Herron-Riverside High School

Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Herron-Riverside High School is a small high school. It enrolled 388 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Indiana average about 816 students each.

Federal records list Herron-Riverside High School as its own district.

Herron-Riverside High School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 49%. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 13% White, and 5% multiracial. In Marion County overall, about 27% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school has about 6.2 students per teacher and 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 10.4 below the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 51%. That is 9 points below the 60% average for public schools in Marion County.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Marion County show that the median household income is $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Herron-Riverside High School is one of 274 public schools in the county.

The shortest distance from Herron-Riverside High School to another public school is about 0.9 miles, to Liberty Grove Schools. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Herron-Riverside High School is a public charter school.

Enrollment at Herron-Riverside High School dropped 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 437 to 388 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.8:1 to 6.2:1.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Herron-Riverside High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.