North Kingstown Rhode Island Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for North Kingstown 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. North Kingstown depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 97% which is the third most percent high school graduates or better of all other places in the greater North Kingstown region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Kingston CDP which shows a high school graduates of 99% ( only slightly 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. North Kingstown depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 49% which is less than most other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Kingston CDP which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 74% (51.3% 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 North Kingstown Rhode Island educational level. North Kingstown depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 3% which is less than most other places in the area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Warwick which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 7% (about twice as large).

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. North Kingstown has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 8.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has less than most other places in the surrounding region in terms of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 0.6% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater North Kingstown 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. North Kingstown has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 28.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Warwick with 31.7%. 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.

North Kingstown 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. North Kingstown has the largest proportion of percent of children in kindergarten at 21.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 18.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Warwick (21.5%), and #1 Newport East CDP (29.3%) are larger. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 24.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has less than most other places in the metro area in terms of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 26.7% 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 North Kingstown Rhode Island region. North Kingstown shows 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). North Kingstown shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades very much 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. North Kingstown 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. North Kingstown depicts percent enrolled in a public college approximately 3.3 times 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. North Kingstown depicts percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately half 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 North Kingstown region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) North Kingstown depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 6,589 which is the second most of all the places in the greater region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Warwick which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 16,621 (approximately 2.5 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, North Kingstown is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in comparison with the state of Rhode Island, total population enrolled in school of 262,048, North Kingstown is only about 2.5% 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.) North Kingstown Rhode Island has the largest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 67% of the total and is ranked #1.

North Kingstown 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: Wickford Middle School, Fishing Cove El. School, North Kingstown Sr. High, Hamilton School, and Stony Lane El. 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 North Kingstown Sr. High ranks the largest with a value of 1,454 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: East Greenwich High (766), Archie R. Cole Ms (563), Davisville Middle School (523), and Hamilton School (437). The difference between the highest value (North Kingstown Sr. High) and the next highest (East Greenwich High) is that the enrolled students is about about twice as large.

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 Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset ranks the largest with a value of 13.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Fishing Cove El. School (13.3), North Kingstown Sr. High (14.3), East Greenwich High (15.1), and Forest Park El. School (15.6). The difference between the lowest value (Suzanne M. Henseler Quidnesset) and the next lowest (Fishing Cove El. School) is that the student to teacher ratio is only about 2.5% 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.