Rhode Island school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 36 regular districts, 36 report 2024–25 enrollment and 36 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 36 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	Providence	Providence	37	20,250
2	Cranston	Cranston	23	10,037
3	Warwick	Warwick	19	7,853
4	Pawtucket	Pawtucket	16	7,816
5	Woonsocket	Woonsocket	10	5,541
6	East Providence	East Providence	12	5,225
7	Cumberland	Cumberland	9	4,881
8	Coventry	Coventry	8	4,056
9	North Kingstown	North Kingstown	9	3,786
10	North Providence	North Providence	8	3,488
11	West Warwick	West Warwick	6	3,469
12	Barrington	Barrington	6	3,294
13	Lincoln	Lincoln	6	3,278
14	Johnston	Johnston	8	3,191
15	Chariho	Wood River Junction	8	2,966
16	Bristol Warren	Bristol	5	2,693
17	Central Falls	Central Falls	7	2,560
18	East Greenwich	East Greenwich	6	2,490
19	Smithfield	Smithfield	5	2,361
20	South Kingstown	Wakefield	5	2,253
21	Westerly	Westerly	6	2,139
22	Portsmouth	Portsmouth	4	2,134
23	Burrillville	Harrisville	6	1,993
24	Middletown	Middletown	5	1,860
25	Newport	Newport	4	1,795

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Largest school districts in Rhode Island

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	Providence 37 schools	Providence	20,250
2	Cranston 23 schools	Cranston	10,037
3	Warwick 19 schools	Warwick	7,853
4	Pawtucket 16 schools	Pawtucket	7,816
5	Woonsocket 10 schools	Woonsocket	5,541
6	East Providence 12 schools	East Providence	5,225
7	Cumberland 9 schools	Cumberland	4,881
8	Coventry 8 schools	Coventry	4,056
9	North Kingstown 9 schools	North Kingstown	3,786
10	North Providence 8 schools	North Providence	3,488
11	West Warwick 6 schools	West Warwick	3,469
12	Barrington 6 schools	Barrington	3,294
13	Lincoln 6 schools	Lincoln	3,278
14	Johnston 8 schools	Johnston	3,191
15	Chariho 8 schools	Wood River Junction	2,966
16	Bristol Warren 5 schools	Bristol	2,693
17	Central Falls 7 schools	Central Falls	2,560
18	East Greenwich 6 schools	East Greenwich	2,490
19	Smithfield 5 schools	Smithfield	2,361
20	South Kingstown 5 schools	Wakefield	2,253
21	Westerly 6 schools	Westerly	2,139
22	Portsmouth 4 schools	Portsmouth	2,134
23	Burrillville 6 schools	Harrisville	1,993
24	Middletown 5 schools	Middletown	1,860
25	Newport 4 schools	Newport	1,795

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Highest spending per pupil in Rhode Island

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	Little Compton 218 students	Little Compton	$34,632
2	Narragansett 977 students	Narragansett	$27,636
3	Newport 1,795 students	Newport	$27,134
4	Jamestown 406 students	Jamestown	$26,105
5	Westerly 2,139 students	Westerly	$25,879
6	Providence 20,250 students	Providence	$24,733
7	South Kingstown 2,253 students	Wakefield	$23,929
8	Scituate 1,194 students	Clayville	$23,322
9	Warwick 7,853 students	Warwick	$23,182
10	Foster 241 students	Foster	$22,977
11	Exeter-West Greenwich 1,544 students	West Greenwich	$22,085
12	Central Falls 2,560 students	Central Falls	$21,971
13	Middletown 1,860 students	Middletown	$21,349
14	West Warwick 3,469 students	West Warwick	$21,007
15	Chariho 2,966 students	Wood River Junction	$20,898
16	Tiverton 1,520 students	Tiverton	$20,723
17	Glocester 563 students	Chepachet	$20,617
18	Johnston 3,191 students	Johnston	$20,505
19	Foster-Glocester 1,273 students	North Scituate	$20,494
20	North Kingstown 3,786 students	North Kingstown	$20,219
21	Portsmouth 2,134 students	Portsmouth	$20,044
22	Coventry 4,056 students	Coventry	$19,888
23	Bristol Warren 2,693 students	Bristol	$19,760
24	Woonsocket 5,541 students	Woonsocket	$19,754
25	Lincoln 3,278 students	Lincoln	$19,279

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

Rhode Island high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
1	Classical High School 09–12 · 20 AP courses	Providence	2 of 3
2	Davies Career-Tech High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses	Davies Career and Tech	2 of 3
3	Middletown High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses	Middletown	2 of 3
4	Cumberland High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Cumberland	2 of 3
5	Barrington High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Barrington	2 of 3
6	Chariho High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Chariho	2 of 3
7	Ponaganset High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Foster-Glocester	2 of 3
8	Lincoln Senior High School 09–12 · 17 AP courses	Lincoln	2 of 3
9	East Greenwich High 09–12 · 17 AP courses	East Greenwich	2 of 3
10	South Kingstown High 09–12 · 17 AP courses	South Kingstown	2 of 3
11	Westerly High School 09–12 · 17 AP courses	Westerly	2 of 3
12	North Kingstown Sr. High 09–12 · 15 AP courses	North Kingstown	2 of 3
13	Coventry High School 09–12 · 13 AP courses	Coventry	2 of 3
14	Pilgrim High School 09–12 · 13 AP courses	Warwick	2 of 3
15	Burrillville High School 09–12 · 13 AP courses	Burrillville	2 of 3
16	East Providence High 09–12 · 12 AP courses	East Providence	2 of 3
17	Toll Gate High School 09–12 · 12 AP courses	Warwick	2 of 3
18	North Providence High 09–12 · 12 AP courses	North Providence	2 of 3
19	Tiverton High School 09–12 · 12 AP courses	Tiverton	2 of 3
20	Blackstone Valley Prep High 09–12 · 12 AP courses	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	2 of 3
21	Narragansett High School 09–12 · 12 AP courses	Narragansett	2 of 3
22	Cranston High School East 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Cranston	2 of 3
23	Mt. Hope High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Bristol Warren	2 of 3
24	Smithfield High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Smithfield	2 of 3
25	Rogers High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Newport	2 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.