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Portsmouth 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
120 Education Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
Phone
(401) 683-2124
District
Portsmouth
County
NEWPORT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
796
Classroom Teachers
69

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Rhode Island

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.5% of all RI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Portsmouth High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
60%
41%
73%
54%
46%
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
11
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 202 25.4%
Grade 10 204 25.6%
Grade 11 187 23.5%
Grade 12 203 25.5%
Total 796 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.7% 88.3% 55.1%
Black 1.2% 1.7% 9.5%
Hispanic 6.1% 7.6% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 2.2% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.1% 15.4% 45.4%
Free lunch eligible 11.8% 12.3% 39.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.3% 3.1% 6.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,846 1,093,734
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 775.1 1,059
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 17.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.9% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.6% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 25.0% 17.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,323 432,219
Single Parent Households With Children 2.0% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.0% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 59.2% 36.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 36.3% 21.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.3% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.5% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.0% 14.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.5% 12.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.5% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,549 $23,029,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,369 $2,988,000 6.5%
Staff $1,016 $2,218,000 4.9%
General Administration $309 $675,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,383 $3,019,000 6.6%
Operation $1,644 $3,589,000 7.9%
Transportation $1,022 $2,230,000 4.9%
Other $1,166 $2,546,000 5.6%
Total Support $7,909 $17,265,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,458 $5,365,000 11.8%
Total Expenditures $20,916 $45,659,000 100.0%
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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