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Norwich School District
Public school districtGrades PK–8
Serves Norwich.
Students
3,160
Schools
9
Spent per student
$29,230
CT $25,892
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$3.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Norwich School District
- School Grade D: better than 10% of Rhode Island districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
- Spends 13% more per student than the CT average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $3.0M, about $941 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Chepachet.
PK–52 elementary schoolsGlocester Elementary School District
6–8Ponaganset Middle SchoolFoster-Glocester Regional School District
9–12Ponaganset High SchoolFoster-Glocester Regional School District
Test scores vs. CT
2020–21Math proficiency19%
State average 37.4%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 50.1%
Graduation rate 92% at Foster-Glocester Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 83.4%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$29,230 per student · 13% above CT
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 45%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,083’20
3,056’21
3,069’22
3,186’23
3,160’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 40%White 26%Black 19%Two or more races 9%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
9 public schools.
Moriarty Magnet School
C404 students14:1
John B. Stanton School
C−382 students11:1
Samuel Huntington School
C+358 students13:1
Veterans' Memorial School
C−290 students13:1
Thomas W. Mahan School
B257 students11:1
Uncas Elementary School
C−232 students10:1
Wequonnoc Magnet School
C−197 students10:1
Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School
C−593 students11:1
Teachers' Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School
D447 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.