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Pawtucket, RI
Public School Ratings




Pawtucket Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Pawtucket School District details

Pawtucket School District
286 Main Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860

7,887 Students enrolled in District

16 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Pawtucket School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Rhode Island

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.0% of all RI school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 20.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
17%
32%
19%
35%
16%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Agnes E. Little School
60 South Bend Street
Pawtucket, RI, 02860
KG-05
Charles E. Shea High School
485 East Avenue
Pawtucket, RI, 02860
09-12
Cunningham School
40 Baldwin Street
Pawtucket, RI, 02860
KG-05
Curvin-Mccabe School
466 Cottage Street
Pawtucket, RI, 02861
KG-05
Elizabeth Baldwin School
723 Central Avenue
Pawtucket, RI, 02861
KG-05
Fallon Memorial School
62 Lincoln Avenue
Pawtucket, RI, 02861
PK-05
Flora S. Curtis School
582 Benefit Street
Pawtucket, RI, 02861
PK-05
Francis J. Varieur School
486 Pleasant Street
Pawtucket, RI, 02860
PK-05
Henry J. Winters School
481 Broadway
Pawtucket, RI, 02860
PK-05
Jacqueline M. Walsh School
350 Divison Street
Pawtucket, RI, 02860
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 27.7% 54.0%
Black 31.4% 9.5%
Hispanic 39.0% 32.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.4% 43.2%
Free lunch eligible 50.6% 37.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 5.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,361 $81,715,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,403 $18,952,000 11.0%
Staff $789 $6,221,000 3.6%
General Administration $161 $1,272,000 0.7%
School Administration $937 $7,388,000 4.3%
Operation $1,218 $9,609,000 5.6%
Transportation $545 $4,298,000 2.5%
Other $586 $4,619,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,639 $52,359,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,805 $37,899,000 22.0%
Total Expenditures $21,805 $171,973,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,349 $1,545,252,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,412 $328,437,000 10.5%
Staff $927 $126,212,000 4.0%
General Administration $338 $46,024,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,048 $142,744,000 4.6%
Operation $1,720 $234,250,000 7.5%
Transportation $950 $129,315,000 4.1%
Other $934 $127,218,000 4.1%
Total Support $8,330 $1,134,200,000 36.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,282 $446,865,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $22,962 $3,126,317,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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