River Valley MiddleHigh School

River Valley MiddleHigh School is a secondary school of compact scale in THREE OAKS, Michigan, overseen by River Valley School District, instructing 265 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in River Valley School District (460 students total), River Valley MiddleHigh School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, River Valley MiddleHigh School records that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder comes out to 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Berrien County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at River Valley MiddleHigh School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Berrien County) reports that median household earnings sit near $65,425, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. River Valley MiddleHigh School is one of 75 public schools in Berrien County (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students).

Nearest neighbor: River Valley Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

River Valley MiddleHigh School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at River Valley MiddleHigh School has fell 16%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 265 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 10% across the same window.

On this page, members of the River Valley MiddleHigh School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.