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Riverview Community School District

Riverview, Michigan · Superintendent: Joseph Hatzl · #134 of 316 Michigan districts by enrollment

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2,752

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,647

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Michigan median

19.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Michigan median 16.8

Riverview Community School District is a public school district based in Riverview, Michigan, serving 2,752 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #134 of the 316 Michigan districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 58% of them. Its schools average 344 students each, fewer than the Michigan median of 421. Its superintendent is Joseph Hatzl. It spends about $10,647 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Michigan median. It has roughly 19.9 students per teacher.

How Riverview Community compares

Riverview CommunityMichigan median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,647

Michigan median $11,576 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,584

Michigan median $7,157 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Students per school344

Michigan median 421 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher19.9

Michigan median 16.8 · 18% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor688

Michigan median 585 · 18% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$37.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 72%Local 20%

Measure	Riverview Community	Michigan median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,647	$11,576	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,584	$7,157	FY2020-21
Total spending	$40.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$37.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	138	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	248	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	19.9	16.8	2024-25
Students per counselor	688	585	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 Michigan median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Joseph Hatzl

Superintendent, Riverview Community School District

Source: Michigan CEPI Educational Entity Master, checked 2026-10-04. Report a change

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Peer districts in Michigan

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
South Redford School DistrictRedford	2,775	7	$14,046	15.7	#132
Sturgis Public SchoolsSturgis	2,773	6	$10,945	16.8	#133
Riverview Community School DistrictRiverview · this district	2,752	8	$10,647	19.9	#134
Gaylord Community SchoolsGaylord	2,747	5	$11,887	17.4	#135
Wayland Union SchoolsWayland	2,729	7	$11,456	14.8	#136

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Kennedale ISDKennedale, TX	2,754	$11,273	13.8
Fannin CountyBlue Ridge, GA	2,753	$14,234	13.2
Haddonfield School DistrictHaddonfield, NJ	2,753	$17,630	13.4
Lynbrook Union Free School DistrictLynbrook, NY	2,753	$28,922	10.0

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-mi-riverview-community-school-district