Riverside Academy

Set in DUNDEE, Michigan, Riverside Academy is a very small secondary school, overseen by Dundee Community Schools. It caters to 46 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Riverside Academy sits 90% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Dundee Community Schools (1,757 students total), Riverside Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Riverside Academy records that nearly all students (80%) are White; the rest breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at Riverside Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Monroe County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monroe County put median household earnings sit near $77,335, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverside Academy is one of 52 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 20,286 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dundee Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Riverside Academy.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 43 students in 2018 compared to 46 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 100% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 27.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Riverside Academy typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.