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William E. Tolman High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
150 Exchange Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone
(401) 729-6400
District
Pawtucket
County
PROVIDENCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1056
Classroom Teachers
74

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Rhode Island

2

(10 is best)

Better than 11.3% of all RI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

William E. Tolman High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
41%
29%
54%
7%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 253 24.0%
Grade 10 273 25.9%
Grade 11 266 25.2%
Grade 12 264 25.0%
Total 1056 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 32.1% 30.5% 55.1%
Black 28.4% 31.5% 9.5%
Hispanic 38.2% 36.0% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.9% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 1.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.5% 56.6% 45.4%
Free lunch eligible 49.0% 51.7% 39.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.5% 4.9% 6.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 75,176 1,093,734
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 8,673.6 1,059
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.1% 17.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.2% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 17.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 30,582 432,219
Single Parent Households With Children 13.3% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.6% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.9% 36.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.4% 21.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.8% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.6% 14.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 12.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.2% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 11.3% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,051 $80,970,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,237 $18,020,000 12.1%
Staff $375 $3,019,000 2.0%
General Administration $156 $1,260,000 0.8%
School Administration $833 $6,713,000 4.5%
Operation $1,063 $8,560,000 5.8%
Transportation $155 $1,250,000 0.8%
Other $556 $4,478,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,375 $43,300,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,037 $24,466,000 16.4%
Total Expenditures $18,463 $148,736,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,721 $1,473,540,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,170 $298,256,000 10.3%
Staff $790 $108,635,000 3.8%
General Administration $306 $42,092,000 1.5%
School Administration $969 $133,201,000 4.6%
Operation $1,596 $219,360,000 7.6%
Transportation $700 $96,250,000 3.3%
Other $839 $115,349,000 4.0%
Total Support $7,371 $1,013,143,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,949 $405,285,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $21,040 $2,891,968,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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