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South Kingstown High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
215 Columbia Street
Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone
(401) 360-1000
District
South Kingstown
County
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
789
Classroom Teachers
71

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Rhode Island

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.6% of all RI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

South Kingstown High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
63%
41%
79%
54%
46%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 171 21.7%
Grade 10 185 23.4%
Grade 11 204 25.9%
Grade 12 229 29.0%
Total 789 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.1% 86.1% 55.1%
Black 1.7% 2.2% 9.5%
Hispanic 5.9% 7.1% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 2.0% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.5% 2.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.7% 18.0% 45.4%
Free lunch eligible 13.2% 15.8% 39.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 2.2% 6.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,928 1,095,962
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 566.4 1,061
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.6% 4.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.2% 17.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.2% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.7% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 22.2% 18.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,338 436,902
Single Parent Households With Children 4.0% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 89.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 59.5% 37.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 30.7% 23.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.0% 19.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.2% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.4% 14.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.2% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.1% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 6.5% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,108 $35,398,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,494 $6,257,000 9.3%
Staff $985 $2,472,000 3.7%
General Administration $299 $749,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,458 $3,658,000 5.4%
Operation $1,734 $4,351,000 6.4%
Transportation $1,434 $3,597,000 5.3%
Other $1,035 $2,596,000 3.8%
Total Support $9,438 $23,680,000 35.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,375 $8,469,000 12.5%
Total Expenditures $26,922 $67,547,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,721 $1,473,540,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,170 $298,256,000 10.3%
Staff $790 $108,635,000 3.8%
General Administration $306 $42,092,000 1.5%
School Administration $969 $133,201,000 4.6%
Operation $1,596 $219,360,000 7.6%
Transportation $700 $96,250,000 3.3%
Other $839 $115,349,000 4.0%
Total Support $7,371 $1,013,143,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,949 $405,285,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $21,040 $2,891,968,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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