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One Room Schoolhouses of Exeter, Rhode Island 1766-1952 |
Beginning in 1830, each schoolhouse was designated as a district, and given its own district number. The table below shows each school name, its district number, and the year it was closed.
The four schools higlighted in gray were the only ones still operating as of 1952. In the fall of that year, these four were finally closed, and all Exeter school students were sent to the new Wawaloam School, centrally located on Ten Rod Road.
| School | District No. | year closed | comments |
| Arcadia | 3 | 1933 | Students sent to Richmond schools after closing. |
| Bates | 4 | 1931 | Consolidated with Lewis 1925, repoened for one year (1930-31). Also known as Millville School. |
| Dawley | 10 | 1921 | Consolidated with Hall School. |
| Escoheag | 2 | 1921 | Consolidated with Woody Hill. Also known as Hornbeam School. |
| Exeter Hill | 8 | 1952 | First school in the town of Exeter, 1766. |
| Gardiner's Four Courners | 9 | 1911 | Consolidated with Exeter Hill School. |
| Hall | 7 | 1952 | Currently preserved as museum at its original location on Ten Rod Rd. |
| Lewis | 5 | 1952 | Also known as Austin Lewis or Austin. |
| Pine Hill | 6 | 1943 | Closed after no teacher could be secured. Pupils transferred to Hall School or Exeter Hill School. |
| Town Hall | 6 | 1952 | Old Town Hall building housed Tripps' Corner students after fire in 1938. |
| Tripps' Corner | 11 | 1938 | Burned down 1938. Students sent to Town Hall and Pine Hill School. |
| Woody Hill | 1 | 1942 | Closed after no teacher could be secured. Pupils transferred to Lewis School. |
| Yawgoo | 13 | 1945 | Only 6 pupils enrolled in 1945; students sent to North Kingstown schools. |
| Yorker (Yawker) | 12 | 1921 | Consolidated with Exeter Hill School. |
This information was complied by Sheila Reynolds Boothroyd - April 2006.