The Compass School
A public school district in Kingston, Rhode Island, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 217
- Students enrolled
- 19
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 34
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,312
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 217 in 2024–25
- Ranks 14,630th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 55th of 64 in Rhode Island. Larger than 17% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,312 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 70% 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
The Compass School spent $19,312 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,548 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 | $19,312 | $4.2 million | 215 |
| FY2022 | $18,117 | $3.9 million | 214 |
| FY2021 | $15,556 | $3.4 million | 216 |
| FY2020 | $15,325 | $3.0 million | 197 |
| FY2019 | $15,898 | $2.8 million | 177 |
| FY2018 | $15,149 | $2.6 million | 174 |
| FY2017 | $15,030 | $2.5 million | 168 |
| FY2016 | $14,488 | $2.4 million | 164 |
| FY2015 | $14,988 | $2.5 million | 167 |
| FY2014 | $14,798 | $2.4 million | 163 |
| FY2013 | $14,050 | $2.3 million | 161 |
| FY2012 | $12,815 | $2.1 million | 162 |
| FY2011 | $13,810 | $2.1 million | 153 |
| FY2010 | $13,418 | $2.1 million | 153 |
| FY2009 | $12,081 | $1.8 million | 149 |
| FY2008 | $11,214 | $1.6 million | 145 |
| FY2007 | $10,112 | $1.4 million | 134 |
| FY2006 | $9,539 | $1.2 million | 128 |
| FY2005 | $8,548 | $983.0 thousand | 115 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $441.0 thousand | 9.1% |
| State | $972.0 thousand | 20.1% |
| Local | $3.4 million | 70.8% |
| Total | $4.8 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
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| The Compass School | 217 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 4400035
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