Narragansett

Public school district · Washington County · Rhode Island · NCES district ID 4400660

Narragansett spent $27,636 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of the 33 Rhode Island districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,044). Its 3 schools enrolled 966 students in 2024-25; 11.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $30,963 per student, up 12.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Rhode Island: 84.1%).

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 Narragansett in enrollment (617 to 1,634 students) and Narragansett itself.

Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Narragansett, FY23Narragansett $27,636; MET Career and Tech $25,478; Davies Career and Tech $23,738; Paul Cuffee Charter School $23,469; Scituate $23,322; Exeter-West Greenwich $22,085; Highlander $22,036; Tiverton $20,723; Foster-Glocester $20,494; North Smithfield $18,085; State median, 1,000+ students $20,044.15k20k25k30kNarragansett$27,636MET Career and Tech$25,478Davies Career and Tech$23,738Paul Cuffee Charter School$23,469Scituate$23,322Exeter-West Greenwich$22,085Highlander$22,036Tiverton$20,723Foster-Glocester$20,494North Smithfield$18,085State median, 1,000+ students $20,044
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Narragansett, FY23Narragansett $27,636; MET Career and Tech $25,478; Davies Career and Tech $23,738; Paul Cuffee Charter School $23,469; Scituate $23,322; Exeter-West Greenwich $22,085; Highlander $22,036; Tiverton $20,723; Foster-Glocester $20,494; North Smithfield $18,085; State median, 1,000+ students $20,044.15k20k25k30kNarragansett$27,636MET Career and Tech$25,478Davies Career and Tech$23,738Paul Cuffee Charter School$23,469Scituate$23,322Exeter-West Greenwich$22,085Highlander$22,036Tiverton$20,723Foster-Glocester$20,494North Smithfield$18,085State median, 1,000+ students $20,044
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Narragansett, FY23Narragansett $27,636; MET Career and Tech $25,478; Davies Career and Tech $23,738; Paul Cuffee Charter School $23,469; Scituate $23,322; Exeter-West Greenwich $22,085; Highlander $22,036; Tiverton $20,723; Foster-Glocester $20,494; North Smithfield $18,085; State median, 1,000+ students $20,044.15k20k25k30kNarragansett$27,636MET Career and Tech$25,478Davies Career and Tech$23,738Paul Cuffee Charter School$23,469Scituate$23,322Exeter-West Greenwich$22,085Highlander$22,036Tiverton$20,723Foster-Glocester$20,494North Smithfield$18,085State median, 1,000+ students $20,044
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Narragansett, FY23Narragansett $27,636; MET Career and Tech $25,478; Davies Career and Tech $23,738; Paul Cuffee Charter School $23,469; Scituate $23,322; Exeter-West Greenwich $22,085; Highlander $22,036; Tiverton $20,723; Foster-Glocester $20,494; North Smithfield $18,085; State median, 1,000+ students $20,044.15k20k25k30kNarragansett$27,636MET Career and Tech$25,478Davies Career and Tech$23,738Paul Cuffee Charter School$23,469Scituate$23,322Exeter-West Greenwich$22,085Highlander$22,036Tiverton$20,723Foster-Glocester$20,494North Smithfield$18,085State median, 1,000+ students $20,044

Where the money came from

$36,194,000 in revenue: 11.0% state, 84.1% local and 4.8% federal. Total spending including $2,296,000 of capital outlay was $35,712,000, or $31,660 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Narragansett revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,992,000; Local $30,451,000; Federal $1,751,000; total $36,194,000.
  • State$3,992,000 11%
  • Local$30,451,000 84%
  • Federal$1,751,000 5%

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 33 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,114 students in 2022-23, 1,057 students in 2023-24, 966 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Narragansett enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,114, 2023-24: 1,057, 2024-25: 96605001k1.5k2022-231,1142023-241,0572024-25966
Narragansett enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,114, 2023-24: 1,057, 2024-25: 96605001k1.5k2022-231,1142023-241,0572024-25966
Narragansett enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,114, 2023-24: 1,057, 2024-25: 96605001k1.5k2022-231,1142023-241,0572024-25966
Narragansett enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,114, 2023-24: 1,057, 2024-25: 96605001k1.5k2022-231,1142023-241,0572024-25966

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,11493.911.9
2023-241,05797.010.9
2024-2596693.010.4

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

$10,143,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $8,992 per student

Narragansett booked $10,143,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 94 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 $108,019 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 99 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$7,826,00077.2%
Special education$1,684,00016.6%
Vocational$520,0005.1%
Other programs$113,0001.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,000 in 2018-19, $7,374 in 2019-20, $7,810 in 2020-21, $8,290 in 2021-22, $8,992 in 2022-23.

Narragansett teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,000, 2019-20: $7,374, 2020-21: $7,810, 2021-22: $8,290, 2022-23: $8,99202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,0002019-20$7,3742020-21$7,8102021-22$8,2902022-23$8,992
Narragansett teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,000, 2019-20: $7,374, 2020-21: $7,810, 2021-22: $8,290, 2022-23: $8,99202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,0002019-20$7,3742020-21$7,8102021-22$8,2902022-23$8,992
Narragansett teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,000, 2019-20: $7,374, 2020-21: $7,810, 2021-22: $8,290, 2022-23: $8,99202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,0002019-20$7,3742020-21$7,8102021-22$8,2902022-23$8,992
Narragansett teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,000, 2019-20: $7,374, 2020-21: $7,810, 2021-22: $8,290, 2022-23: $8,99202.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,0002019-20$7,3742020-21$7,8102021-22$8,2902022-23$8,992

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 Narragansett scored proficient or above: 58% in reading and 50% 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 arts58%33.1%542
Math50%26.6%537

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 122 students in Narragansett's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.1% across Rhode Island. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtRhode Island
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%84.1%
Students in the class12211,062

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 331 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Narragansett Elementary33111.021.1%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, 263 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Narragansett Pier School26313.223.2%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.

1 high school, 372 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Narragansett High School3728.719.9%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 Narragansett

  • Phone: (401) 792-9450
  • Office: 25 Fifth Avenue, Narragansett, RI 02882

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 Narragansett

  1. Rhode Island districts by spending per studentNarragansett ranks 1 of 33 Rhode Island districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,636).#1 of 33
  2. Every school district in Rhode IslandNarragansett is the number 33 by size of 64 Rhode Island districts, with 1,128 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#33 of 64
  3. ScituateThe next larger Rhode Island district: 1,194 students in fall 2022, $23,322 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,322
  4. Davies Career and TechThe next smaller Rhode Island district: 912 students in fall 2022, $23,738 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,738
  5. Compare Narragansett with ScituateEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Narragansett High School, its largest high school372 students in 2024-25, 8.7 per teacher.372
  7. Teacher salary spending across Rhode IslandNarragansett spent $108,019 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,165); spending, not a salary.$108,019
  8. 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 Narragansett

  1. How many schools and students are in Narragansett?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 966 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Narragansett spend per student?
    $27,636 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $20,044 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $30,963 per student, up 12.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Narragansett's money come from?
    $36,194,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 11.0% state, 84.1% local and 4.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Narragansett live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 77 of the 1,164 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.6%, 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 Narragansett spend on teacher salaries?
    $10,143,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $8,992 per student. Divided by the 94 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $108,019 per teacher, more than 99 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 Narragansett do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Narragansett scored proficient or above: 58% in reading and 50% 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 the graduation rate in Narragansett?
    90-94% of the 122 students in Narragansett's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.1% across Rhode Island. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Narragansett's NCES district ID?
    4400660. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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