Little Compton

Public school district · Newport County · Rhode Island · NCES district ID 4400600

Little Compton spent $34,632 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other Rhode Island districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,617). Its one school enrolled 216 students in 2024-25; 11.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $35,521 per student, up 2.6% 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 Little Compton in enrollment (160 to 221 students) and Little Compton itself.

Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Little Compton, FY23Little Compton $34,632; Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy $27,100; 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; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.15k20k25k30k35k40kLittle Compton$34,632Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership …$27,100Trinity 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$18,402State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Little Compton, FY23Little Compton $34,632; Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy $27,100; 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; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.15k20k25k30k35k40kLittle Compton$34,632Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Acade…$27,100Trinity 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$18,402State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Little Compton, FY23Little Compton $34,632; Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy $27,100; 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; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.15k25k35k40kLittle Compton$34,632Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy$27,100Trinity 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$18,402State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Little Compton, FY23Little Compton $34,632; Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy $27,100; 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; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.15k25k35k40kLittle Compton$34,632Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy$27,100Trinity 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$18,402State median, under 1,000 students $20,617

Where the money came from

$9,426,000 in revenue: 11.7% state, 84.1% local and 4.2% federal. Total spending including $136,000 of capital outlay was $9,010,000, or $44,826 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Little Compton revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,107,000; Local $7,926,000; Federal $393,000; total $9,426,000.
  • State$1,107,000 12%
  • Local$7,926,000 84%
  • Federal$393,000 4%

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

200 students in 2022-23, 210 students in 2023-24, 216 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Little Compton enrollment by school year2022-23: 200, 2023-24: 210, 2024-25: 21601002003002022-232002023-242102024-25216
Little Compton enrollment by school year2022-23: 200, 2023-24: 210, 2024-25: 21601002003002022-232002023-242102024-25216
Little Compton enrollment by school year2022-23: 200, 2023-24: 210, 2024-25: 21601002003002022-232002023-242102024-25216
Little Compton enrollment by school year2022-23: 200, 2023-24: 210, 2024-25: 21601002003002022-232002023-242102024-25216

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320028.47.0
2023-2421028.07.5
2024-2521629.07.4

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Little Compton scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 50-54% 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 arts55-59%33.1%139
Math50-54%26.6%139

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, 216 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wilbur and McMahon Schools2167.415.3%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 Little Compton

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 Little Compton

  1. Rhode Island districts by spending per studentLittle Compton ranks 2 of 27 Rhode Island districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($34,632).#2 of 27
  2. Every school district in Rhode IslandLittle Compton is the number 53 by size of 64 Rhode Island districts, with 201 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#53 of 64
  3. Village Green VirtualThe next larger Rhode Island district: 202 students in fall 2022, $20,460 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,460
  4. The Greene SchoolThe next smaller Rhode Island district: 199 students in fall 2022, $18,402 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,402
  5. Compare Little Compton with Village Green VirtualEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Little Compton

  1. How many schools and students are in Little Compton?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 216 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Little Compton spend per student?
    $34,632 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 $35,521 per student, up 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Little Compton's money come from?
    $9,426,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 11.7% state, 84.1% local and 4.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Little Compton live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 21 of the 402 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.2%, 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 do students in Little Compton do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Little Compton scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 50-54% 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.
  6. What is Little Compton's NCES district ID?
    4400600. 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
  • 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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