School district · Rhode Island

Lincoln

Lincoln in Rhode Island: 6 public schools with 3,255 students and 15.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,399 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
3,255
Students per teacher
15.0
RI 12.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,399
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)
217
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
543
RI 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

45%proficient

+3.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 60% of school districts in Rhode Island

Median 32% · 55 school districts compared

1,499 students tested, grades 3–8 · RICAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Rhode Island: 31%

47%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in Rhode Island

Median 32% · 54 school districts compared

1,508 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
$17.4K15
$18.1K16
$18.3K17
$18.3K18
$18.7K19
$18.6K20
$19.5K21
$19.7K22
$20.2K23
$20.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.1% · $4.8M
State
35% · $27.9M
Local
59% · $46.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,909
Support services
$7,117
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.9M
Long-term debt
$7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–541617.365%77%
K–528615.940%38%
Pre-K–549513.036%35%
K–531214.244%47%
6–877316.142%44%
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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
135 Old River Road, Lincoln, RI 02865
Phone
(401)721-3310