School district · California

Riverdale Joint Unified

Riverdale Joint Unified in California: 5 public schools with 1,426 students and 16.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,448 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,426
Students per teacher
16.7
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,448
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
85.3
Counselors (FTE)
3.9
Students per counselor
367
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.6K15
$11.1K16
$12.3K17
$12.8K18
$14.6K19
$13.6K20
$15.7K21
$16.6K22
$18.9K23
$20.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $4M
State
64% · $23.4M
Local
25% · $9.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,345
Support services
$7,132
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.1M
Long-term debt
$8.7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Fipps PrimaryFree meals for all
K–339418.8
Riverdale ElementaryFree meals for all
4–850717.8
Horizon HighAlternative
9–1273.6
Riverdale HighFree meals for all
9–1249615.1
Riverdale VirtualAlternativeMostly virtual
K–122221.2

Sources

Address
3160 West Mt. Whitney Ave., Riverdale, CA 93656
Phone
(559)867-8200
Website