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Riverside School District

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Riverside School District is located in northeast Arkansas. Riverside School District has 98.33 square miles of land area and 1.96 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Riverside School District population is 4,104. Riverside School District median household income is $37,943 in 2010-2014. Riverside School District median house value is $71,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Riverside School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(138 out of 238, bottom 42%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	4,104 (2010-2014), rank #164
Population Growth	-7.02% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	40.92/sq mi, rank #104
Median Household Income:	$37,943 at 2010-2014—21.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #116
Median House Price:	$71,000 at 2010-2014—11.81% increase since 2005-2009, rank #168
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	98.33 sq mi, rank #202
Water Area:	1.96 sq mi (1.96%), rank #112
State:	Arkansas
County:	Craighead County
City:	Lake City, Black Oak, Caraway
Zip:	72437, 72414, 72419
Area:	Jonesboro, AR

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Riverside School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

601 Catfish Dr

Lake City AR, 72437, Craighead County

Phone: 870-237-4329

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	848	855	861	846	843	826	835
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	72.22	72.06	67.55	70.68	75.00	78.00	86.00
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	4.27	5.17	4.12	4.24	8.00	8.00	8.00
Elementary:	31.90	30.90	27.86	33.33	32.00	35.00	35.00
Secondary:	27.54	27.32	26.87	24.69	26.00	26.00	33.00
Ungraded:	6.51	6.67	6.70	6.42	7.00	7.00	8.00
Total Other Staff:	75.00	76.00	77.00	69.00	63.00	61.00	63.00
Instructional Aides:	15.00	14.00	14.00	13.00	14.00	13.00	13.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	3.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	2.00	2.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	8.00	4.00	11.00	8.00	7.00	8.00	4.00
Student Support Services:	15.00	19.00	15.00	12.00	12.00	11.00	5.00
Other Support Services:	23.00	23.00	21.00	20.00	17.00	16.00	27.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.74	11.87	12.75	11.97	11.24	10.59	9.71

Schools

Riverside East Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	502 West State St, Caraway AR 72419
Riverside High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	601 Catfish Dr, Lake City AR 72437
Riverside West Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2001 Hwy 18, Lake City AR 72437

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	44%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	61%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	51%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	47%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	69%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	54%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	67%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	30%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	73%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	48%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	70%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	78%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	87%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	83%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	43%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	46%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	54%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	75%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	61%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	71%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	67%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	85%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	90%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	88%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	34%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	68%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	58%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	62%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	85%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	69%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	40%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	58%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	50%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	53%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	32%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	63%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	69%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	73%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	32%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	47%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	24%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	22%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	38%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	25%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	43%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	64%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	64%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	59%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	63%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	81%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	22%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	31%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	49%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	62%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	36%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	62%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	61%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	67%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	51%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	73%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	49%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	17%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	21%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	40%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	67%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	65%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	50%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	66%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	49%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	73%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	48%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	85%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	89%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	45%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	29%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$9,295,000	$10,796		$13,670,000	$16,158		$8,327,000	$9,878
Federal:	$1,695,000	$1,969	18.2%	$1,385,000	$1,637	10.1%	$1,083,000	$1,285	13.0%
State:	$5,585,000	$6,487	60.1%	$10,391,000	$12,283	76.0%	$5,316,000	$6,306	63.8%
Local:	$2,015,000	$2,340	21.7%	$1,894,000	$2,239	13.9%	$1,928,000	$2,287	23.2%
Total Expenditures:	$9,821,000	$11,407		$23,912,000	$28,265		$11,686,000	$13,862
Total Current Expenditures:	$7,725,000	$8,972		$7,253,000	$8,573		$6,929,000	$8,219
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,669,000	$5,423	60.4%	$4,411,000	$5,214	60.8%	$4,052,000	$4,807	58.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$805,000	$935	10.4%	$920,000	$1,087	12.7%	$1,027,000	$1,218	14.8%
Administration:	$716,000	$832	9.3%	$723,000	$855	10.0%	$671,000	$796	9.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,535,000	$1,783	19.9%	$1,199,000	$1,417	16.5%	$1,179,000	$1,399	17.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,028,000	$1,194		$8,240,000	$9,740		$1,980,000	$2,349
Construction:	$689,000	$800		$8,040,000	$9,504		$1,794,000	$2,128
Total Other:	$790,000	$918		$8,143,000	$9,625		$2,503,000	$2,969
Interest on Debt:	$228,000	$265		$232,000	$274		$239,000	$284

Total Salary:	$4,026,000	$4,676		$4,152,000	$4,908		$4,029,000	$4,779
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,722,000	$3,161	67.6%	$2,837,000	$3,353	68.3%	$2,778,000	$3,295	69.0%
Other Salary:	$1,304,000	$1,515	32.4%	$1,315,000	$1,554	31.7%	$1,251,000	$1,484	31.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,092,000	$1,268		$1,114,000	$1,317		$1,083,000	$1,285
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$729,000	$847	66.8%	$749,000	$885	67.2%	$731,000	$867	67.5%
Other Benefit:	$363,000	$422	33.2%	$365,000	$431	32.8%	$352,000	$418	32.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	75.0%	NA
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	25.0%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	21.2%	11.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	13.5%	9.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.8%	37.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	30.8%	35.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.8%	5.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,626.0	$37,399.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,185.0	$30,530.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,036.0	$34,687.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$38,615.0	$36,997.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$41,398.0	$40,289.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$42,229.0	$40,865.0

* Riverside School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.