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 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. 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.