Riverdale High School

Set in Jefferson, Louisiana, Riverdale High School is a high-enrollment 9-12 campus, operated by Jefferson Parish. It serves 1,259 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 711 students each, so Riverdale High School sits 77% bigger than that benchmark.

Riverdale High School is one of 74 schools operated by Jefferson Parish, a district that caters to 46,790 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Riverdale High School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 29% White, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson Parish as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

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 17.9:1. The state averages about 18.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jefferson Parish runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Jefferson Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $65,252, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Jefferson Parish's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), Riverdale High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Riverdale High School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Riverdale High School's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,162 (now 1,259). Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 41% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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