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North Smithfield, Rhode Island - 3 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks North Smithfield #44 of 53 districts in Rhode Island (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,779 per pupil, North Smithfield ranks #46 of 60 Rhode Island districts by per-pupil spending (Rhode Island districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,618
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,779
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Smithfield operates 3 public schools serving 1,618 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Rhode Island. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Providence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,779 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half 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 64.7% local, 28.0% state, and 7.4% 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 33/100, ranked #44 of 53 in Rhode Island against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 366.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.4% White, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Smitfield Hs, with a diversity index of 36.3/100.
Its largest campus is North Smithfield Elementary, enrolling 583 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
North Smithfield Elementary accounts for 36.0% of all North Smithfield student enrollment
That dominant concentration means North Smithfield-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.
North Smithfield student-counselor ratio is 367:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
North Smithfield chronic absenteeism rate is 16.9% — 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 North Smithfield is typically wider than the North Smithfield-aggregate figure suggests.
North Smithfield has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,618 students.
How much does North Smithfield spend per student?
North Smithfield spends $17,779 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #44 in Rhode Island.
What is the demographic composition of North Smithfield?
North Smithfield students are 79.4% White, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% Asian, 2.0% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Smithfield?
North Smithfield has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #44 out of 53 districts in Rhode Island.