Newport East CDP Rhode Island Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Newport East CDP Rhode Island based mainly on the latest year 2022 Census data using the American Community Survey but also the survey from Common Core Data available for Public Elementary through Secondary Schools. In Figure 1, the percent of all people aged 25 years or older, who have either graduated from high school or completed the Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) or some equivalent certification/credential. Newport East CDP depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 93% which is less than most other places in the area. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Kingston CDP which depicts a high school graduates of 99% (only about 5.9% larger).

In Figure 2, the percentage of people aged 25 years or older who have graduated from college/university with at least a bachelor's degree is provided. Note that the bachelor's degree is also called a four-year degree because it normally takes four years of full-time study to finish the course curriculum required to obtain the degree. This chart portrays the proportion of the population in this region who are college graduates with at least a bachelor degree or higher. In many ways, this analysis alongside the prior chart are very quick measures of the level of education in any particular area. Newport East CDP depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 45% which is less than most other places in the local area. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Kingston CDP which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 74% (64.2% larger).

Figure 4 shows the percentage of people 25 years of age or older who either have no schooling at all or dropped out of school before being able to complete high school. Additionally, these are people who also do not have a Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) or some other high school level type credential/student achievement. This analysis, along with the last two charts, provides another high level review and comparative data on the Newport East CDP Rhode Island educational level. Newport East CDP shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 7% which is the third most percent who dropped out of school of all other places in the greater Newport East CDP region. The place with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is North Westport CDP which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 16% (approximately 2.3 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Newport East CDP Rhode Island. This chart provides the proportion of people aged 25 years of age or older and what was their level of educational attainment. The chart provides 5 broad categories including: No Education/No School, Some High School, High School or equivalent, Some college or Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree or higher. Newport East CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school education at 24% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Tiverton CDP (25%), and #1 North Westport CDP (36%) are larger.

The next chart (Figure 8) provides a more detailed deep dive on the category of major degree obtained for people aged 25 years or older who earned a bachelor's degree or higher. Specifically, this frequency distribution details out what the major field of study was the degree obtained. Newport East CDP has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 1.5% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in visual and performing arts at 6.4% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Newport East CDP Rhode Island region for broad educational attainment. This analysis uses provides five broad education attainment categories including: No Education/No School, Some High School, High School or equivalent, Some college or Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree or higher. Newport East CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 24.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Tiverton CDP (25.3%), and #1 North Westport CDP (36.3%) are larger.

A more detailed frequency distribution of educational attainment is provided in Figure 10. In particular this illustration breaks out the highest levels of university educational opportunities beyond the four year college degree. Included in the breakout are the relative proportion of masters degrees, PhD/Doctorate/Doctorial holders, and professional degrees such as medicine, dentistry, lawyers, etc. Newport East CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than high school at 24.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Tiverton CDP (25.3%), and #1 North Westport CDP (36.3%) are larger. The next exhibit (Figure 11) provides detailed cross tabulation analysis that provides education success data broken out or cross tabulated by age group. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows.

Figure 12 is a cross tabulation analysis that shows large educational success categories and is broken out or cross tabulated by racial group. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows.The final cross tabulation analysis is provided in Figure 13 and shows education success broken out by gender. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows.

Newport East CDP Rhode Island School Enrollment Charts

The next section of chart resources look at school enrollment by a variety of educational institutions and are categorized into a number of other groupings. Figure 14 provides the overall school enrollment by broad range of school age/level groupings. Newport East CDP has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten less than most other places in the greater region at 10.7% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 29.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 20.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Narragansett Pier CDP with 21.4%. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 15.9% of the total.

Figure 15 provides a simple high level comparison of the proportion of students that are enrolled in public schools versus students enrolled in private schools in the Newport East CDP Rhode Island region. Newport East CDP depicts percent enrolled in public schools approximately 3.3 times bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

The next comparison provided in Figure 16 shows the proportion of students enrolled in private schools versus students enrolled public schools for students enrolled in Kindergarten through 8th grade (grade 8) or (K through 8). Newport East CDP shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades considerably bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

Figure 17 provides a comparative analysis all students enrolled in a public high school versus those students who are enrolled in private high school schools. Newport East CDP shows percent enrolled in a public high school substantially bigger as the percent enrolled in a private high school.

The next chart (Figure 18) provides a similar analysis to the last chart but provides the data for public post secondary education versus private higher education colleges. Newport East CDP depicts percent enrolled in a public college quite a bit bigger as the percent enrolled in a private college.

Figure 19 shows another view of students enrolled in public or private schools-postsecondary schools or colleges/universities. This analysis shows the proportion for all graduate and professional schools (such as law or medical school) and whether those students are enrolled in private or public institutions. Newport East CDP depicts percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately a twelfth the size as the percent enrolled in a private gradudate or professional school.

The next chart in this series of resources shown in Figure 20 looks at the total number of students enrolled in any educational institution for each place in the greater Newport East CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Newport East CDP shows it has a Total Enrolled of 2,185 which is the third most total enrolled of all other places in the greater Newport East CDP region. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Newport which shows a total population enrolled in school of 5,665 (approximately 2.6 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Newport East CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Rhode Island, total population enrolled in school of 262,048, Newport East CDP is only about 0.8% the size.

The final chart in this series is Figure 22 and provides analysis data for the school year shown. The chart shows the proportion of kids/children that are enrolled in a pre-school public district versus those kids/children who are enrolled in a private pre-school oriented tuition institution (private salary/superintendent/etc.) Newport East CDP Rhode Island has one of the largest proportions of public preschool enrollment at 55% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Tiverton CDP with 73%.

Newport East CDP Rhode Island Area Schools Charts

Figure 23 lists all the schools in the area along with the school district, county location and other program information/credential such as if they are a public charter school or private charter school or magnet school. Some of the Area Schools are: Middletown High School, Joseph H. Gaudet School, Joseph Gaudet Academy, Forest Avenue School, and Sullivan School. The next illustration in Figure 24 shows the total child school enrollment for all grades (through 12th grade) at the school shown using NCES data (Common Core of Data, Public Elementary-Secondary School Universe Survey.) Looking at Enrollment for Area Schools we find that Portsmouth Middle School ranks the largest with a value of 976 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Middletown High School (737), Joseph H. Gaudet School (711), Rogers High School (587), and Frank E. Thompson Middle (563). The difference between the highest value (Portsmouth Middle School) and the next highest (Middletown High School) is that the enrolled students is about 32.4% larger.

Figure 25 show the ratio of the number of students to the number of teachers in the classroom. A good student to teacher ratio should be low because it indicates that there are less students for any one teacher to educate in a class and generally a better learning environment, better success and optimal teaching excellence. Teachers includes all educational staff such as special education teachers and any other educator. Note that distance learning (online learning/remote learning) is not included in these values. Looking at Student to Teacher Ratio for Area Schools we find that Jamestown School-Lawn ranks the largest with a value of 10.6 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Jamestown School-Melrose (11.4), Frank E. Thompson Middle (13.1), Melville School (13.5), and Joseph Gaudet Academy (14.1). The difference between the lowest value (Jamestown School-Lawn) and the next lowest (Jamestown School-Melrose) is that the student to teacher ratio is 7.2% larger.

The next chart, Figure 26, shows the racial mix of students at each location in this district of the state of Rhode Island department of education.