Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy

Public school district · Providence County · Rhode Island · NCES district ID 4400024

Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy spent $27,100 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 92% of the other Rhode Island districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $20,617). Its one school enrolled 187 students in 2024-25; 46.6% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 30-39% (Rhode Island: 84.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy in enrollment (131 to 205 students) and Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy, 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 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy, 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 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy, 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 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy, 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

$4,588,000 in revenue: 46.6% state, 27.6% local and 25.9% federal. Total spending including $104,000 of capital outlay was $4,440,000, or $27,750 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,136,000; Local $1,264,000; Federal $1,188,000; total $4,588,000.
  • State$2,136,000 47%
  • Local$1,264,000 28%
  • Federal$1,188,000 26%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

160 students in 2022-23, 170 students in 2023-24, 187 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 160, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1870501001502002022-231602023-241702024-25187
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 160, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1870501001502002022-231602023-241702024-25187
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 160, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1870501001502002022-231602023-241702024-25187
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 160, 2023-24: 170, 2024-25: 1870501001502002022-231602023-241702024-25187

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316012.013.3
2023-2417017.010.0
2024-2518715.012.5

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

$826,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,163 per student

Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy booked $826,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 12 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 $68,833 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 16 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$578,00070.0%
Special education$103,00012.5%
Vocational$65,0007.9%
Other programs$80,0009.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,688 in 2018-19, $3,289 in 2019-20, $2,955 in 2020-21, $3,293 in 2021-22, $5,163 in 2022-23.

Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,688, 2019-20: $3,289, 2020-21: $2,955, 2021-22: $3,293, 2022-23: $5,16302k4k6k2018-19$3,6882019-20$3,2892020-21$2,9552021-22$3,2932022-23$5,163
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,688, 2019-20: $3,289, 2020-21: $2,955, 2021-22: $3,293, 2022-23: $5,16302k4k6k2018-19$3,6882019-20$3,2892020-21$2,9552021-22$3,2932022-23$5,163
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,688, 2019-20: $3,289, 2020-21: $2,955, 2021-22: $3,293, 2022-23: $5,16302k4k6k2018-19$3,6882019-20$3,2892020-21$2,9552021-22$3,2932022-23$5,163
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,688, 2019-20: $3,289, 2020-21: $2,955, 2021-22: $3,293, 2022-23: $5,16302k4k6k2018-19$3,6882019-20$3,2892020-21$2,9552021-22$3,2932022-23$5,163

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 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading and 20% or less 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 arts20% or less33.1%26
Math20% or less26.6%26

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

30-39% of the 50 students in Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy'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 rate30‑39%84.1%
Students in the class5011,062

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 high school, 187 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sheila Skip Nowell18712.594.7%Schoolwide 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 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy

  • Phone: (401) 751-0405
  • Office: 150 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903

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 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy

  1. Rhode Island districts by spending per studentSheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy ranks 3 of 27 Rhode Island districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,100).#3 of 27
  2. Every school district in Rhode IslandSheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy is the number 58 by size of 64 Rhode Island districts, with 160 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#58 of 64
  3. Charette CharterThe next larger Rhode Island district: 169 students in fall 2022, $20,320 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,320
  4. SouthSide Charter SchoolThe next smaller Rhode Island district: 141 students in fall 2022, $19,887 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,887
  5. Compare Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy with Charette CharterEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Sheila Skip Nowell, its largest high school187 students in 2024-25, 12.5 per teacher.187
  7. Teacher salary spending across Rhode IslandSheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy spent $68,833 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,165); spending, not a salary.$68,833
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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 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 187 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy spend per student?
    $27,100 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.
  3. Where does Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy's money come from?
    $4,588,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 46.6% state, 27.6% local and 25.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy spend on teacher salaries?
    $826,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,163 per student. Divided by the 12 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $68,833 per teacher, more than 16 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).
  5. How do students in Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading and 20% or less 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 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy?
    30-39% of the 50 students in Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy'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 Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy's NCES district ID?
    4400024. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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: 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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