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Bethel Christian Schools

2425 VAN BUREN BLVD, RIVERSIDE, CA 92503

Compared to its its local public school district, where the student body was predominantly Hispanic or Latino, this school had a much lower share of such students during the 2021–22 school year.

However, the school’s student body had more racial diversity than the district’s. What does this mean?

Bethel Christian Schools (2021–22)
Riverside Unified School District (2021–22)
  • White
  • Black
  • Hisp.
  • Asian Am.
  • Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat.
  • Haw. / Pac. Isl.
  • Multi.
  • Not spec.

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data

Information about this school comes from the Private School Universe Survey, a national dataset collected by the National Center for Education Statistics since 1989 that is aimed at gathering information about private schools across the United States. Bethel Christian Schools has completed the survey 14 times, most recently for the 2021–22 school year. As the information is reported by the school, there may be errors.

Demographics Over Time

Bethel Christian Schools
Riverside Unified School District

Data has been removed from this chart due to likely errors in the survey responses in 1993.

Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi.
Bethel Christian Schools 510 43.3% 9.4% 34.5% 2.9% 2.0% 0.2% 7.6%
Riverside Unified School District 41,647 17.7% 6.1% 67.4% 4.7% 0.3% 0.3% 3.3%

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data (2021–22)

Private School Survey Responses

School Year Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi. Teachers Student-Teacher Ratio
2021–2022 510 43.3% 9.4% 34.5% 2.9% 2.0% 0.2% 7.6% 29 18:1
2019–2020 347 38.9% 8.9% 31.1% 4.9% 2.0% 1.2% 13.0% 26 13:1
2017–2018 302 82.1% 6.0% 5.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0.3% 1.7% 20 15:1
2015–2016 263 82.1% 6.1% 4.9% 4.9% 0.0% 0.4% 1.5% 18 15:1
2013–2014 184 82.1% 6.0% 4.9% 4.9% 0.0% 0.5% 1.6% 17 11:1

Other Nearby Private Schools

School School Type Grades Religion Distance
St. Thomas the Apostle School Regular elementary or secondary PK–8th Roman Catholic 1.65 mi.
Carnegie Schools-Riverside Regular elementary or secondary PK–12th Christian 1.84 mi.
Bright Futures Academy Riverside Special education 1st–12th Nonsectarian 2.08 mi.
Montessori Childrens House Montessori PK–3rd Nonsectarian 2.19 mi.
Riverside Montessori Academy Montessori PK–4th Nonsectarian 3.16 mi.

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About This Data

Where is this data from?

Most of the data we use comes from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Private School Universe Survey, which has aimed to gather information about U.S. private schools every other year since 1989. Because the regulation of private schools is handled differently by state, there is no comprehensive list of every private school in the country. The PSS attempts to approximate such a list using various sources, including state education departments, private school associations and religious organizations, and, in some areas, online yellow pages and local government offices.

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