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Rhode Island school data rankings

Compare every reported district by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 67 current districts, 64 report 2024–25 enrollment and 62 match the FY 2023 finance file.

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64 districts with this measure reported

Rank	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	Achievement First Rhode Island	Providence	7	3,209
15	Johnston	Johnston	8	3,191
16	Chariho	Wood River Junction	8	2,966
17	Bristol Warren	Bristol	5	2,693
18	Central Falls	Central Falls	7	2,560
19	East Greenwich	East Greenwich	6	2,490
20	Smithfield	Smithfield	5	2,361
21	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy	Cumberland	6	2,253
22	South Kingstown	Wakefield	5	2,253
23	Westerly	Westerly	6	2,139
24	Portsmouth	Portsmouth	4	2,134
25	Burrillville	Harrisville	6	1,993
26	Middletown	Middletown	5	1,860
27	Newport	Newport	4	1,795
28	North Smithfield	North Smithfield	3	1,637
29	Exeter-West Greenwich	West Greenwich	5	1,544
30	Tiverton	Tiverton	4	1,520
31	Foster-Glocester	North Scituate	2	1,273
32	Scituate	Clayville	5	1,194
33	Narragansett	Narragansett	3	977
34	Davies Career and Tech	Lincoln	1	898
35	MET Career and Tech	Providence	1	817
36	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	Providence	3	792
37	RISE Prep Academies	Woonsocket	2	635
38	Highlander	Providence	2	617
39	Learning Community	Central Falls	1	572
40	Glocester	Chepachet	2	563
41	Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College	Providence	1	462
42	Segue Institute for Learning	Central Falls	2	414
43	Jamestown	Jamestown	2	406
44	International Charter	Pawtucket	1	377
45	Beacon Charter School	Woonsocket	2	363
46	Blackstone Academy	Pawtucket	1	357
47	The Hope Academy	Providence	1	322
48	Excel Academy Rhode Island	North Providence	1	313
49	Nuestro Mundo Public Charter	Providence	1	292
50	Kingston Hill Academy	Saunderstown	1	260
51	Providence Preparatory Charter	Providence	1	244
52	Foster	Foster	1	241
53	Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	Providence	1	234
54	Little Compton	Little Compton	1	218
55	The Compass School	Kingston	1	217
56	Village Green Virtual	Providence	1	203
57	The Greene School	West Greenwich	1	190
58	Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy	Providence	1	187
59	Charette Charter	Providence	1	168
60	Urban Collaborative	Providence	1	145
61	SouthSide Charter School	Providence	1	136
62	New Shoreham	Block Island	1	126
63	YouthBuild Preparatory Academy	Providence	1	116
64	R.I. Sch for the Deaf	Providence	1	77

Data ranking

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	Achievement First Rhode Island 7 schools	Providence	3,209
15	Johnston 8 schools	Johnston	3,191
16	Chariho 8 schools	Wood River Junction	2,966
17	Bristol Warren 5 schools	Bristol	2,693
18	Central Falls 7 schools	Central Falls	2,560
19	East Greenwich 6 schools	East Greenwich	2,490
20	Smithfield 5 schools	Smithfield	2,361
21	Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy 6 schools	Cumberland	2,253
22	South Kingstown 5 schools	Wakefield	2,253
23	Westerly 6 schools	Westerly	2,139
24	Portsmouth 4 schools	Portsmouth	2,134
25	Burrillville 6 schools	Harrisville	1,993

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Data ranking

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	Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts 234 students	Providence	$25,571
7	MET Career and Tech 817 students	Providence	$25,478
8	Providence 20,250 students	Providence	$24,733
9	South Kingstown 2,253 students	Wakefield	$23,929
10	Davies Career and Tech 898 students	Lincoln	$23,738
11	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch 792 students	Providence	$23,469
12	Providence Preparatory Charter 244 students	Providence	$23,371
13	Scituate 1,194 students	Clayville	$23,322
14	Warwick 7,853 students	Warwick	$23,182
15	Foster 241 students	Foster	$22,977
16	Learning Community 572 students	Central Falls	$22,294
17	Exeter-West Greenwich 1,544 students	West Greenwich	$22,085
18	Highlander 617 students	Providence	$22,036
19	Central Falls 2,560 students	Central Falls	$21,971
20	Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College 462 students	Providence	$21,685
21	Middletown 1,860 students	Middletown	$21,349
22	West Warwick 3,469 students	West Warwick	$21,007
23	Chariho 2,966 students	Wood River Junction	$20,898
24	Tiverton 1,520 students	Tiverton	$20,723
25	Glocester 563 students	Chepachet	$20,617

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

Data ranking

Rhode Island high schools with broad reported program access

Counts reported AP, gifted, and computer-science program areas. This does not measure course quality, participation, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Areas offered
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.