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Little Compton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Little Compton.

Little Compton’s School Grade A better than 90% of Rhode Island school districts

Students
216
Schools
1
Spent per student
$35,521
RI $23,945
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Debt
$7.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Little Compton School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of Rhode Island districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Spends 48% more per student than the RI average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.9M, about $36,356 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% of the 60 Rhode Island school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
ALittle Compton 3,535

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Little Compton. Grade by grade →

PK–8Wilbur and McMahon SchoolsThis district

Test scores vs. RI

2021–22
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 26.6% · 139 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 33.1% · 139 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$35,521 per student · 48% above RI
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 40%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 87%State 11%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
209’20
208’21
200’22
210’23
216’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Black 5%Hispanic 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools.

Wilbur and McMahon Schools
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Little Compton
A
216 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Portsmouth School DistrictPortsmouth
$21,031per student
Tiverton School DistrictTiverton
$22,762per student
Westport School DistrictWestport
$19,983per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Rhode Island.