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Tiverton

Tiverton, Rhode Island · Public school district · #28 of 30 Rhode Island districts by enrollment

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1,520

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,853

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 6% above the Rhode Island median

12.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Rhode Island median 12.6

Tiverton is a public school district based in Tiverton, Rhode Island, serving 1,520 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #28 of the 30 Rhode Island districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 7% of them. Its schools average 304 students each, fewer than the Rhode Island median of 449. It spends about $18,853 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Rhode Island median. It has roughly 12.5 students per teacher.

How Tiverton compares

TivertonRhode Island median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,853

Rhode Island median $17,860 · 6% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,684

Rhode Island median $10,926 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Students per school304

Rhode Island median 449 · 32% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.5

Rhode Island median 12.6 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor253

Rhode Island median 379 · 33% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$38.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 29%Local 65%

Measure	Tiverton	Rhode Island median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,853	$17,860	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,684	$10,926	FY2020-21
Total spending	$37.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$38.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	122	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	216	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.5	12.6	2024-25
Students per counselor	253	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
NewportNewport	1,795	4	$21,247	10.4	#25
North SmithfieldNorth Smithfield	1,637	3	$16,336	13.0	#26
Exeter-West GreenwichWest Greenwich	1,544	5	$20,579	12.6	#27
TivertonTiverton · this district	1,520	5	$18,853	12.5	#28
Foster-GlocesterNorth Scituate	1,273	2	$18,505	12.7	#29

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Soquel Union ElementaryCapitola, CA	1,520	$11,728	22.4
Ellwood City Area School DistrictEllwood City, PA	1,520	$16,269	12.3
BourneBourne, MA	1,519	$22,658	10.3
Red Lake Public School DistrictRed Lake, MN	1,519	$24,211	13.6

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-tiverton