School district · Rhode Island

Cumberland

Cumberland in Rhode Island: 9 public schools with 4,845 students and 13.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,930 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
4,845
Students per teacher
13.4
RI 12.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,930
RI $23.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
361
Counselors (FTE)
10.0
Students per counselor
485
RI 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
9.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Rhode Island's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Rhode Island: 34%

55%proficient

+4.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in Rhode Island

Median 32% · 55 school districts compared

2,196 students tested, grades 3–8 · RICAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Rhode Island: 31%

58%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in Rhode Island

Median 32% · 54 school districts compared

2,214 students tested, grades 3–8 · RICAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$13.2K15
$14.3K16
$14.8K17
$14.8K18
$15.7K19
$15.3K20
$16.1K21
$16.7K22
$17.1K23
$16.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.8% · $5.1M
State
35% · $31M
Local
59% · $51.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,982
Support services
$5,498
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.4M
Long-term debt
$96M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K10915.6——
K–542915.353%61%
K–537412.132%38%
K–554516.569%82%
K–542212.844%55%
K–541314.247%57%
6–848210.549%37%
6–864313.167%66%
9–121,42813.6——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2602 Mendon Road, Cumberland, RI 02864
Phone
(401)658-1600