River Valley School District, Michigan

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River Valley School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 484 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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River Valley School District is a school district in Michigan (Berrien County). During the 2024 school year, 484 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The River Valley School District consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jennifer Alderink2030
Jennifer Strefling20252030
Thomas Rosenbluth2028
Nicole Springer2028
Phillip Bender2026
Gail Freehling2026
Vickie Wagner2026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $633,000 $1,203 5%
Local: $9,761,000 $18,557 82%
State: $1,548,000 $2,943 13%
Total: $11,942,000 $22,703
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,737,000 $20,412
Total Current Expenditures: $9,905,000 $18,830
Instructional Expenditures: $5,369,000 $10,207 50%
Student and Staff Support: $731,000 $1,389 7%
Administration: $1,874,000 $3,562 17%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,931,000 $3,671 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $655,000 $1,245
Construction: $434,000 $825
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $33,000 $62


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 30 PS PS 21-39 PS <50 30-34
2018-2019 36 PS PS 21-39 PS <50 35-39
2017-2018 36 PS PS <50 PS <50 35-39
2016-2017 30 PS PS <=20 PS <50 30-34
2015-2016 30 PS 21-39 PS <50 30-34
2014-2015 34 PS <50 PS <=20 35-39
2013-2014 29 PS <50 PS 21-39 25-29
2012-2013 30 PS <50 PS <50 31
2011-2012 31 PS <50 <50 <50 31
2010-2011 82 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 56 PS PS 40-59 PS >=50 55-59
2018-2019 50 PS PS 21-39 PS <50 50-54
2017-2018 40 PS PS <50 PS <50 40-44
2016-2017 46 PS PS 21-39 PS >=50 45-49
2015-2016 46 PS <=20 PS <50 45-49
2014-2015 45 PS <50 PS 40-59 45-49
2013-2014 68 PS <50 PS 60-79 65-69
2012-2013 68 PS <50 PS >=50 69
2011-2012 66 PS <50 >=50 >=50 67
2010-2011 84 PS >=50 PS >=50 84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 70-79 PS PS PS 70-79
2016-2017 60-69 PS PS 60-69
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 60-69 PS PS PS 60-69
2013-2014 60-69 >=50 PS 60-69
2012-2013 70-79 PS PS PS 70-79
2011-2012 70-79 PS PS 70-79
2010-2011 >=90 PS PS >=90


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 484 -2.7
2022-2023 497 -5.8
2021-2022 526 -5.1
2020-2021 553 -1.4
2019-2020 561 -3.0
2018-2019 578 0.2
2017-2018 577 -0.5
2016-2017 580 2.9
2015-2016 563 -7.3
2014-2015 604 -0.7
2013-2014 608 -7.6
2012-2013 654 -4.1
2011-2012 681 -2.9
2010-2011 701 -2.4
2009-2010 718 -7.9
2008-2009 775 -5.9
2007-2008 821 -8.6
2006-2007 892 -7.3
2005-2006 957 -6.4
2004-2005 1,018 -4.8
2003-2004 1,067 -12.7
2002-2003 1,203 -0.1
2001-2002 1,204 0.8
2000-2001 1,194 -6.0
1999-2000 1,266 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE River Valley School District (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.5 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 3.7
Black 1.5 18.2
Hispanic 11.2 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.6 0.1
Two or More Races 2.3 5.3
White 82.2 63.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, River Valley School District had 41.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.8.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 2.00
Elementary: 14.00
Secondary: 19.00
Total: 41.00

River Valley School District employed 6.30 district administrators and 3.70 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.30
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 3.70
School Administrative Support: 6.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.63
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.47
Student Support Services: 5.51
Other Support Services: 21.28


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The River Valley School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
River Valley Elementary School202PK-5
River Valley Middlehigh School2826-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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