School systems & governing boards · RI
Rhode Island school systems.
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36school systems
268operating schools connected
122,128students in finance records
36complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
Rhode Island school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 36 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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36 systems
Schools + finance trendsRI
Providence
Providence, RI
- Students
- 19,856
- Schools
- 37
- Spending / pupil
- $27,473
+29.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.1% enrollment
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Cranston
Cranston, RI
- Students
- 10,126
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $19,030
-0.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment
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Warwick
Warwick, RI
- Students
- 7,914
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $23,605
+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment
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Pawtucket
Pawtucket, RI
- Students
- 7,887
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $18,860
+10.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.6% enrollment
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Woonsocket
Woonsocket, RI
- Students
- 5,574
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $20,060
+20.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment
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East Providence
East Providence, RI
- Students
- 5,314
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $19,621
-2.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment
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Cumberland
Cumberland, RI
- Students
- 4,868
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $16,007
-10.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.1% enrollment
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Coventry
Coventry, RI
- Students
- 4,133
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $20,535
+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.5% enrollment
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North Kingstown
North Kingstown, RI
- Students
- 3,781
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $20,981
+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment
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West Warwick
West Warwick, RI
- Students
- 3,562
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $21,258
+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment
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North Providence
North Providence, RI
- Students
- 3,543
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $19,364
+9.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment
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Lincoln
Lincoln, RI
- Students
- 3,340
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $19,441
-7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.7% enrollment
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Barrington
Barrington, RI
- Students
- 3,309
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $19,531
+3.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment
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Johnston
Johnston, RI
- Students
- 3,172
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $20,838
-2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment
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Chariho
Wood River Junction, RI
- Students
- 3,008
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $22,432
+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment
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Bristol Warren
Bristol, RI
- Students
- 2,794
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $20,479
+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.6% enrollment
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Central Falls
Central Falls, RI
- Students
- 2,539
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $24,569
+14.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment
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East Greenwich
East Greenwich, RI
- Students
- 2,521
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $19,522
+1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment
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Smithfield
Smithfield, RI
- Students
- 2,402
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $19,498
-5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment
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South Kingstown
Wakefield, RI
- Students
- 2,348
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $25,196
+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.2% enrollment
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Westerly
Westerly, RI
- Students
- 2,215
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $27,086
+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.1% enrollment
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth, RI
- Students
- 2,161
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $21,031
+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.4% enrollment
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Burrillville
Harrisville, RI
- Students
- 2,037
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $19,478
+5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.5% enrollment
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Middletown
Middletown, RI
- Students
- 1,961
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $21,127
+1.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.9% enrollment
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Newport
Newport, RI
- Students
- 1,856
- Schools
- 4
- Spending / pupil
- $28,912
+22.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.9% enrollment
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North Smithfield
North Smithfield, RI
- Students
- 1,664
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $18,305
-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment
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Exeter-West Greenwich
West Greenwich, RI
- Students
- 1,578
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $22,575
-3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment
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Tiverton
Tiverton, RI
- Students
- 1,562
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $22,762
+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment
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Foster-Glocester
North Scituate, RI
- Students
- 1,331
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $21,493
-1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% enrollment
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Scituate
Clayville, RI
- Students
- 1,175
- Schools
- 5
- Spending / pupil
- $24,780
+1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment
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