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Riverside Community School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 670 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Riverside Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Pottawattamie County). During the 2024 school year, 670 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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Elections

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Riverside Community School District, District 2

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Riverside Community School District, District 2

Charlene Dalby is running in the general election for Riverside Community School District, District 2 on November 4, 2025.

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Riverside Community School District, District 3

General election

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Special general election for Riverside Community School District, District 3

Teresa Jean Schnack is running in the special general election for Riverside Community School District, District 3 on November 4, 2025.

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Riverside Community School District, District 6

General election

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General election for Riverside Community School District, District 6

Jonathan Oltman is running in the general election for Riverside Community School District, District 6 on November 4, 2025.

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Riverside Community School District, District 7

General election

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General election for Riverside Community School District, District 7

Rebecca Schulz is running in the general election for Riverside Community School District, District 7 on November 4, 2025.

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About the district

School board

The Riverside Community School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mark Jeppesen2026
Jamie Kadel2026
Teresa Schnack2026
Karen Zimmerman2026
Charlene Dalby2025
JT Oltman2025
Rebecca Schulz2025

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Riverside Community School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Iowa House of Representatives District 16David SieckRepublican Party 100% 15%

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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: $1,236,000 $1,864 10%
Local: $6,315,000 $9,525 49%
State: $5,270,000 $7,949 41%
Total: $12,821,000 $19,338
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,666,000 $16,087
Total Current Expenditures: $8,788,000 $13,254
Instructional Expenditures: $5,011,000 $7,558 47%
Student and Staff Support: $818,000 $1,233 8%
Administration: $1,118,000 $1,686 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,841,000 $2,776 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $408,000 $615
Construction: $208,000 $313
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $68,000 $102
Interest on Debt: $414,000 $624

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 66 PS PS 60-69 PS >=50 66
2018-2019 73 PS 60-79 PS >=50 74
2017-2018 81 PS 40-59 PS >=50 80-84
2016-2017 76 PS 40-59 PS >=50 75-79
2015-2016 80 PS PS 60-79 PS 80-84
2014-2015 86 PS 60-79 85-89
2013-2014 84 PS PS 60-79 85-89
2012-2013 79 PS PS 40-59 80-84
2011-2012 78 PS PS >=50 75-79
2010-2011 71 PS PS >=50 70-74

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 68 PS PS 60-69 PS >=50 69
2018-2019 73 PS 40-59 PS >=50 75
2017-2018 77 PS 40-59 PS >=50 75-79
2016-2017 73 PS 40-59 PS >=50 75-79
2015-2016 77 PS PS 40-59 PS 75-79
2014-2015 78 PS 40-59 80-84
2013-2014 77 PS PS 40-59 75-79
2012-2013 74 PS PS 40-59 75-79
2011-2012 73 PS PS >=50 70-74
2010-2011 70 PS PS >=50 70-74

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 >=50 >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS >=90
2015-2016 80-89 80-89
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS 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 670 -3.4
2022-2023 693 4.3
2021-2022 663 4.8
2020-2021 631 -1.6
2019-2020 641 -2.8
2018-2019 659 -12.0
2017-2018 738 -1.8
2016-2017 751 1.9
2015-2016 737 0.9
2014-2015 730 -3.6
2013-2014 756 4.6
2012-2013 721 0.4
2011-2012 718 1.9
2010-2011 704 -2.3
2009-2010 720 5.4
2008-2009 681 2.3
2007-2008 665 0.2
2006-2007 664 0.6
2005-2006 660 -2.7
2004-2005 678 -5.9
2003-2004 718 0.0
2002-2003 718 -0.7
2001-2002 723 -3.3
2000-2001 747 -4.8
1999-2000 783 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Riverside Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 2.5
Black 0.0 7.0
Hispanic 10.5 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.7
Two or More Races 3.4 5.0
White 85.2 71.5

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, Riverside Community School District had 50.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.23
Kindergarten: 4.46
Elementary: 27.24
Secondary: 15.07
Total: 50.00

Riverside Community School District employed 4.30 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.30
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 4.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 31.34
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.96
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 4.93
Other Support Services: 15.70

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 Riverside Community School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Carson Elementary1363-5
Oakland Elementary187PK-2
Riverside Middle/Senior High School3476-12


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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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