📍 3218 Rose of Sharon Road, Durham, Durham County, 27712
Riverside High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 1,812 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 99.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 79%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Riverside High enrolls 1,812 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 99.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 26% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 694 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 523 | 29% |
| White | 473 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 35 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
924 of the school's 1,812 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 878 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Riverside High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 22, state house district 30.
Riverside High is one of 56 schools in Durham Public Schools, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 31,865 students district-wide and employs 2,368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,812 students, Riverside High is larger than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large