →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Riverside School

  1. New ChanceThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 3 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Hastings High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 1,301 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  3. Compare Riverside School with New ChanceStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Intermediate School District 917 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaRiverside School is the number 687 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#687 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher4.4 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.4.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Riverside School

  1. How many students attend Riverside School?
    17 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 23 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hastings, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverside School?
    4.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Riverside School a Title I school?
    Riverside School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Riverside School?
    under 50% of the 10 students in Riverside School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Riverside School in?
    Intermediate School District 917, NCES district ID 2700026. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270002602600 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22