The school's attendance district runs from the Kanawha-Fayette county line to the Charleston city limits.

Sports include wrestling, volleyball, track & field, softball, baseball, soccer, basketball, tennis, cross country, cheerleading, golf, and football.

The school premises have a full-service branch of the Kanawha County Public Library, a Pioneer Federal credit union, and facilities operated by Cabin Creek Health Center.

On September 6, 2016, a special state committee voted to close Valley High School in nearby Fayette County and send some of its students to Riverside.

Starting in August 2019, 135 Fayette County students choose to attend Riverside.