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School district · Rhode Island · LEAID 4400990

Smithfield

Smithfield spends $20,335 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Rhode Island districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Smithfield come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$83,115
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,335
Per-pupil spending
2,401
Students enrolled
15th
Pct. in RI
$83,115

Smithfield spends $20,335 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Rhode Island districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $83,115, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,401 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Smithfield spends $20,335 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Rhode Island districts with a reliable figure.
  • 15th percentile for Rhode Island
  • 78th percentile nationally
  • 37% 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.
  • Smithfield ranks #29 of 34 Rhode Island districts by estimated teacher salary and #31 of 34 by per-pupil spending. Narragansett pay #1 at $108,019 is not Little Compton spending #1 at $45,050 per pupil
  • +1.1% 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, Smithfield's instructional payroll puts 20.4% into special education , 3.7 points above the state median of 16.7%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Rhode Island peer.

Program Smithfield RI median Gap
Regular program 76.0% 77.4% -1.4 pp
Special education 20.4% 16.7% +3.7 pp
Vocational programs 2.6% 2.7% -0.0 pp
Other programs 1.0% 1.9% -0.9 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 4400990 · FY2023.

LEAID 4400990 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Smithfield F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P15 in state RANK-NAT-MID P78 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,401 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Portsmouth FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $83,115 estimated average teacher salary · P15 in Rhode Island · P78 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Portsmouth ($949est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Smithfield

Salary neighbourhood · Smithfield

Smithfield 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 Smithfield

Smithfield's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$83,115 Top 22% higher than 78% 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. Smithfield $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

Smithfield 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 Smithfield ranks #29 of 34 Rhode Island districts by estimated teacher salary and #31 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

Smithfield 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 Smithfield

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +1.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Rhode Island's statewide +18.0% by 16.9 points, a growth rate faster than 3% of the 29 Rhode Island districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Rhode Island sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$83,115.395

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
$81,434

-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 Smithfield

What the Numbers Say About Smithfield

Smithfield is a small school district in Rhode Island, serving 2,401 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,335. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $83,115, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4400990 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 Smithfield runs materially below the state benchmark, a 7.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Rhode Island, it pays more than 15% 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, Smithfield reports $48.8M in total expenditure against $48.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.1M, special-education teacher pay is $3.3M.

How does Smithfield compare?

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

Smithfield $83,115
Providence $93,021
Rhode Island avg $89,674
National avg $70,245

Smithfield pays -10.6% less than Providence · per-pupil $20,335 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, Smithfield sits closest to Portsmouth; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is North Smithfield. 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. Portsmouth
  2. Burrillville
  3. Pawtucket
  4. Tiverton
  5. Exeter-West Greenwich
  6. North Providence
  7. North Smithfield
  8. Chariho
  9. East Providence
  10. East Greenwich
  11. Cumberland
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. North Smithfield
  2. Barrington
  3. East Greenwich
  4. Burrillville
  5. Coventry
  6. Portsmouth
  7. Lincoln
  8. Cumberland
  9. North Kingstown
  10. North Providence
  11. Chariho

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Smithfield: closest on enrollment (2,401 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($83,115 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

$48.4M
Total Revenue
$48.8M
Total Expenditure
$18.1M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.1M
Regular Program
$3.3M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Smithfield: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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 27 of 31, Smithfield 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.

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Other Rhode Island Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Rhode Island sample (including Smithfield). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

South Kingstown
$100,515
2,489 students
East Greenwich
$86,351
2,532 students
Central Falls
$91,834
2,556 students
Westerly
$92,184
2,242 students
Portsmouth
$82,167
2,164 students
Burrillville
$82,166
2,045 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 Smithfield
What is the average teacher salary in Smithfield?

The average teacher salary in Smithfield is $83,115 (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 Smithfield teacher pay compare to the Rhode Island average?

Smithfield pays 7.3% less than the Rhode Island state average of $89,674. The district's average is $83,115.

How does Smithfield teacher pay compare to the national average?

Smithfield pays 18.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $83,115.

What is the per-pupil spending in Smithfield?

Smithfield spends approximately $20,335 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Smithfield's total expenditure of $48.8M (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. Smithfield'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.