Westerly
A public school district in Westerly, Rhode Island, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,139
- Students enrolled
- 207
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 416
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $25,879
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,139 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,317th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 23rd 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: $25,879 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 88% 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
Westerly spent $25,879 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,553 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $25,879 | $59.4 million | 2,296 |
| FY2022 | $24,106 | $57.3 million | 2,378 |
| FY2021 | $23,339 | $56.8 million | 2,433 |
| FY2020 | $20,575 | $54.5 million | 2,648 |
| FY2019 | $20,572 | $56.3 million | 2,738 |
| FY2018 | $19,844 | $55.4 million | 2,790 |
| FY2017 | $19,180 | $55.0 million | 2,865 |
| FY2016 | $19,106 | $55.6 million | 2,908 |
| FY2015 | $18,013 | $54.4 million | 3,022 |
| FY2014 | $17,863 | $53.9 million | 3,016 |
| FY2013 | $17,621 | $54.0 million | 3,067 |
| FY2012 | $17,079 | $52.5 million | 3,071 |
| FY2011 | $15,916 | $49.3 million | 3,098 |
| FY2010 | $14,946 | $47.7 million | 3,193 |
| FY2009 | $15,963 | $51.6 million | 3,232 |
| FY2008 | $16,097 | $53.3 million | 3,314 |
| FY2007 | $14,594 | $50.1 million | 3,436 |
| FY2006 | $13,436 | $47.4 million | 3,529 |
| FY2005 | $12,553 | $45.5 million | 3,623 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.1 million | 8.8% |
| State | $13.8 million | 19.8% |
| Local | $49.9 million | 71.5% |
| Total | $69.8 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Dunn's Corners School | 264 |
| Springbrook Elementary School | 243 |
| State Street School | 212 |
| Westerly High School | 650 |
| Westerly Inclusion Preschool P | 87 |
| Westerly Middle School | 639 |
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
- 4401170
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