Total enrollment
1,188
-9 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Scituate
Rhode Island · 1,188 students · 3 cities
5 public K-12 schools operate under Scituate in Rhode Island, teaching roughly 1,188 students (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Scituate
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Scituate ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Rhode Island | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,188 | #32 of 37 | #6,296 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #25 of 37 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #6 of 37 | #1,547 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 23.6% | #31 of 37 | #7,185 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #31 of 31 | #6,606 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Scituate
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 1,269 to 1,188 students (down 6%) and from 104 to 103 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scituate High School | North Scituate | High | 09-12 | 387 |
| Scituate Middle School | North Scituate | Middle | 06-08 | 260 |
| North Scituate School | North Scituate | Elementary | KG-05 | 238 |
| Hope School | Hope | Elementary | KG-05 | 163 |
| Clayville School | Clayville | Elementary | PK-05 | 140 |
About Scituate
Scituate is a medium-population Rhode Island school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 1,188.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Scituate consists of 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 238 in this district, meaningfully below the Rhode Island typical of 439.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Scituate has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 1,197 students to 1,188.
On this page, the community for Scituate discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.