Foster

Public school district · Providence County · Rhode Island · NCES district ID 4400390

Foster spent $22,977 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 65% of the other Rhode Island districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,617). Its one school enrolled 241 students in 2024-25; 23.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,580 per student, up 20.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Rhode Island districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Foster in enrollment (169 to 260 students) and Foster itself.

Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Foster, FY23Little Compton $34,632; Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts $25,571; Providence Preparatory Charter $23,371; Foster $22,977; Village Green Virtual $20,460; Charette Charter $20,320; Nuestro Mundo Public Charter $20,156; The Compass School $19,312; The Greene School $18,402; Kingston Hill Academy $17,631; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k20k30k40kLittle Compton$34,632Trinity Academy for the Perfor…$25,571Providence Preparatory Charter$23,371Foster$22,977Village Green Virtual$20,460Charette Charter$20,320Nuestro Mundo Public Charter$20,156The Compass School$19,312The Greene School$18,402Kingston Hill Academy$17,631State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Foster, FY23Little Compton $34,632; Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts $25,571; Providence Preparatory Charter $23,371; Foster $22,977; Village Green Virtual $20,460; Charette Charter $20,320; Nuestro Mundo Public Charter $20,156; The Compass School $19,312; The Greene School $18,402; Kingston Hill Academy $17,631; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k20k30k40kLittle Compton$34,632Trinity Academy for the Performing …$25,571Providence Preparatory Charter$23,371Foster$22,977Village Green Virtual$20,460Charette Charter$20,320Nuestro Mundo Public Charter$20,156The Compass School$19,312The Greene School$18,402Kingston Hill Academy$17,631State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Foster, FY23Little Compton $34,632; Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts $25,571; Providence Preparatory Charter $23,371; Foster $22,977; Village Green Virtual $20,460; Charette Charter $20,320; Nuestro Mundo Public Charter $20,156; The Compass School $19,312; The Greene School $18,402; Kingston Hill Academy $17,631; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k20k30k40kLittle Compton$34,632Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts$25,571Providence Preparatory Charter$23,371Foster$22,977Village Green Virtual$20,460Charette Charter$20,320Nuestro Mundo Public Charter$20,156The Compass School$19,312The Greene School$18,402Kingston Hill Academy$17,631State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Foster, FY23Little Compton $34,632; Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts $25,571; Providence Preparatory Charter $23,371; Foster $22,977; Village Green Virtual $20,460; Charette Charter $20,320; Nuestro Mundo Public Charter $20,156; The Compass School $19,312; The Greene School $18,402; Kingston Hill Academy $17,631; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k20k30k40kLittle Compton$34,632Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts$25,571Providence Preparatory Charter$23,371Foster$22,977Village Green Virtual$20,460Charette Charter$20,320Nuestro Mundo Public Charter$20,156The Compass School$19,312The Greene School$18,402Kingston Hill Academy$17,631State median, under 1,000 students $20,617

Where the money came from

$5,844,000 in revenue: 23.7% state, 65.9% local and 10.4% federal. Total spending including $572,000 of capital outlay was $5,652,000, or $25,575 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Foster revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,385,000; Local $3,852,000; Federal $607,000; total $5,844,000.
  • State$1,385,000 24%
  • Local$3,852,000 66%
  • Federal$607,000 10%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 27 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

221 students in 2022-23, 226 students in 2023-24, 241 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Foster enrollment by school year2022-23: 221, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232212023-242262024-25241
Foster enrollment by school year2022-23: 221, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232212023-242262024-25241
Foster enrollment by school year2022-23: 221, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232212023-242262024-25241
Foster enrollment by school year2022-23: 221, 2023-24: 226, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232212023-242262024-25241

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322119.211.5
2023-2422624.09.4
2024-2524121.011.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,477,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,683 per student

Foster booked $1,477,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 19 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $76,927 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 26 in 100 Rhode Island districts with a figure (state median $84,165, 58 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Rhode Island teacher salary at $76,852 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,206,00081.7%
Special education$256,00017.3%
Other programs$15,0001.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,860 in 2018-19, $5,636 in 2019-20, $6,264 in 2020-21, $6,665 in 2021-22, $6,683 in 2022-23.

Foster teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,860, 2019-20: $5,636, 2020-21: $6,264, 2021-22: $6,665, 2022-23: $6,68302k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8602019-20$5,6362020-21$6,2642021-22$6,6652022-23$6,683
Foster teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,860, 2019-20: $5,636, 2020-21: $6,264, 2021-22: $6,665, 2022-23: $6,68302k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8602019-20$5,6362020-21$6,2642021-22$6,6652022-23$6,683
Foster teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,860, 2019-20: $5,636, 2020-21: $6,264, 2021-22: $6,665, 2022-23: $6,68302k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8602019-20$5,6362020-21$6,2642021-22$6,6652022-23$6,683
Foster teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,860, 2019-20: $5,636, 2020-21: $6,264, 2021-22: $6,665, 2022-23: $6,68302k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8602019-20$5,6362020-21$6,2642021-22$6,6652022-23$6,683

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Foster scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 35-39% in math, against 33.1% in reading and 26.6% in math across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtRhode IslandStudents tested
Reading and language arts35-39%33.1%101
Math35-39%26.6%101

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 241 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Capt. Isaac Paine El. School24111.521.6%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Foster

  • Phone: (401) 647-5100
  • Office: 160 Foster Ctr Rd/Isaac, Foster, RI 02825

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Foster

  1. Rhode Island districts by spending per studentFoster ranks 10 of 27 Rhode Island districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,977).#10 of 27
  2. Every school district in Rhode IslandFoster is the number 49 by size of 64 Rhode Island districts, with 221 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#49 of 64
  3. Kingston Hill AcademyThe next larger Rhode Island district: 260 students in fall 2022, $17,631 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,631
  4. The Compass SchoolThe next smaller Rhode Island district: 215 students in fall 2022, $19,312 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,312
  5. Compare Foster with Kingston Hill AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across Rhode IslandFoster spent $76,927 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,165); spending, not a salary.$76,927
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Foster

  1. How many schools and students are in Foster?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 241 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Foster spend per student?
    $22,977 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Rhode Island median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $20,617 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,580 per student, up 20.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Foster's money come from?
    $5,844,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 23.7% state, 65.9% local and 10.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Foster live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 24 of the 250 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Foster spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,477,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,683 per student. Divided by the 19 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $76,927 per teacher, more than 26 in 100 Rhode Island districts (state median $84,165). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Rhode Island teacher salary at $76,852 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Foster do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Foster scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 35-39% in math, against 33.1% in reading and 26.6% in math across Rhode Island. Rhode Island's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Foster's NCES district ID?
    4400390. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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