North Kingstown Senior High School - North Kingstown, Rhode Island/RI

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North Kingstown Senior High School

150 Fairway, North Kingstown, RI, 02852 -

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Definition of Terms

North Kingstown Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Washington County, RI

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1549 students

% Male / % Female

53% / 47%

Total Classroom Teachers

118 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 427 students

Grade 10 - 385 students

Grade 11 - 360 students

Grade 12 - 377 students

This School

(RI) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:13

1:12

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(RI) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	2%
% Hispanic	n/a	14%
% Black	1%	7%
% White	98%	74%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(RI) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(RI) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

North Kingstown School District

This School's Agency

(RI) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	9	7
Number of Students Managed	4,836 students	3,382 students
District Total Revenue	$57,564,000	$44,126,000
District Expenditure	$53,283,000	$43,899,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,903	$13,047
District Expenditure / Student	$11,018	$12,980
District Graduation Rates	92%	77%

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North Kingstown High School, located at 150 Fairway Drive, is the high school in the North Kingstown School District in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA.
As of 2009, it serves 1,632 students and employs 130 teachers, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.3.North Kingstown High School is attended by residents of both North Kingstown and Jamestown, Rhode Island. Jamestown does not have its own high school and pays North Kingstown approximately $10,000 per year, per student it sends to North Kingstown High School.The school mascot is the Skipper (ship captain). The school colors are black and gold. Each grade year has its own class color (or colors); the senior' colors are the same as the school colors, the junior' is red, the sophomore' is blue, and the freshmen's is green. Nationally, NKHS is ranked in the top 3% of all public high schools. It is noted for one of the best sports programs in New England, with Keith Kenyon as the school's AD. .
History
The history of North Kingstown High School dates back as far as 1901, when the entity governing education in Rhode Island approved the curriculum and program of Wickford Academy. The first recorded graduating class of North Kingstown High School was in 1905; in 2005 the school celebrated their 100th anniversary.[1]
The program first began with 3 teachers and less than 20 students. The high school did not have an official home until 1907 when they moved into the newly constructed Wickford Academy, which is now Wickford Elementary School. The original academy building had burned down the prior year.
After being located on the academy campus, the high school moved to the North Kingstown Junior/Senior High School, now Wickford Middle School, in 1932.
After about 25 years a new high school was built with a campus like setting. Students would have to walk from class to class. This was before In the mid to late 90s the North Kingstown School department realized that because of the high cost of energy and heating (different heating source for each building) the school should be rebuilt.
In September 2001, a new state of the art school grounds was opened for North Kingstown High School; current student enrollment is now approximately 1,600 students.
Gerald K. Foley is the current principal of NKHS.
Partner School
North Kingstown High School also has an exchange program with Düren, which happens every two years; The Exchange program usually lasts 2-3 weeks.
External links
North Kingstown High School website
North Kingstown School Department website
US News School Data
North Kingstown High School Drama Club

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