D−
Riverview Gardens School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Bellefontaine Neighbors, Dellwood, Moline Acres and Riverview, and parts of Ferguson and Jennings.
Students
5,116
Schools
13
Spent per student
$15,972
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$35.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Riverview Gardens School District
- School Grade D−: better than 1% of Illinois districts
- Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 30 pts below the state
- Spends 10% more per student than the MO average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $35.6M, about $6,949 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Quarry Township.
PK–4Grafton Elem SchoolJersey Community Unit School District 100
5–7Jersey Community Middle SchoolJersey Community Unit School District 100
8–12Jersey Comm High SchoolJersey Community Unit School District 100
Test scores vs. MO
2020–21Math proficiency2%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts9%
State average 45.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)61%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,972 per student · 10% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 37%Support & administration 58%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 41%Federal 33%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,056’20
5,327’21
5,336’22
5,100’23
5,116’24
About steady.
Students
Black 97%Hispanic 2%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
13 public schools.
Gibson Elem.
D−387 students16:1
Meadows Elem.
D−321 students16:1
Lemasters Elem.
D−301 students17:1
Koch Elem.
D−299 students15:1
Moline Elem.
D−295 students17:1
Danforth Elem.
D−274 students18:1
Glasgow Elem.
D−264 students15:1
Highland Elem.
D−242 students14:1
Lewis and Clark Elem.
D−137 students12:1
R. G. Central Middle
D−578 students14:1
Westview Middle School
D−524 students12:1
Riverview Gardens SR. High
D1,246 students16:1
Early Child. Education
248 students19:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.