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Portsmouth
A public school district in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,134
- Students enrolled
- 176
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 328
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,044
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,134 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,323rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 24th of 64 in Rhode Island. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,044 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 73% 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
Portsmouth spent $21,031 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,588 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $21,031 | $45.4 million | 2,161 |
| FY2023 | $20,044 | $43.8 million | 2,183 |
| FY2022 | $18,687 | $42.0 million | 2,247 |
| FY2021 | $17,802 | $40.8 million | 2,294 |
| FY2020 | $16,244 | $39.4 million | 2,426 |
| FY2019 | $16,077 | $39.2 million | 2,439 |
| FY2018 | $15,595 | $38.1 million | 2,442 |
| FY2017 | $15,137 | $37.3 million | 2,464 |
| FY2016 | $15,030 | $37.3 million | 2,480 |
| FY2015 | $14,705 | $37.7 million | 2,563 |
| FY2014 | $13,756 | $36.4 million | 2,647 |
| FY2013 | $14,235 | $37.8 million | 2,658 |
| FY2012 | $13,503 | $36.7 million | 2,715 |
| FY2011 | $12,932 | $36.2 million | 2,796 |
| FY2010 | $12,756 | $36.5 million | 2,859 |
| FY2009 | $11,561 | $34.2 million | 2,955 |
| FY2008 | $11,963 | $35.4 million | 2,958 |
| FY2007 | $10,971 | $33.3 million | 3,033 |
| FY2006 | $10,107 | $30.8 million | 3,051 |
| FY2005 | $9,588 | $29.3 million | 3,061 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.5 million | 7.4% |
| State | $5.8 million | 12.2% |
| Local | $38.3 million | 80.4% |
| Total | $47.6 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Howard Hathaway School | 409 |
| Melville School | 316 |
| Portsmouth High School | 785 |
| Portsmouth Middle School | 604 |
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
- 4400870
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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