Riverdale High School

Riverdale High School operates as an average-sized four-year high school in Riverdale, Georgia, one of the schools within Clayton County. Current enrollment sits at 1,359 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Riverdale High School is one of 68 schools operated by Clayton County, a district that enrolls 51,326 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Riverdale High School reports that Black students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Riverdale High School has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Riverdale High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Riverdale High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 28.2%, a residual of +2.5 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Clayton County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $59,806 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Riverdale High School is one of 73 public schools in Clayton County (combined enrollment of about 63,156 students).

The closest other public school is Riverdale Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riverdale High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 17.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 8%: 1,263 students in 2018 compared to 1,359 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 79% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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