Smithfield
A public school district in Smithfield, Rhode Island, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,361
- Students enrolled
- 187
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 349
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,082
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,361 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,992nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 20th of 64 in Rhode Island. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,082 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 65% 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
Smithfield spent $18,082 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,886 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 | $18,082 | $43.7 million | 2,415 |
| FY2022 | $17,677 | $42.3 million | 2,392 |
| FY2021 | $17,260 | $40.8 million | 2,364 |
| FY2020 | $17,003 | $40.5 million | 2,382 |
| FY2019 | $16,868 | $40.7 million | 2,413 |
| FY2018 | $16,394 | $39.3 million | 2,395 |
| FY2017 | $15,737 | $37.5 million | 2,384 |
| FY2016 | $15,244 | $36.4 million | 2,390 |
| FY2015 | $15,077 | $35.8 million | 2,372 |
| FY2014 | $14,586 | $34.9 million | 2,396 |
| FY2013 | $14,199 | $34.2 million | 2,410 |
| FY2012 | $13,916 | $33.5 million | 2,407 |
| FY2011 | $13,773 | $34.0 million | 2,467 |
| FY2010 | $13,088 | $32.8 million | 2,508 |
| FY2009 | $12,500 | $31.8 million | 2,545 |
| FY2008 | $12,320 | $32.1 million | 2,607 |
| FY2007 | $11,694 | $30.6 million | 2,620 |
| FY2006 | $10,679 | $28.4 million | 2,662 |
| FY2005 | $9,886 | $26.4 million | 2,669 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.1 million | 6.4% |
| State | $11.0 million | 22.6% |
| Local | $34.3 million | 71.0% |
| Total | $48.4 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Old County Road School | 228 |
| Pleasant View Elementary Schoo | 552 |
| Raymond LaPerche School | 337 |
| Smithfield High School | 729 |
| Vincent J. Gallagher Middle | 502 |
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
- 4400990
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