School district · Iowa

Riverside Comm School District

Riverside Comm School District in Iowa: 3 public schools with 677 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,073 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
677
Students per teacher
13.7
IA 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,073
IA $13.6K · 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)
49.5
Counselors (FTE)
1.8
Students per counselor
387
IA 335 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Iowa's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Iowa: 73%

73%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in Iowa

Median 76% · 327 school districts compared

288 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Math

Iowa: 73%

72%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Iowa

Median 77% · 327 school districts compared

288 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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
$9.3K15
$9.5K16
$10.2K17
$10.9K18
$11.7K19
$12.3K20
$13.6K21
$13.3K22
$13.5K23
$15.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.2% · $712K
State
44% · $6M
Local
51% · $7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,439
Support services
$5,810
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$522K
Long-term debt
$13.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–513413.365%70%
Pre-K–217811.7——
6–1236515.079%74%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
330 Pleasant St, Carson, IA 51525
Phone
(712)484-2212
Website