Foster-Glocester
A public school district in North Scituate, Rhode Island, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,273
- Students enrolled
- 100
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 192
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,494
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,273 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,361st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 31st of 64 in Rhode Island. Larger than 64% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,494 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 75% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Foster-Glocester spent $20,494 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,866 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $20,494 | $27.9 million | 1,359 |
| FY2022 | $20,168 | $28.2 million | 1,396 |
| FY2021 | $18,505 | $25.6 million | 1,383 |
| FY2020 | $17,536 | $23.8 million | 1,355 |
| FY2019 | $17,760 | $23.2 million | 1,306 |
| FY2018 | $17,337 | $21.8 million | 1,257 |
| FY2017 | $17,806 | $20.4 million | 1,147 |
| FY2016 | $17,150 | $19.8 million | 1,155 |
| FY2015 | $19,613 | $22.0 million | 1,121 |
| FY2014 | $16,144 | $18.6 million | 1,153 |
| FY2013 | $15,598 | $18.6 million | 1,193 |
| FY2012 | $14,349 | $17.7 million | 1,234 |
| FY2011 | $13,810 | $17.9 million | 1,296 |
| FY2010 | $12,350 | $17.1 million | 1,383 |
| FY2009 | $11,644 | $16.8 million | 1,441 |
| FY2008 | $10,997 | $17.0 million | 1,550 |
| FY2007 | $10,742 | $17.4 million | 1,622 |
| FY2006 | $9,907 | $16.3 million | 1,646 |
| FY2005 | $8,866 | $14.9 million | 1,683 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.0 million | 6.0% |
| State | $9.9 million | 29.0% |
| Local | $22.1 million | 65.0% |
| Total | $34.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ponaganset High School | 869 |
| Ponaganset Middle School | 396 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Grade 6 to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4400420
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Rhode Island — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Rhode Island — A to Z, each with its page.
- Rhode Island on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved