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Smithfield, RI
Public School Ratings




Smithfield Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Smithfield School District details

Smithfield School District
49 Farnum Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917

2,415 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Smithfield School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Rhode Island

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.6% of all RI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
33%
52%
37%
42%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Old County Road School
200 Old County Road
Smithfield, RI, 02917
KG-05
Pleasant View Elementary Schoo School
100 Pleasant View Ave.
Smithfield, RI, 02917
KG-05
Raymond Laperche School
11 Limerock Road
Smithfield, RI, 02917
PK-05
Smithfield High School
90 Pleasant View Avenue
Smithfield, RI, 02917
09-12
Vincent J. Gallagher Middle School
10 Indian Run Trail
Smithfield, RI, 02917
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.2% 55.1%
Black 1.6% 9.5%
Hispanic 9.5% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 13.2% 45.4%
Free lunch eligible 11.2% 39.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.1% 6.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,696 $25,830,000 59.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,730 $4,179,000 9.6%
Staff $539 $1,301,000 3.0%
General Administration $176 $426,000 1.0%
School Administration $775 $1,871,000 4.3%
Operation $1,420 $3,430,000 7.9%
Transportation $736 $1,777,000 4.1%
Other $549 $1,326,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,925 $14,310,000 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,320 $3,189,000 7.4%
Total Expenditures $17,942 $43,329,000 100.0%
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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