Riverdale Academy

Riverdale Academy, a very small secondary school in Muscoda, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Riverdale School District, caters to 14 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 97% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 475 students.

Riverdale School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 631 students; Riverdale Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Riverdale Academy reports that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest reads as 7% Hispanic. Compared to Grant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Riverdale Academy has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Riverdale Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Grant County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Grant County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,858 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Grant County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,838 students), of which Riverdale Academy is one.

Riverdale Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Riverdale Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

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