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Riverdale Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 11 towns

Serves Jackson Township, Forest, Delaware Township, Amanda Township, Jackson Township, Richland Township, Jackson Township, Ridge Township, Mount Blanchard, Wharton and Patterson, and parts of Pleasant Township, Marion Township, Blanchard Township, Salem Township and Goshen Township.

Jackson Township’s School Grade B better than 55% of Ohio school districts

Students
947
Schools
4
Spent per student
$13,626
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
The gist

What stands out about Riverdale Local School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Ohio districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the OH average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.2% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 910 Ohio 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jackson Township. Grade by grade →

K–2Riverdale Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5Riverdale Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Riverdale Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Riverdale High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 52.2% · 531 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 59.5% · 530 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 77 in the class

100% 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
$13,626 per student · 18% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 49%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,021’20
1,026’21
1,024’22
974’23
947’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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 Ohio.