C−
Pawtucket School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Pawtucket.
Students
7,708
Schools
16
Spent per student
$18,860
RI $23,945
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Debt
$78.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Pawtucket School District
- School Grade C−: better than 18% of Rhode Island districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 21% less per student than the RI average
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 7% since 2020
- Debt of $78.5M, about $10,178 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Ashaway.
K–43 elementary schoolsChariho Regional School District
5–8Chariho Regional Middle SchoolChariho Regional School District
9–12Chariho High SchoolChariho Regional School District
Test scores vs. RI
2020–21Math proficiency7%
State average 21%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 83.4%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,860 per student · 21% below RI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 67%Federal 15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,289’20
7,986’21
7,899’22
7,721’23
7,708’24
Down 7% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 39%Black 29%White 24%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
16 public schools.
Henry J. Winters School
C−550 students16:1
Fallon Memorial School
C520 students12:1
Potter-Burns School
C430 students14:1
Nathanael Greene School
C−397 students13:1
Cunningham School
D355 students13:1
Curvin-McCabe School
C+353 students11:1
Flora S. Curtis School
B−331 students13:1
Agnes E. Little School
C−320 students11:1
Elizabeth Baldwin School
D320 students12:1
Francis J. Varieur School
C+270 students12:1
Joseph Jenks Middle School
D697 students16:1
Lyman B. Goff Middle School
C−637 students15:1
Samuel Slater Middle School
D590 students13:1
William E. Tolman High
C995 students15:1
Charles E. Shea High School
C−770 students13:1
Jacqueline M. Walsh School
A−173 students11:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.