New Shoreham

Public school district · Washington County · Rhode Island · NCES district ID 4400690

New Shoreham spent $44,099 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of the 27 Rhode Island districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,617). Its one school enrolled 126 students in 2024-25; 12.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $46,714 per student, up 5.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (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 New Shoreham in enrollment (141 to 205 students) and New Shoreham itself.

Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to New Shoreham, FY23New Shoreham $44,099; Little Compton $34,632; Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy $27,100; Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts $25,571; Providence Preparatory Charter $23,371; Village Green Virtual $20,460; Charette Charter $20,320; Nuestro Mundo Public Charter $20,156; SouthSide Charter School $19,887; The Greene School $18,402; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k20k30k40k50kNew Shoreham$44,099Little Compton$34,632Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership …$27,100Trinity Academy for the Perfor…$25,571Providence Preparatory Charter$23,371Village Green Virtual$20,460Charette Charter$20,320Nuestro Mundo Public Charter$20,156SouthSide Charter School$19,887The Greene School$18,402State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to New Shoreham, FY23New Shoreham $44,099; Little Compton $34,632; Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy $27,100; Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts $25,571; Providence Preparatory Charter $23,371; Village Green Virtual $20,460; Charette Charter $20,320; Nuestro Mundo Public Charter $20,156; SouthSide Charter School $19,887; The Greene School $18,402; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k20k30k40k50kNew Shoreham$44,099Little Compton$34,632Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Acade…$27,100Trinity Academy for the Performing …$25,571Providence Preparatory Charter$23,371Village Green Virtual$20,460Charette Charter$20,320Nuestro Mundo Public Charter$20,156SouthSide Charter School$19,887The Greene School$18,402State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to New Shoreham, FY23New Shoreham $44,099; Little Compton $34,632; Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy $27,100; Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts $25,571; Providence Preparatory Charter $23,371; Village Green Virtual $20,460; Charette Charter $20,320; Nuestro Mundo Public Charter $20,156; SouthSide Charter School $19,887; The Greene School $18,402; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k30k50kNew Shoreham$44,099Little Compton$34,632Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy$27,100Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts$25,571Providence Preparatory Charter$23,371Village Green Virtual$20,460Charette Charter$20,320Nuestro Mundo Public Charter$20,156SouthSide Charter School$19,887The Greene School$18,402State median, under 1,000 students $20,617
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to New Shoreham, FY23New Shoreham $44,099; Little Compton $34,632; Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy $27,100; Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts $25,571; Providence Preparatory Charter $23,371; Village Green Virtual $20,460; Charette Charter $20,320; Nuestro Mundo Public Charter $20,156; SouthSide Charter School $19,887; The Greene School $18,402; State median, under 1,000 students $20,617.10k30k50kNew Shoreham$44,099Little Compton$34,632Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy$27,100Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts$25,571Providence Preparatory Charter$23,371Village Green Virtual$20,460Charette Charter$20,320Nuestro Mundo Public Charter$20,156SouthSide Charter School$19,887The Greene School$18,402State median, under 1,000 students $20,617

Where the money came from

$6,682,000 in revenue: 12.3% state, 85.3% local and 2.4% federal. Total spending including $489,000 of capital outlay was $6,438,000, or $49,145 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

New Shoreham revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $819,000; Local $5,702,000; Federal $161,000; total $6,682,000.
  • State$819,000 12%
  • Local$5,702,000 85%
  • Federal$161,000 2%

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

130 students in 2022-23, 125 students in 2023-24, 126 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

New Shoreham enrollment by school year2022-23: 130, 2023-24: 125, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231302023-241252024-25126
New Shoreham enrollment by school year2022-23: 130, 2023-24: 125, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231302023-241252024-25126
New Shoreham enrollment by school year2022-23: 130, 2023-24: 125, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231302023-241252024-25126
New Shoreham enrollment by school year2022-23: 130, 2023-24: 125, 2024-25: 1260501001502022-231302023-241252024-25126

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313020.96.2
2023-2412522.05.7
2024-2512621.06.0

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 New Shoreham scored proficient or above: 40-44% 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 arts40-44%33.1%66
Math35-39%26.6%67

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

50% or more of the 9 students in New Shoreham'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 rate50% or more84.1%
Students in the class911,062

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 other school, 126 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Block Island School1266.030.2%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 New Shoreham

  • Phone: (401) 466-7727
  • Office: New Shoreham School Department, Block Island, RI 02807

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 New Shoreham

  1. Rhode Island districts by spending per studentNew Shoreham ranks 1 of 27 Rhode Island districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($44,099).#1 of 27
  2. Every school district in Rhode IslandNew Shoreham is the number 60 by size of 64 Rhode Island districts, with 131 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#60 of 64
  3. SouthSide Charter SchoolThe next larger Rhode Island district: 141 students in fall 2022, $19,887 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,887
  4. Excel Academy Rhode IslandThe next smaller Rhode Island district: 117 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare New Shoreham with SouthSide Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 New Shoreham

  1. How many schools and students are in New Shoreham?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 126 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does New Shoreham spend per student?
    $44,099 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 $46,714 per student, up 5.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does New Shoreham's money come from?
    $6,682,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 12.3% state, 85.3% local and 2.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in New Shoreham live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 4 of the 133 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.0%, 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 New Shoreham do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in New Shoreham scored proficient or above: 40-44% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in New Shoreham?
    50% or more of the 9 students in New Shoreham'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.
  7. What is New Shoreham's NCES district ID?
    4400690. 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
  • 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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