Total enrollment
638
-31 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
5 schools in Riverside
Kansas · 638 students · 2 cities
Of the public K-12 schools operating across Kansas, 5 sit inside Riverside, collectively enrolling about 638 students (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high).
7-year change in Riverside
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
80%
was 85%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
3%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside High School | Wathena | High | 09-12 | 181 |
| Riverside Primary School | Elwood | Elementary | PK-02 | 168 |
| Riverside Middle School | Wathena | Middle | 06-08 | 143 |
| Riverside Intermediate | Elwood | Elementary | 03-05 | 142 |
| Riverside Virtual High School | Wathena | High | 06-12 | 4 |
About Riverside
Riverside operates 5 public schools across Kansas, collectively enrolling roughly 638 students.
For a sense of the school types, Riverside is built around 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Riverside runs about 128 students per campus, 64% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 355.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 5%: 669 students in SY 2017-18 versus 638 in SY 2024-25. Demographically, the White share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 80%.
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