Barrington High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Barrington, Rhode Island
Barrington High School in Barrington, Rhode Island enrolled 1,098 students in 2024-25 with 87.0 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Rhode Island high-school median of 12.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 83% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (Rhode Island: 84.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
1,139 students in 2022-23, 1,101 students in 2023-24, 1,098 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 83.2 to 87.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,139 | 83.2 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 1,101 | 84.0 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,098 | 87.0 | 12.6 |
12.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 Rhode Island high schools
Among the 59 Rhode Island high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
18 AP courses and one counselor per 224 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Barrington High School enrolled 1,119 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses18
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 224 of the 1,119 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent10.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.3% of students were White, 9.1% Asian, 6.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White76.3%
- Asian9.1%
- Hispanic6.6%
- Two or more races6.3%
- Black1.6%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Barrington High School scored proficient or above: 83% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 83% | 69% | 33.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 69% | 63% (2021-22) | 28.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
96% of the 284 students in Barrington High School'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.
| This school | Its district | Rhode Island | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 96% | 96% | 84.1% |
| Students in the class | 284 | 285 | 11,062 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Barrington High School
- Highlander Secondary Charter SThe nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 340 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Pilgrim High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.7 miles away: 1,137 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
- Compare Barrington High School with Highlander Secondary Charter SStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Barrington spends per student$18,135 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,135
- The largest public schools in Rhode IslandBarrington High School is the number 11 by size of 59 Rhode Island high schools open in 2024-25.#11 of 59
- Rhode Island schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for high schools.12.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Barrington High School
How many students attend Barrington High School?
1,098 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,139 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Barrington, RI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Barrington High School?
12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for high schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Barrington High School a Title I school?
Barrington High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Barrington High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Barrington High School scored proficient or above: 83% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Barrington High School?
96% of the 284 students in Barrington High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.1% across Rhode Island. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Barrington High School in?
Barrington, NCES district ID 4400030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440003000001 are the district's.
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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.