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Barrington School District, RI: schools, enrollment and spending

Barrington School District runs 6 public schools with 3,294 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.2 students per teacher is about the same as the Rhode Island figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "Barrington".

At a glance

Schools
6
Students
3,294
Teachers (FTE)
249
Students per teacher
13.2
RI: 13.0 · US: 15.3
Address
283 County Road, Barrington, RI 02806
County
Bristol County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4400030
State district ID
RI-01
Total staff (FTE)
466
School counselors (FTE)
8.0About 412 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
10.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.2
Rhode Island13.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (3,388), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$62.4 million
Federal revenue
$2.3 million
State revenue
$11.4 million
Local revenue
$48.6 million
Total spending
$61.4 million
Spending per pupil
$18,115
Salaries
$33.9 million55.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$54.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 3.7%
  • State: 18.3%
  • Local: 77.9%

Rhode Island overall

  • Federal: 9.6%
  • State: 41.5%
  • Local: 48.9%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,115
Rhode Island$20,707
United States$16,826

Schools in Barrington School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Barrington High SchoolHigh9 to 121,09812.6
Barrington Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 876312.3
Hampden Meadows SchoolElementary4 to 547115.7
Nayatt SchoolElementaryK to 335614.2
Primrose Hill SchoolElementaryPK to 332913.2
Sowams Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 325013.2

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.