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Little Compton, Rhode Island - 1 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Little Compton #6 of 53 districts in Rhode Island (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,297 per pupil, Little Compton ranks #2 of 60 Rhode Island districts by per-pupil spending (Rhode Island districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$31,297
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Little Compton operates 1 public schools serving 201 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Rhode Island. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Newport County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,297 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 6 of 60 Rhode Island districts by per-pupil spending. See how Rhode Island compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 84.3% local, 12.4% state, and 3.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 72/100, ranked #6 of 53 in Rhode Island against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 216:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.8% White, 5.1% African American, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Wilbur and Mcmahon Schools, enrolling 216 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Wilbur and Mcmahon Schools accounts for 100.0% of all Little Compton student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Little Compton a distant remainder — means Little Compton-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Little Compton student-counselor ratio is 216:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Little Compton chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Little Compton is typically wider than the Little Compton-aggregate figure suggests.
Little Compton has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 201 students.
How much does Little Compton spend per student?
Little Compton spends $31,297 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #6 in Rhode Island.
What is the demographic composition of Little Compton?
Little Compton students are 89.8% White, 5.1% African American, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Little Compton?
Little Compton has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #6 out of 53 districts in Rhode Island.