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Public schools in Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 313 open public schools run by 68 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 133,879 students. Schools average 13.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
68
Schools
313
Students
133,879
Teachers (FTE)
10,399
Students per teacher
13.0
US: 15.3
Charter schools
42
Total spending
$2.89 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$20,707
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Rhode Island spent $20,707 per pupil, which is above the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Rhode Island

All 68 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Providence County Public SchoolsProvidence3720,25014.9$23,640
Cranston School DistrictCranston2310,03712.6$18,401
Warwick School DistrictWarwick197,85311.6$24,102
Pawtucket School DistrictPawtucket167,81613.5$17,602
Woonsocket School DistrictWoonsocket105,54113.4$18,600
East Providence School DistrictEast Providence125,22513.4$20,253
Cumberland School DistrictCumberland94,88113.5$16,923
Coventry School DistrictCoventry84,05612.6$19,355
North Kingstown School DistrictNorth Kingstown83,78612.3$20,127
North Providence School DistrictNorth Providence83,48813.4$19,149
West Warwick School DistrictWest Warwick63,46912.3$19,640
Barrington School DistrictBarrington63,29413.2$18,115
Lincoln School DistrictLincoln63,27815.1$21,302
Achievement First Rhode IslandProvidence73,20914.5$15,212
Johnston School DistrictJohnston83,19111.6$21,234
Chariho School DistrictWood River Junction92,96611.9$20,855
Bristol Warren School DistrictBristol62,69313.3$20,158
Central Falls School DistrictCentral Falls72,56013.3$21,478
East Greenwich School DistrictEast Greenwich62,49013.0$17,886
Smithfield School DistrictSmithfield52,36112.6$18,329
Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral AcademyCumberland62,25313.4$15,390
South Kingstown School DistrictWakefield52,25311.9$24,563
Westerly School DistrictWesterly62,13910.3$27,046
Portsmouth School DistrictPortsmouth42,13412.1$19,904
Burrillville School DistrictHarrisville51,99312.3$18,375
Middletown School DistrictMiddletown51,86011.8$22,501
Newport County Public SchoolsNewport41,79510.4$24,160
North Smithfield School DistrictNorth Smithfield31,63713.0$18,550
Exeter-West Greenwich School DistrictWest Greenwich51,54412.6$23,149
Tiverton School DistrictTiverton51,52012.5$22,283
Foster-Glocester School DistrictNorth Scituate21,27312.7$20,782
Scituate School DistrictClayville51,19411.6$22,503
Narragansett School DistrictNarragansett397710.5$26,627
Davies Career and TechLincoln189811.8$19,940
MET Career and TechProvidence181711.7$20,203
Paul Cuffee Charter SchProvidence379211.8$18,683
RISE Prep Mayoral AcademyWoonsocket263514.8$12,129
HighlanderProvidence261714.3$16,841
Learning CommunityCentral Falls157212.4$19,762
Glocester School DistrictChepachet256314.4$19,518
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle CollegeProvidence146212.2$18,573
Segue Institute for LearningCentral Falls241413.4$22,914
Jamestown School DistrictJamestown240610.2$31,197
International CharterPawtucket137717.1$16,420
Beacon Charter SchoolWoonsocket236311.7$14,015
Blackstone AcademyPawtucket135714.3$19,077
The Hope AcademyProvidence132211.5$16,614
Excel Academy Rhode IslandNorth Providence131314.9
Nuestro Mundo Public CharterProvidence129218.2
Kingston Hill AcademySaunderstown126012.4$22,961
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Rhode Island district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Providence County Public Schools20,250
  2. 2.Cranston School District10,037
  3. 3.Warwick School District7,853
  4. 4.Pawtucket School District7,816
  5. 5.Woonsocket School District5,541
  6. 6.East Providence School District5,225
  7. 7.Cumberland School District4,881
  8. 8.Coventry School District4,056
  9. 9.North Kingstown School District3,786
  10. 10.North Providence School District3,488

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Westerly School District10.3
  2. 2.Newport County Public Schools10.4
  3. 3.Warwick School District11.6
  4. 4.Johnston School District11.6
  5. 5.Scituate School District11.6
  6. 6.Middletown School District11.8
  7. 7.Chariho School District11.9
  8. 8.South Kingstown School District11.9
  9. 9.Portsmouth School District12.1
  10. 10.North Kingstown School District12.3

