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Alumni: what's one memory from Riverside High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,846
High
DISTRICT 1,576 · STATE 953
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000571
Riverside High
794 Hammett Bridge Road, Greer, SC 29650 · (864) 355-7800 · Greenville County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,846 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 483 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 462 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 447 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 454 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Where Riverside High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,846 | #33 of 250 | #5 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #203 of 215 | #19 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #87 of 217 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #72 of 108 | #10 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,846
+84 (+5%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 1,130
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,846 | 94.3 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,816 | 93.4 | 19.4:1 | 35% (627) |
| 2022-23 | 1,847 | 92.5 | 20.0:1 | 33% (603) |
| 2020-21 | 1,762 | 92 | 19.1:1 | 16% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 1,736 | 89.6 | 19.4:1 | 17% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 1,667 | 87 | 19.2:1 | 17% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 1,595 | 78 | 20.4:1 | 18% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 1,259 | 64 | 19.7:1 | 4% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 1,130 | 53 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverside High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,736 to 1,846); teachers up 5% (89.6 to 94.3).
About Riverside High
Riverside High is a public large high school in Greer, South Carolina. It reports enrollment of 1,846 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in South Carolina enroll around 953, and this school is 94% larger than that mark.
The district, Greenville 01, has 78,776 students enrolled across 89 schools.
About 59% of the student body at Riverside High is White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% Asian, and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Riverside High are from different groups.
Teacher count: 94.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.6:1. The gap from the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina is 4.1 students per teacher.
Greenville County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,932, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 109 public schools in the county, enrolling about 89,863, Riverside High among them.
Riverside Middle is about 0.4 miles from Riverside High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Riverside High in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment rose by 5% across 4 years, from 1,762 in 2020-21 to 1,846 in 2024-25.
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Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville 01
- Woodmont HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Mauldin HighHigh · 2,133 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Greenville Senior High AcademyHigh · 1,730 students
Other schools in Greer
- Greer HighHigh · 1,397 students
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 1,293 students
- Riverside MiddleMiddle · 1,086 students
- Blue Ridge HighHigh · 1,062 students
- Greer MiddleMiddle · 1,038 students
- Blue Ridge MiddleMiddle · 908 students
Other Riverside High schools
19 other US public schools in 18 states are named Riverside High. Riverside High is the 2nd largest of the 20.
- Riverside HighDurham, NC · 1,900 students
- Riverside HighLeesburg, VA · 1,710 students
- RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 1,638 students
- Riverside HighMilwaukee, WI · 1,240 students
- Riverside High SchoolBelle, WV · 1,057 students
Nearby schools
- Riverside Middle0.4 mi · 1,086
- Woodland Elementary0.7 mi · 1,293
- Buena Vista Elementary1.4 mi · 834
- Brushy Creek Elementary2.4 mi · 808
- Eastside High2.6 mi · 1,490
- Brook Glenn Elementary3.1 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Riverside HighHow large is Riverside High?
Riverside High enrolls approximately 1,846 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Riverside High serve?
Riverside High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Riverside High?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Riverside High.
How diverse is Riverside High?
Riverside High reports a student body of 59% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Riverside High public or private?
Riverside High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.