Pawtucket School District

Public Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Pawtucket.

At a glance
7,708Students enrolled
16Schools
$18,860Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
76%Free / reduced lunch
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Where would my kid go?

For Pawtucket

Grades PK–5
10 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district
Grades 6–8
Joseph Jenks Middle School or Lyman B. Goff Middle School or Samuel Slater Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district
Grades 9–12
William E. Tolman High or Charles E. Shea High School or Jacqueline M. Walsh SchoolDepends on your addressThis 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 proficiency7%
State average 21%
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
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
$18,860
per student each year · 21% below the RI average
Spending
Classroom instruction57%
Support & administration40%
Other4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)18%
State67%
Federal15%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
8,289’20
7,986’21
7,899’22
7,721’23
7,708’24
Students
Hispanic · 39%2,701
Black · 29%2,050
White · 24%1,643
Two or more races · 6%440
Asian · 1%60
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%49

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

Schools16 in district

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

Nearby districts

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.

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