Riverside County Demographics

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Area Covered

7,303 square miles
(Source: County of Riverside)

County Population

2,470,546
(Source: 2019 U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Riverside County, California)

 Ethnicity Population Percentage
 Hispanic or Latino of any race  50.0%
 American Indian and Alaska Native alone  1.9%
 Asian alone  7.2%
 Black or African American alone  7.3%
 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone  0.4%
 Two or More Races  3.6%
 White alone, percent  79.6%
 White, Not Hispanic  34.1%

Total Student Enrollment

431,521
(Source: 2019-2020 Enrollment by Ethnicity and Grade - Riverside County [CA Department of Education]

 Ethnicity  Enrollment Percentage
 African American 25,619  5.9%
 American Indian or Alaska Native 1,940  0.4%
 Asian 13,808  3.2%
 Filipino 8,105  1.9%
 Hispanic or Latino 277,550  64.3%
 Pacific Islander 1,487  0.3%
 White 85,811  19.9%
 Two or More Races 14,732  3.4%
 Not Reported 2,469  0.6%

Student Groups

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged: 287,042

Migrant: 2,102

Foster Youth: 2,536

English Learners: 73,574

English Learners Redesignated as Fluent: 10,039

Homeless Youth: 14,700

Number of Districts and Schools*

  • School Districts
    • Elementary: 4
    • High School: 1
    • Unified: 18
  • Schools
    • Elementary: 278
    • Intermediate/Middle/Junior High: 76
    • High School: 56
    • Continuation/Alternative/Adult/Charter/Online/Special Education: 96

*as of December 17, 2020
(Source: Public Schools and District Data Files - County-District-School Administration [CA Department of Education])

Total Number of Teachers

19,633
(Source: 2018-2019 EdData - County Summary - Riverside [ed-data.org])

Total Number of Classified Employees

16,616
(Source: 2018-2019 EdData - County Summary - Riverside [ed-data.org])

Total Number of Full Time Administrators

1,489
(Source: 2018-2019 EdData - County Summary - Riverside [ed-data.org])

Total Number of New Teachers Hired for 2019-2020

1,230

Data Sources

California Department of Education Data and Statistics Data Quest

California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)