Riverside Jr/Sr High School

Riverside Jr/Sr High School operates as a roomy senior high in Painesville, Ohio, operated by Riverside Local. Current enrollment sits at 1,578 students spanning grades 8 through 12. That puts it 179% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Across the 9 schools in Riverside Local (4,841 students total), Riverside Jr/Sr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Riverside Jr/Sr High School lists that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Riverside Jr/Sr High School lists 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Riverside Jr/Sr High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Riverside Jr/Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.6%; this one delivers 66.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household income runs about $80,925, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Lake County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students), Riverside Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Riverview Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Riverside Jr/Sr High School's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,805 (now 1,578). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 85% to 80%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.