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Newport 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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


Newport School District details

Newport School District
15 Wickham Rd
Newport, RI 02840

1,975 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Newport School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Rhode Island

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.6% of all RI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
17%
30%
19%
33%
15%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Claiborne Pell Elementary School
35 Dexter Street
Newport, RI, 02840
PK-04
Frank E. Thompson Middle School
55 Broadway
Newport, RI, 02840
05-08
Newport Area Career Tech Ctr School
15 Wickham Rd
Newport, RI, 02840
09-12
Rogers High School
15 Wickham Road
Newport, RI, 02840
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 40.6% 56.0%
Black 12.6% 9.4%
Hispanic 41.1% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.2% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 64.3% 40.2%
Free lunch eligible 59.1% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 4.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,864 $25,246,592 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,863 $3,964,464 8.3%
Staff $646 $1,374,688 2.9%
General Administration $422 $898,016 1.9%
School Administration $857 $1,823,696 3.8%
Operation $1,619 $3,445,232 7.2%
Transportation $501 $1,066,128 2.2%
Other $1,030 $2,191,840 4.6%
Total Support $6,938 $14,764,064 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,625 $7,714,000 16.2%
Total Expenditures $22,427 $47,724,656 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,204 $1,413,930,536 51.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,066 $286,234,340 10.5%
Staff $695 $96,332,477 3.5%
General Administration $282 $39,040,094 1.4%
School Administration $910 $126,080,469 4.6%
Operation $1,383 $191,589,028 7.0%
Transportation $637 $88,277,524 3.2%
Other $785 $108,771,715 4.0%
Total Support $6,757 $936,310,804 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,757 $382,088,495 14.0%
Total Expenditures $19,719 $2,732,322,757 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%