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C+

Mad River Local School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Riverside, and parts of Dayton and Bath Township.

Riverside’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Ohio school districts

Students
3,756
Schools
9
Spent per student
$14,782
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mad River Local School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the OH average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $298 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Riverside 24,706

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Riverside. Grade by grade →

K–44 elementary schoolsThis district
5–9Mad River Middle SchoolThis district
10–12Stebbins High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 52.2% · 1,847 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 59.5% · 1,854 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 86.2% · 250 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
$14,782 per student · 11% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 62%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,613’20
3,752’21
3,758’22
3,750’23
3,756’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Black 12%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 8%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Mad River Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Dayton
149 students21:1
Beverly Gardens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dayton
B+
388 students18:1
Saville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dayton
B+
367 students15:1
Brantwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dayton
C+
365 students19:1
Virginia Stevenson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dayton
C+
290 students16:1
Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Dayton
C
515 students19:1
Mad River Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–9 · Dayton
C
562 students16:1
Mad River Local Schools Remote Learning Center
High · Grades 5–12 · Dayton
28 students
Stebbins High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dayton
C
1,092 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Beavercreek City School DistrictBeavercreek, Beavercreek Township
$13,621per student
Kettering City School DistrictKettering, Moraine
$16,522per student
Vandalia-Butler City School DistrictButler Township, Union, Vandalia
$14,360per student
Dayton City School DistrictHarrison Township
$20,963per 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 Ohio.