Riverview Elementary

Riverview Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community in Fort Mill, South Carolina, operated by York 04. The school works with 711 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% larger than the state mean of about 526.

Riverview Elementary is one of 20 schools operated by York 04, a district that instructs 18,445 students overall.

Demographically, Riverview Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 14% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for York County shows the typical household earns roughly $89,095 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Riverview Elementary is one of 69 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students).

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

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Riverview Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 729 (now 711). The White share of enrollment edged down from 63% to 51% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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