Riverside Virtual High School

Riverside Virtual High School is a minimally staffed four-year high school in Wathena, Kansas, part of Riverside. The school teaches 4 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 99% smaller than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Riverside runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 638 students. Riverside Virtual High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Riverside Virtual High School reports that nearly all students (100%) are White. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Doniphan County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,028, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Doniphan County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,340 students), Riverside Virtual High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Riverside High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Riverside Virtual High School.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverside Virtual High School has edged down 86%, going from 28 students in 2018 to 4 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 100% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Riverside Virtual High School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.