Cumberland School District

Public Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Cumberland.

At a glance

4,845Students enrolled

9Schools

$16,007Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

27%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Cumberland

Grades K–5

5 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

North Cumberland Middle or Joseph L. McCourt MSDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Cumberland High School1,428 students · CumberlandThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs RI

Math proficiency40%

State average 21%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 83.4%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,007

per student each year · 33% below the RI average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration34%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)59%

State35%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,565’20

4,689’21

4,750’22

4,829’23

4,845’24

Students

White · 69%3,353

Hispanic · 15%723

Asian · 7%332

Two or more races · 5%233

Black · 4%202

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools9 in district

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Community SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 545 students · Cumberland

A+Public 📚

Ashton SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 429 students · Cumberland

APublic 📚

Garvin MemorialElementary · Grades K–5 · 422 students · Cumberland

B+Public 📚

John J. McLaughlin CumberlandElementary · Grades K–5 · 413 students · Cumberland

B+Public 📚

B.F. Norton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 374 students · Cumberland

B-Public 📚

North Cumberland MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 643 students · Cumberland

APublic 📚

Joseph L. McCourt MSMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 482 students · Cumberland

B-Public 🏫

Cumberland High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,428 students · Cumberland

A-Public 📚

Cumberland Preschool CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 109 students · Cumberland

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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King Philip School DistrictPlainville · Wrentham · $23,068 per student

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Attleboro School DistrictAttleboro · $19,298 per student

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Central Falls School DistrictCentral Falls · $24,569 per student

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Lincoln School DistrictLincoln · $19,441 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.