Johnston
A public school district in Johnston, Rhode Island, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,191
- Students enrolled
- 275
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 483
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,505
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,191 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,080th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 15th of 64 in Rhode Island. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,505 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
Johnston spent $20,505 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,293 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 | $20,505 | $64.5 million | 3,144 |
| FY2022 | $19,162 | $58.8 million | 3,067 |
| FY2021 | $18,202 | $56.6 million | 3,110 |
| FY2020 | $17,257 | $56.2 million | 3,258 |
| FY2019 | $17,463 | $57.0 million | 3,265 |
| FY2018 | $16,879 | $55.1 million | 3,265 |
| FY2017 | $17,411 | $55.5 million | 3,190 |
| FY2016 | $17,110 | $55.0 million | 3,217 |
| FY2015 | $16,723 | $52.1 million | 3,116 |
| FY2014 | $15,950 | $49.4 million | 3,095 |
| FY2013 | $16,078 | $48.7 million | 3,029 |
| FY2012 | $15,764 | $48.9 million | 3,103 |
| FY2011 | $15,850 | $48.9 million | 3,083 |
| FY2010 | $15,113 | $48.4 million | 3,200 |
| FY2009 | $14,124 | $45.6 million | 3,227 |
| FY2008 | $15,252 | $48.9 million | 3,203 |
| FY2007 | $14,386 | $46.8 million | 3,253 |
| FY2006 | $13,147 | $43.9 million | 3,340 |
| FY2005 | $13,293 | $43.4 million | 3,268 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.7 million | 11.9% |
| State | $24.1 million | 33.2% |
| Local | $39.9 million | 54.9% |
| Total | $72.6 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Brown Avenue School | 251 |
| Early Childhood Center | 201 |
| Graniteville School | 152 |
| Johnston Senior High | 826 |
| Nicholas A. Ferri Middle | 720 |
| Sarah Dyer Barnes School | 266 |
| Thornton School | 340 |
| Winsor Hill School | 380 |
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
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4400540
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