Total enrollment
38,002
-4,362 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
50 schools in Riverside Unified
California · 38,002 students · 1 city
Riverside Unified's 50 public K-12 campuses collectively enroll about 38,002 students across 31 elementary, 7 middle, and 10 high.
7-year change in Riverside Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
48
-2 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
16%
was 22%
% Hispanic
70%
was 63%
% Black
6%
was 7%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Riverside Unified
Riverside Unified is a thinly populated California school district running 50 campuses with combined enrollment near 38,002.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Riverside Unified consists of 31 elementary, 7 middle, 10 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Riverside Unified is about 760, meaningfully above the California average of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 38,002 students, shrank 10% from the 42,364 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count fell from 50 to 48 across the same 7-year window. The Hispanic share of public-school enrollment rose from 63% to 70%.
On this page, the community for Riverside Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.