Scituate

Public school district · Providence County · Rhode Island · NCES district ID 4400960

Scituate spent $23,322 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 84% of the other Rhode Island districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,044). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,188 students in 2024-25; 14.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,780 per student, up 6.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% 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 Scituate in enrollment (617 to 1,634 students) and Scituate itself.

Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Scituate, 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 Scituate, 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 Scituate, 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 Scituate, 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

$30,161,000 in revenue: 14.4% state, 74.0% local and 11.6% federal. Total spending including $654,000 of capital outlay was $29,976,000, or $25,106 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Scituate revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,348,000; Local $22,329,000; Federal $3,484,000; total $30,161,000.
  • State$4,348,000 14%
  • Local$22,329,000 74%
  • Federal$3,484,000 12%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,193 students in 2022-23, 1,172 students in 2023-24, 1,188 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Scituate enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,193, 2023-24: 1,172, 2024-25: 1,18805001k1.5k2022-231,1932023-241,1722024-251,188
Scituate enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,193, 2023-24: 1,172, 2024-25: 1,18805001k1.5k2022-231,1932023-241,1722024-251,188
Scituate enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,193, 2023-24: 1,172, 2024-25: 1,18805001k1.5k2022-231,1932023-241,1722024-251,188
Scituate enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,193, 2023-24: 1,172, 2024-25: 1,18805001k1.5k2022-231,1932023-241,1722024-251,188

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,19399.412.0
2023-241,172103.011.4
2024-251,188103.011.5

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

$9,298,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,787 per student

Scituate booked $9,298,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 99 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 $93,541 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 91 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$7,832,00084.2%
Special education$1,264,00013.6%
Vocational$152,0001.6%
Other programs$50,0000.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,408 in 2018-19, $8,123 in 2019-20, $7,188 in 2020-21, $8,065 in 2021-22, $7,787 in 2022-23.

Scituate teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,408, 2019-20: $8,123, 2020-21: $7,188, 2021-22: $8,065, 2022-23: $7,78702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,4082019-20$8,1232020-21$7,1882021-22$8,0652022-23$7,787
Scituate teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,408, 2019-20: $8,123, 2020-21: $7,188, 2021-22: $8,065, 2022-23: $7,78702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,4082019-20$8,1232020-21$7,1882021-22$8,0652022-23$7,787
Scituate teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,408, 2019-20: $8,123, 2020-21: $7,188, 2021-22: $8,065, 2022-23: $7,78702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,4082019-20$8,1232020-21$7,1882021-22$8,0652022-23$7,787
Scituate teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,408, 2019-20: $8,123, 2020-21: $7,188, 2021-22: $8,065, 2022-23: $7,78702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$7,4082019-20$8,1232020-21$7,1882021-22$8,0652022-23$7,787

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 Scituate scored proficient or above: 47% in reading and 41% 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 arts47%33.1%616
Math41%26.6%614

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

95% or more of the 99 students in Scituate'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 rate95% or more84.1%
Students in the class9911,062

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.

3 elementary schools, 541 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
North Scituate School23814.020.2%Not Title I
Hope School16310.223.3%Schoolwide program
Clayville School14012.718.6%Not Title I

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, 260 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Scituate Middle School26011.315.8%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, 387 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Scituate High School38710.817.3%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 Scituate

  • Phone: (401) 647-4100
  • Office: 3 George Washington Highway, Clayville, RI 02815

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 Scituate

  1. Rhode Island districts by spending per studentScituate ranks 6 of 33 Rhode Island districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,322).#6 of 33
  2. Every school district in Rhode IslandScituate is the number 32 by size of 64 Rhode Island districts, with 1,194 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#32 of 64
  3. Foster-GlocesterThe next larger Rhode Island district: 1,359 students in fall 2022, $20,494 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,494
  4. NarragansettThe next smaller Rhode Island district: 1,128 students in fall 2022, $27,636 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,636
  5. Compare Scituate with Foster-GlocesterEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Scituate High School, its largest high school387 students in 2024-25, 10.8 per teacher.387
  7. Teacher salary spending across Rhode IslandScituate spent $93,541 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,165); spending, not a salary.$93,541
  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 Scituate

  1. How many schools and students are in Scituate?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,188 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Scituate spend per student?
    $23,322 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 $24,780 per student, up 6.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Scituate's money come from?
    $30,161,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 14.4% state, 74.0% local and 11.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Scituate live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 89 of the 1,569 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.7%, 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 Scituate spend on teacher salaries?
    $9,298,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,787 per student. Divided by the 99 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $93,541 per teacher, more than 91 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 Scituate do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Scituate scored proficient or above: 47% in reading and 41% 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 Scituate?
    95% or more of the 99 students in Scituate'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 Scituate's NCES district ID?
    4400960. 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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