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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Overview

Public Schools Overview Rhode Island School Districts by City
Number Of Students 138,566
Number Of Rhode Island Schools 315
Number Of Rhode Island School Districts 63
Spending Per Student $19,719

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
29%
32%
31%
29%
29%
46%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    11th Grade
Reading Proficiency

Math Test

40 30 20 10 0
35%
30%
26%
27%
22%
21%
25%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    11th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 56.0% 48.1%
Black 9.4% 15.8%
Hispanic 30.1% 28.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 40.2% 48.1%
English Language Learners 9.0% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 17.7% 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 1,093,734 333,287,557
Population Density (per sq. mile) 1,059 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.0% 5.7%
5-19 Years Old 17.4% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 33.2% 33.4%
45-64 Years Old 26.6% 25.3%
65 Or Older 17.9% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 432,219 120,158,879
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.3% 34.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 21.3% 20.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.2% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.7% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.0% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 9.1% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,204 $1,413,930,536 51.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,066 $286,234,340 10.5%
Staff $695 $96,332,477 3.5%
General Administration $282 $39,040,094 1.4%
School Administration $910 $126,080,469 4.6%
Operation $1,383 $191,589,028 7.0%
Transportation $637 $88,277,524 3.2%
Other $785 $108,771,715 4.0%
Total Support $6,757 $936,310,804 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,757 $382,088,495 14.0%
Total Expenditures $19,719 $2,732,322,757 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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