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Jamestown School District, Rhode Island, elections

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Jamestown School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 418 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Jamestown School District is a school district in Rhode Island (Newport County). During the 2023 school year, 418 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Jamestown School Department, At-large

General election

General election for Jamestown School Department, At-large

Andrew C. Allsopp, Joshua D. Furtado, and Lisa Cathleen Tuttle ran in the general election for Jamestown School Department, At-large on November 5, 2024.


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Jamestown School Department, At-large

General election

General election for Jamestown School Department, At-large

Christian H. Cowan and Kristine A. Lapierre ran in the general election for Jamestown School Department, At-large on November 8, 2022.


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About the district

School board

The Jamestown School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Drew Allsopp
Christian Cowan
Joshua Furtado
Kristine Lapierre
Lisa Tuttle

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Overlapping state house districts

Jamestown School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 74Alex FinkelmanDemocratic Party 100% 84%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $855,000 $1,851 6%
Local: $12,569,000 $27,206 86%
State: $1,099,000 $2,379 8%
Total: $14,523,000 $31,435
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $14,413,000 $31,196
Total Current Expenditures: $10,290,000 $22,272
Instructional Expenditures: $6,043,000 $13,080 42%
Student and Staff Support: $1,258,000 $2,722 9%
Administration: $1,663,000 $3,599 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,326,000 $2,870 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $209,000 $452
Construction: $4,000 $8
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $330,000 $714
Interest on Debt: $184,000 $398

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 51 PS PS PS <50 50-54
2018-2019 59 PS PS PS 59
2017-2018 59 PS PS PS PS 59
2016-2017 68 <50 PS >=50 69
2015-2016 66 >=50 PS PS >=50 67
2014-2015 53 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 50-54
2013-2014 82 >=50 PS PS PS >=50 80-84
2012-2013 86 >=50 PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 84 >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2010-2011 83 >=50 PS >=50 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 68 PS PS PS <50 65-69
2018-2019 63 PS PS PS 63
2017-2018 58 PS PS PS PS 59
2016-2017 74 >=50 PS >=50 74
2015-2016 70 PS PS PS >=50 71
2014-2015 61 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 60-64
2013-2014 85 >=50 PS PS PS >=50 85-89
2012-2013 88 >=50 PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85 >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2010-2011 86 >=50 PS >=50 85-89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 PS PS
2018-2019 PS PS
2017-2018 PS PS PS
2016-2017 PS PS
2015-2016 PS PS PS
2012-2013 PS PS PS
2011-2012 PS PS
2010-2011 PS PS

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 418 -6.2
2021-2022 444 -4.1
2020-2021 462 -5.8
2019-2020 489 -3.7
2018-2019 507 2.6
2017-2018 494 1.2
2016-2017 488 -1.6
2015-2016 496 -0.8
2014-2015 500 -1.4
2013-2014 507 3.4
2012-2013 490 -0.6
2011-2012 493 0.2
2010-2011 492 1.0
2009-2010 487 2.1
2008-2009 477 -3.8
2007-2008 495 -1.2
2006-2007 501 -4.2
2005-2006 522 -0.2
2004-2005 523 -4.2
2003-2004 545 -4.2
2002-2003 568 -3.5
2001-2002 588 -9.7
2000-2001 645 -2.0
1999-2000 658 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Jamestown School District (%) Rhode Island K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 3.3
Black 0.5 9.0
Hispanic 0.7 29.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 3.8 5.1
White 94.0 52.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Jamestown School District had 41.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.07.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 2.30
Elementary: 38.20
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 41.50

Jamestown School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 18.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.60
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 7.00
Other Support Services: 7.65

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Jamestown School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Jamestown School-Lawn1865-8
Jamestown School-Melrose224PK-4

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See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics Rhode Island
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