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Lincoln School District15.1
  2. 2.Providence County Public Schools14.9
  3. 3.Achievement First Rhode Island14.5
  4. 4.Cumberland School District13.5
  5. 5.Pawtucket School District13.5
  6. 6.Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy13.4
  7. 7.North Providence School District13.4
  8. 8.East Providence School District13.4
  9. 9.Woonsocket School District13.4
  10. 10.Central Falls School District13.3

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Westerly School District$27,046
  2. 2.South Kingstown School District$24,563
  3. 3.Newport County Public Schools$24,160
  4. 4.Warwick School District$24,102
  5. 5.Providence County Public Schools$23,640
  6. 6.Exeter-West Greenwich School District$23,149
  7. 7.Scituate School District$22,503
  8. 8.Middletown School District$22,501
  9. 9.Tiverton School District$22,283
  10. 10.Central Falls School District$21,478

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Achievement First Rhode Island$15,212
  2. 2.Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy$15,390
  3. 3.Cumberland School District$16,923
  4. 4.Pawtucket School District$17,602
  5. 5.East Greenwich School District$17,886
  6. 6.Barrington School District$18,115
  7. 7.Smithfield School District$18,329
  8. 8.Burrillville School District$18,375
  9. 9.Cranston School District$18,401
  10. 10.North Smithfield School District$18,550

Most charter schools

  1. 1.Achievement First Rhode Island7
  2. 2.Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy6
  3. 3.Paul Cuffee Charter Sch3
  4. 4.Providence County Public Schools2
  5. 5.RISE Prep Mayoral Academy2
  6. 6.Highlander2
  7. 7.Segue Institute for Learning2
  8. 8.Beacon Charter School2
  9. 9.Cranston School District1
  10. 10.Learning Community1

Schools by level

68 high schools, 58 middle schools and 172 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 68

  1. East Providence High East Providence, 1,691 students
  2. Cranston High School West Cranston, 1,653 students
  3. Woonsocket High School Woonsocket, 1,646 students
  4. Cranston High School East Cranston, 1,525 students
  5. Cumberland High School Cumberland, 1,428 students
  6. North Kingstown Senior High North Kingstown, 1,278 students
  7. Coventry High School Coventry, 1,201 students
  8. Pilgrim High School Warwick, 1,137 students
  9. Classical High School Providence, 1,116 students
  10. Toll Gate High School Warwick, 1,104 students
  11. Barrington High School Barrington, 1,098 students
  12. North Providence High North Providence, 1,085 students
  13. West Warwick High School West Warwick, 1,081 students
  14. Central High School Providence, 1,050 students
  15. Mount Pleasant High Providence, 997 students

Middle schools 58

  1. Warwick Veterans Middle School Warwick, 1,059 students
  2. John F. Deering Middle West Warwick, 976 students
  3. Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Cov Coventry, 944 students
  4. Chariho Regional Middle School Wood River Junction, 834 students
  5. Governor Christopher DelSesto Providence, 818 students
  6. Nathanael Greene Middle Providence, 815 students
  7. Roger Williams Middle Providence, 786 students
  8. Lincoln Middle School Lincoln, 773 students
  9. Barrington Middle School Barrington, 763 students
  10. Western Hills Middle School Cranston, 727 students
  11. Nicholas A. Ferri Middle Johnston, 720 students
  12. Nathan Bishop Middle Providence, 719 students
  13. Park View Middle School Cranston, 711 students
  14. Winman Middle School Warwick, 706 students
  15. Joseph Jenks Middle School Pawtucket, 697 students

Elementary schools 172

  1. Pothier-Citizens Elementary Campus Woonsocket, 669 students
  2. Alfred Lima Sr. Elementary School Providence, 662 students
  3. Claiborne Pell Elementary Newport, 657 students
  4. Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods Providence, 635 students
  5. Washington Oak School Coventry, 594 students
  6. Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School Providence, 588 students
  7. North Smithfield Elementary North Smithfield, 583 students
  8. RISE Prep Mayoral Academy Woonsocket, 573 students
  9. The Learning Community Central Falls, 569 students
  10. Asa Messer Elementary School Providence, 557 students
  11. Waddington School Riverside, 554 students
  12. Pleasant View Elementary Schoo Smithfield, 552 students
  13. Henry J. Winters School Pawtucket, 550 students
  14. Achievement First Promesa Providence, 548 students
  15. Community School Cumberland, 545 students

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Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.