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Rhode Island Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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Overview

Public Schools Overview Rhode Island School Districts by City
Number Of Students 136,154
Number Of Rhode Island Schools 320
Number Of Rhode Island School Districts 68
Spending Per Student $22,962

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
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59%
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Reading Proficiency

Math Test

50 40 30 20 10 0
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36%
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26%
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Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 54.0% 46.7%
Black 9.5% 15.8%
Hispanic 32.0% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 6.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 43.2% 51.9%
English Language Learners 9.2% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 18.0% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12.9
15.9
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Rhode Island Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 1,095,962 334,914,895
Population Density (per sq. mile) 1,061 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 4.9% 5.7%
5-19 Years Old 17.3% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 33.2% 33.3%
45-64 Years Old 26.3% 25.1%
65 Or Older 18.3% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 436,902 120,745,577
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.5% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.3% 34.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 23.6% 22.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.4% 17.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.2% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.1% 13.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.0% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 8.8% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,349 $1,545,252,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,412 $328,437,000 10.5%
Staff $927 $126,212,000 4.0%
General Administration $338 $46,024,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,048 $142,744,000 4.6%
Operation $1,720 $234,250,000 7.5%
Transportation $950 $129,315,000 4.1%
Other $934 $127,218,000 4.1%
Total Support $8,330 $1,134,200,000 36.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,282 $446,865,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $22,962 $3,126,317,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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