Riverside County Office of Education
Riverside County Office of Education is a public school district based in Riverside, California, serving 1,481 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #489 of the 554 California districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 12% of them. Its schools average 296 students each, fewer than the California median of 533. Its superintendent is Edwin Gomez. It spends about $123,235 per student on day-to-day operations, 798% more than the California median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.
How Riverside County Office of Education compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Riverside County Office of Education | California median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $123,235 | $13,724 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $44,435 | $8,321 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $352.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $363.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 114 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 419 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.0 | 21.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,481 | 474 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The California median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Edwin Gomez
Source: California Department of Education, School Directory, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in California
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Union ElementaryLemoore | 1,508 | 4 | $15,946 | 19.1 | #488 |
| Riverside County Office of EducationRiverside · this district | 1,481 | 5 | $123,235 | 13.0 | #489 |
| Colusa UnifiedColusa | 1,470 | 5 | $11,763 | 19.9 | #490 |
| Middletown UnifiedMiddletown | 1,453 | 6 | $12,093 | 20.8 | #491 |
| Ravenswood City ElementaryEast Palo Alto | 1,449 | 4 | $25,596 | 17.2 | #492 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early CountyBlakely, GA | 1,482 | $14,018 | 10.8 |
| Asbury Park School DistrictAsbury Park, NJ | 1,482 | $35,899 | 10.1 |
| Eastwood LocalPemberville, OH | 1,482 | $12,922 | 17.9 |
| Alden Central School DistrictAlden, NY | 1,481 | $19,702 | 12.3 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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