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B+

Riverview Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Riverview, and parts of Trenton.

Riverview’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Michigan school districts

Students
2,743
Schools
7
Spent per student
$12,971
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$13.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Riverview Community School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the MI average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.6M, about $4,944 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 815 Michigan school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Riverview 11,947

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Riverview. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Seitz Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Riverview Community High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 33.6% · 1,406 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 45.4% · 1,407 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 81.8% · 248 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,971 per student · 22% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 72%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,883’20
2,842’21
2,816’22
2,759’23
2,743’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 78%Hispanic 10%Black 8%Asian 2%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools.

Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverview
C
435 students19:1
Forest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverview
B−
395 students20:1
Huntington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverview
C
328 students15:1
Riverview Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Riverview
A−
110 students
Seitz Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riverview
B−
606 students20:1
Riverview Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Riverview
B
854 students22:1
Riverview Transition Center
High · Grades 12 · Riverview
15 students30:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Gibraltar School DistrictBrownstown Township, Woodhaven
$14,712per student
Grosse Ile Township SchoolsGrosse Ile Township
$16,501per student
Woodhaven-Brownstown School DistrictBrownstown Township, Woodhaven
$16,038per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Michigan.