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Bristol Warren

Bristol, Rhode Island · Public school district · #16 of 30 Rhode Island districts by enrollment

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2,693

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,691

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Rhode Island median

13.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Rhode Island median 12.6

Bristol Warren is a public school district based in Bristol, Rhode Island, serving 2,693 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #16 of the 30 Rhode Island districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 449 students each, about the same as the Rhode Island median of 449. It spends about $17,691 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.

How Bristol Warren compares

Bristol WarrenRhode Island median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,691

Rhode Island median $17,860 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,626

Rhode Island median $10,926 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school449

Rhode Island median 449 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.3

Rhode Island median 12.6 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor385

Rhode Island median 379 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$65.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 30%Local 64%

Measure	Bristol Warren	Rhode Island median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,691	$17,860	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,626	$10,926	FY2020-21
Total spending	$61.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$65.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	203	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	401	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.3	12.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	385	379	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Rhode Island median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Rhode Island

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
CharihoWood River Junction	2,966	9	$19,168	11.9	#15
Bristol WarrenBristol · this district	2,693	6	$17,691	13.3	#16
Central FallsCentral Falls	2,560	7	$16,517	13.3	#17
East GreenwichEast Greenwich	2,490	6	$16,665	13.0	#18
SmithfieldSmithfield	2,361	5	$17,260	12.6	#19

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Richland ParishRayville, LA	2,694	$12,816	16.5
DuxburyDuxbury, MA	2,694	$19,210	11.3
Kings Park Central School DistrictKings Park, NY	2,694	$30,389	10.4
Newton Community School DistrictNewton, IA	2,693	$11,909	14.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ri-bristol-warren