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Riverdale High School

20613 State Route 37, Mt Blanchard, OH 45867 · (419) 694-2211 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Enrollment
321
High
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
318 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 43%
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
Grade 9
85
Grade 10
75
Grade 11
79
Grade 12
82
Student demographics
White
30695%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 8%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 17%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
16250%
Female
15950%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
68.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
42.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +20.9pp since 2021
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
321
-3 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 14.9:1
% White
95%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Riverdale High School

Riverdale High School operates as a modestly sized four-year high school in Mt Blanchard, Ohio, one of the schools within Riverdale Local. Current enrollment sits at 321 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Riverdale High School sits 43% below that benchmark.

Riverdale Local runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 947 students. Riverdale High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Riverdale High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder comes out to 2% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hancock County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Riverdale High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.4%, the actual is 56.3%, a residual of +4.9 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hancock County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,141 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverdale High School is one of 37 public schools in Hancock County (combined enrollment of about 11,975 students).

The closest other public school is Riverdale Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Riverdale High School.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 324 students in 2018 compared to 321 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Riverdale High School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Hancock County at a glance

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Population
74,866
Census ACS
Median income
$73,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,975 students

Quick facts

School name
Riverdale High School
District
Riverdale Local
Address
20613 State Route 37, Mt Blanchard, OH 45867
Phone
(419) 694-2211
County
Hancock County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
321
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
21.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
318 (99%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
390475102909
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Riverdale High School
How large is Riverdale High School?
Riverdale High School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Riverdale High School serve?
Riverdale High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Riverdale High School?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Riverdale High School.
What is the student diversity at Riverdale High School?
Student demographics at Riverdale High School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Riverdale High School public or private?
Riverdale High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riverdale Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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