Enrollment
218
High
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERTON·NCES 201113000926
Riverton High
7120 SE 70th, Riverton, KS 66770 · (620) 848-3388 · Cherokee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
121 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Riverton. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
KS avg 44.5% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
KS avg 38.8% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
218
-16 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.8:1
% White
81%
was 79%
% Hispanic
1%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Riverton High
As a small four-year high school in Riverton, Kansas, Riverton High instructs 218 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Riverton. Enrollment runs roughly 47% smaller than the state mean of about 410.
Riverton runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 678 students. Riverton High is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, Riverton High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Beyond that, the school shows 10% multiracial, 5% Native American.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Riverton High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Riverton High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.6%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Cherokee County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,668 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Riverton High is one of 17 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students).
Nearest neighbor: Riverton Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riverton High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.8%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverton High has edged down 7%, going from 234 students in 2018 to 218 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Riverton High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,151
Census ACS
Median income
$57,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riverton
- Riverton ElemElementary · 313 students
- Riverton MiddleMiddle · 147 students
Other schools in Riverton
- Riverton ElemElementary · 313 students
- Riverton MiddleMiddle · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Riverton Middle0.0 mi · 147
- Riverton Elem0.0 mi · 313
- USD 508 eAcademy2.9 mi · 36
- Baxter Springs High2.9 mi · 361
- Lincoln Elem3.6 mi · 245
- Spring Grove Primary Center3.8 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Riverton HighHow large is Riverton High?
Riverton High enrolls approximately 218 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Riverton High serve?
Riverton High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Riverton High?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Riverton High.
What is the student diversity at Riverton High?
Student demographics at Riverton High are roughly 81% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Riverton High?
Riverton High is overseen by Riverton in Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.