Jamestown

Public school district · Newport County · Rhode Island · NCES district ID 4400510

Jamestown spent $26,105 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 88% of the other Rhode Island districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,617). Its 2 schools enrolled 396 students in 2024-25; 6.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,995 per student, down 0.4% 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 Jamestown in enrollment (260 to 577 students) and Jamestown itself.

Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Jamestown, FY23Jamestown $26,105; Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College $21,685; Glocester $20,617; Segue Institute for Learning $19,971; Blackstone Academy $19,667; International Charter $18,942; Beacon Charter School $18,614; Kingston Hill Academy $17,631; The Hope Academy $17,438; RISE Prep Mayoral Academy $14,256; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k15k20k25k30kJamestown$26,105Rhode Island Nurses Institute …$21,685Glocester$20,617Segue Institute for Learning$19,971Blackstone Academy$19,667International Charter$18,942Beacon Charter School$18,614Kingston Hill Academy$17,631The Hope Academy$17,438RISE Prep Mayoral Academy$14,256State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Jamestown, FY23Jamestown $26,105; Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College $21,685; Glocester $20,617; Segue Institute for Learning $19,971; Blackstone Academy $19,667; International Charter $18,942; Beacon Charter School $18,614; Kingston Hill Academy $17,631; The Hope Academy $17,438; RISE Prep Mayoral Academy $14,256; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k15k20k25k30kJamestown$26,105Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middl…$21,685Glocester$20,617Segue Institute for Learning$19,971Blackstone Academy$19,667International Charter$18,942Beacon Charter School$18,614Kingston Hill Academy$17,631The Hope Academy$17,438RISE Prep Mayoral Academy$14,256State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Jamestown, FY23Jamestown $26,105; Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College $21,685; Glocester $20,617; Segue Institute for Learning $19,971; Blackstone Academy $19,667; International Charter $18,942; Beacon Charter School $18,614; Kingston Hill Academy $17,631; The Hope Academy $17,438; RISE Prep Mayoral Academy $14,256; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k20k30kJamestown$26,105Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College$21,685Glocester$20,617Segue Institute for Learning$19,971Blackstone Academy$19,667International Charter$18,942Beacon Charter School$18,614Kingston Hill Academy$17,631The Hope Academy$17,438RISE Prep Mayoral Academy$14,256State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Jamestown, FY23Jamestown $26,105; Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College $21,685; Glocester $20,617; Segue Institute for Learning $19,971; Blackstone Academy $19,667; International Charter $18,942; Beacon Charter School $18,614; Kingston Hill Academy $17,631; The Hope Academy $17,438; RISE Prep Mayoral Academy $14,256; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k20k30kJamestown$26,105Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle Co…$21,685Glocester$20,617Segue Institute for Learning$19,971Blackstone Academy$19,667International Charter$18,942Beacon Charter School$18,614Kingston Hill Academy$17,631The Hope Academy$17,438RISE Prep Mayoral Academy$14,256State median, under 1,000 students $20,617

Where the money came from

$15,880,000 in revenue: 6.6% state, 86.2% local and 7.2% federal. Total spending including $134,000 of capital outlay was $15,730,000, or $37,632 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Jamestown revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,048,000; Local $13,692,000; Federal $1,140,000; total $15,880,000.
  • State$1,048,000 7%
  • Local$13,692,000 86%
  • Federal$1,140,000 7%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

410 students in 2022-23, 403 students in 2023-24, 396 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Jamestown enrollment by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 39602004006002022-234102023-244032024-25396
Jamestown enrollment by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 39602004006002022-234102023-244032024-25396
Jamestown enrollment by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 39602004006002022-234102023-244032024-25396
Jamestown enrollment by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 39602004006002022-234102023-244032024-25396

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341041.59.9
2023-2440339.010.3
2024-2539640.09.9

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

$3,563,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $8,524 per student

Jamestown booked $3,563,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 42 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 $85,855 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 58 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$2,822,00079.2%
Special education$692,00019.4%
Other programs$49,0001.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,878 in 2018-19, $7,356 in 2019-20, $7,515 in 2020-21, $8,336 in 2021-22, $8,524 in 2022-23.

Jamestown teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,878, 2019-20: $7,356, 2020-21: $7,515, 2021-22: $8,336, 2022-23: $8,52402.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$6,8782019-20$7,3562020-21$7,5152021-22$8,3362022-23$8,524
Jamestown teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,878, 2019-20: $7,356, 2020-21: $7,515, 2021-22: $8,336, 2022-23: $8,52402.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$6,8782019-20$7,3562020-21$7,5152021-22$8,3362022-23$8,524
Jamestown teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,878, 2019-20: $7,356, 2020-21: $7,515, 2021-22: $8,336, 2022-23: $8,52402.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$6,8782019-20$7,3562020-21$7,5152021-22$8,3362022-23$8,524
Jamestown teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,878, 2019-20: $7,356, 2020-21: $7,515, 2021-22: $8,336, 2022-23: $8,52402.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$6,8782019-20$7,3562020-21$7,5152021-22$8,3362022-23$8,524

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 Jamestown scored proficient or above: 59% in reading and 62% 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 arts59%33.1%296
Math62%26.6%298

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, 207 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jamestown School-Melrose20710.98.7%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.

1 middle school, 189 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jamestown School-Lawn1899.010.1%Eligible, no 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 Jamestown

  • Phone: (401) 423-7020
  • Office: 76 Melrose Avenue, Jamestown, RI 02835

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 Jamestown

  1. Rhode Island districts by spending per studentJamestown ranks 4 of 27 Rhode Island districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($26,105).#4 of 27
  2. Every school district in Rhode IslandJamestown is the number 41 by size of 64 Rhode Island districts, with 418 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#41 of 64
  3. RISE Prep Mayoral AcademyThe next larger Rhode Island district: 425 students in fall 2022, $14,256 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,256
  4. International CharterThe next smaller Rhode Island district: 381 students in fall 2022, $18,942 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,942
  5. Compare Jamestown with RISE Prep Mayoral AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across Rhode IslandJamestown spent $85,855 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,165); spending, not a salary.$85,855
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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 Jamestown

  1. How many schools and students are in Jamestown?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 396 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Jamestown spend per student?
    $26,105 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 $25,995 per student, down 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Jamestown's money come from?
    $15,880,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 6.6% state, 86.2% local and 7.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Jamestown live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 19 of the 616 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.1%, 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 Jamestown spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,563,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $8,524 per student. Divided by the 42 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $85,855 per teacher, more than 58 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 Jamestown do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Jamestown scored proficient or above: 59% in reading and 62% 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 Jamestown's NCES district ID?
    4400510. 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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