Total enrollment
38,002
-1,393 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
50 schools in Riverside Unified
California · 38,002 students · 1 city
Riverside Unified's 50 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 38,002 students across 31 elementary, 7 middle, and 10 high.
4-year change in Riverside Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
48
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Riverside Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #267 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 38,002 | #13 of 587 | #152 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 48 | #19 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #496 of 587 | #8,888 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 74.4% | #211 of 587 | #1,595 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #341 of 530 | #3,175 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Riverside Unified
State test results across the district's 42 scored schools run from Riverside STEM Academy at 80.8% proficient to Harada Elementary at 19.2%, a gap of 61.7 points. That is the 33rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 48 district schools that reported both years went from 41,026 to 38,002 students (down 7%) and from 1,710 to 1,634 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Riverside Unified
Riverside Unified is a thinly populated California school district running 50 schools 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 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 38,002 students, shrank 4% from the 39,395 reported in SY 2020-21.
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.