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School district · Rhode Island · LEAID 4400840

Pawtucket

Pawtucket is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Rhode Island districts (7,899 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pawtucket come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$84,111
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$24,499
Per-pupil spending
7,899
Students enrolled
18th
Pct. in RI
$84,111

Pawtucket is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Rhode Island districts (7,899 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $84,111, above the national average of $70,245, serving 7,899 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Pawtucket is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Rhode Island districts (7,899 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 18th percentile for Rhode Island
  • 79th percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Rhode Island ranks #5 of 49 on the salary estimate and #45 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Pawtucket ranks #28 of 34 Rhode Island districts by estimated teacher salary and #14 of 34 by per-pupil spending. Narragansett pay #1 at $108,019 is not Little Compton spending #1 at $45,050 per pupil
  • +21.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Rhode Island median

Among 36 Rhode Island districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Pawtucket's instructional payroll puts 13.2% into other programs , 11.3 points above the state median of 1.9%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Pawtucket RI median Gap
Regular program 67.0% 77.4% -10.4 pp
Special education 17.8% 16.7% +1.1 pp
Vocational programs 2.0% 2.7% -0.6 pp
Other programs 13.2% 1.9% +11.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 36 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4400840 · FY2023.

LEAID 4400840 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pawtucket F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P18 in state RANK-NAT-MID P79 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-MID 7,899 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Smithfield FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $84,111 estimated average teacher salary · P18 in Rhode Island · P79 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Exeter-West (+$107est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pawtucket

Salary neighbourhood · Pawtucket

Pawtucket trails most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Pawtucket

Pawtucket's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$84,111 Top 21% higher than 79% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Pawtucket $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Pawtucket in Rhode Island's lower-third pay band

Same 34 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Pawtucket ranks #28 of 34 Rhode Island districts by estimated teacher salary and #14 of 34 by per-pupil spending. Narragansett pay #1 at $108,019 is not Little Compton spending #1 at $45,050 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Pawtucket is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Little Compton leads spending at $45,050 per pupil; Narragansett leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Pawtucket

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +21.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Rhode Island's statewide +18.0% by 3.3 points, a growth rate faster than 83% of the 29 Rhode Island districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 8,678 to 7,899 students (9.0% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Rhode Island sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$84,111.221

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Rhode Island price level
102.1 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$82,409

-2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Rhode Island sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Rhode Island compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Pawtucket

What the Numbers Say About Pawtucket

Pawtucket is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Rhode Island, serving 7,899 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,499. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $84,111, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4400840 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Rhode Island statewide average of $89,674, teacher pay in Pawtucket runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (19.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Rhode Island, it pays more than 18% of them. Rhode Island itself ranks #5 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Pawtucket reports $193.5M in total expenditure against $358.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $34.0M, special-education teacher pay is $9.0M.

How does Pawtucket compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Rhode Island average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Pawtucket $84,111
Providence $93,021
Rhode Island avg $89,674
National avg $70,245

Pawtucket pays -9.6% less than Providence · per-pupil $24,499 vs $29,598

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Rhode Island districts

On pay, Pawtucket sits closest to Smithfield; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Woonsocket. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Smithfield
  2. North Providence
  3. Portsmouth
  4. Burrillville
  5. Chariho
  6. East Providence
  7. East Greenwich
  8. Cumberland
  9. Woonsocket
  10. Johnston
  11. North Kingstown
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Woonsocket
  2. East Providence
  3. Bristol Warren
  4. Johnston
  5. West Warwick
  6. Chariho
  7. North Providence
  8. Warwick
  9. North Kingstown
  10. Lincoln
  11. Portsmouth

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Pawtucket's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pawtucket: closest on enrollment (7,899 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($84,111 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$358.2M
Total Revenue
$193.5M
Total Expenditure
$53.8M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$34.0M
Regular Program
$9.0M
Special Education
$1.0M
Vocational
$6.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Pawtucket: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 95% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 5% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Rhode Island Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Rhode Island districts belongs to Narragansett at $108,019. Placed 26 of 31, Pawtucket is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. On BEA's price parity Rhode Island sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Colorado and Virginia are its nearest price peers.

View all Rhode Island districts →

Other Rhode Island Districts

Large-district sample from 33 Rhode Island peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Westerly
$92,184
2,242 students
Portsmouth
$82,167
2,164 students
Burrillville
$82,166
2,045 students
Middletown
$90,426
1,918 students
North Smithfield
$85,634
1,603 students
Tiverton
$82,105
1,603 students

This is a sample of 6 from 33 Rhode Island districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pawtucket
What is the average teacher salary in Pawtucket?

The average teacher salary in Pawtucket is $84,111 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Pawtucket teacher pay compare to the Rhode Island average?

Pawtucket pays 6.2% less than the Rhode Island state average of $89,674. The district's average is $84,111.

How does Pawtucket teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pawtucket pays 19.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $84,111.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pawtucket?

Pawtucket spends approximately $24,499 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pawtucket's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Pawtucket's total expenditure of $193.5M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Pawtucket's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.