Foster-Glocester Regional School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades 6–12 BSchool Grade

Middle and high school for Glocester and Foster. Each town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

1,265Students enrolled

2Schools · + 3 feeder elementary schools

2Towns served

$21,493Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

24%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

GlocesterFoster

Grades PK–5

Fogarty Memorial or West Glocester ElementaryDepends on your addressGlocester Elementary School District

Grades 6–8

Ponaganset Middle School396 students · North ScituateThis district

Grades 9–12

Ponaganset High School869 students · North ScituateThis district

Grades PK–5

Capt. Isaac Paine El. School241 students · FosterFoster Elementary School District

Grades 6–8

Ponaganset Middle School396 students · North ScituateThis district

Grades 9–12

Ponaganset High School869 students · North ScituateThis 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 proficiency28%

State average 21%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

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

$21,493

per student each year · 10% below the RI average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration40%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)65%

State29%

Federal6%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,380’20

1,392’21

1,347’22

1,324’23

1,265’24

Students

White · 89%1,128

Hispanic · 5%69

Two or more races · 4%46

Black · 1%11

Asian · 1%8

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Glocester10,221 people · Grades PK–5 at Fogarty Memorial or West Glocester Elementary

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Foster4,523 people · Grades PK–5 at Capt. Isaac Paine El. School

Schools2 in district · 3 feeders

This district · grades 6–12

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Ponaganset Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 396 students · North Scituate

BPublic 🏫

Ponaganset High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 869 students · North Scituate

A-Public

Feeder schools · grades PK–5 · each town's own district

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Capt. Isaac Paine El. SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 241 students · Foster

B+Public 📚

Fogarty MemorialElementary · Grades K–5 · 318 students · North Scituate

APublic 📚

West Glocester ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 243 students · Chepachet

APublic

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

Nearby districts

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Killingly School DistrictKillingly · $22,657 per student

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Scituate School DistrictScituate · $24,780 per student

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Burrillville School DistrictBurrillville · $19,478 per student

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Coventry School DistrictCoventry · $20,535 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.