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West Warwick, Rhode Island - 6 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks West Warwick #20 of 53 districts in Rhode Island (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,354 per pupil, West Warwick ranks #30 of 60 Rhode Island districts by per-pupil spending (Rhode Island districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,511
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$19,354
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Warwick operates 6 public schools serving 3,511 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Rhode Island. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high 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 Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,354 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 42.5% local, 46.1% state, and 11.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 56/100, ranked #20 of 53 in Rhode Island against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 320.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 56.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.9% White, 21.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is John F. Deering Middle, with a diversity index of 56.5/100.
Its largest campus is West Warwick High School, enrolling 1,081 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Maisie E. Quinn School, at 91 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West Warwick High School accounts for 30.8% of all West Warwick student enrollment
That dominant concentration means West Warwick-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
West Warwick school enrollment varies 12× across entities
West Warwick school enrollment ranges from 91 students (lowest) to 1,081 students (highest), a spread of 990 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
West Warwick student-counselor ratio is 321:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within West Warwick is typically wider than the West Warwick-aggregate figure suggests.
West Warwick chronic absenteeism rate is 56.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
West Warwick has 6 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,511 students.
How much does West Warwick spend per student?
West Warwick spends $19,354 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #20 in Rhode Island.
What is the demographic composition of West Warwick?
West Warwick students are 62.9% White, 21.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Warwick?
West Warwick has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #20 out of 53 districts in Rhode Island.