Achievement First Rhode Island

Public school district · Providence County · Rhode Island · NCES district ID 4400021

Achievement First Rhode Island spent $17,425 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 97% of the other Rhode Island districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $20,044). Its 7 schools enrolled 3,200 students in 2024-25; 50.2% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Rhode Island districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Achievement First Rhode Island in enrollment (2,070 to 2,888 students) and Achievement First Rhode Island itself.

Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Achievement First Rhode Island, FY23Westerly $25,879; South Kingstown $23,929; Central Falls $21,971; Portsmouth $20,044; Bristol Warren $19,760; Burrillville $18,861; East Greenwich $18,615; Smithfield $18,082; Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy $17,511; Achievement First Rhode Island $17,425; State median, 1,000+ students $20,044.15k20k25k30kWesterly$25,879South Kingstown$23,929Central Falls$21,971Portsmouth$20,044Bristol Warren$19,760Burrillville$18,861East Greenwich$18,615Smithfield$18,082Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Ma…$17,511Achievement First Rhode Island$17,425State median, 1,000+ students $20,044
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Achievement First Rhode Island, FY23Westerly $25,879; South Kingstown $23,929; Central Falls $21,971; Portsmouth $20,044; Bristol Warren $19,760; Burrillville $18,861; East Greenwich $18,615; Smithfield $18,082; Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy $17,511; Achievement First Rhode Island $17,425; State median, 1,000+ students $20,044.15k20k25k30kWesterly$25,879South Kingstown$23,929Central Falls$21,971Portsmouth$20,044Bristol Warren$19,760Burrillville$18,861East Greenwich$18,615Smithfield$18,082Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral…$17,511Achievement First Rhode Island$17,425State median, 1,000+ students $20,044
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Achievement First Rhode Island, FY23Westerly $25,879; South Kingstown $23,929; Central Falls $21,971; Portsmouth $20,044; Bristol Warren $19,760; Burrillville $18,861; East Greenwich $18,615; Smithfield $18,082; Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy $17,511; Achievement First Rhode Island $17,425; State median, 1,000+ students $20,044.15k20k25k30kWesterly$25,879South Kingstown$23,929Central Falls$21,971Portsmouth$20,044Bristol Warren$19,760Burrillville$18,861East Greenwich$18,615Smithfield$18,082Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy$17,511Achievement First Rhode Island$17,425State median, 1,000+ students $20,044
Current spending per student, Rhode Island districts closest in size to Achievement First Rhode Island, FY23Westerly $25,879; South Kingstown $23,929; Central Falls $21,971; Portsmouth $20,044; Bristol Warren $19,760; Burrillville $18,861; East Greenwich $18,615; Smithfield $18,082; Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy $17,511; Achievement First Rhode Island $17,425; State median, 1,000+ students $20,044.15k20k25k30kWesterly$25,879South Kingstown$23,929Central Falls$21,971Portsmouth$20,044Bristol Warren$19,760Burrillville$18,861East Greenwich$18,615Smithfield$18,082Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Aca…$17,511Achievement First Rhode Island$17,425State median, 1,000+ students $20,044

Where the money came from

$53,349,000 in revenue: 50.2% state, 29.4% local and 20.4% federal. Total spending including $2,192,000 of capital outlay was $50,013,000, or $19,791 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Achievement First Rhode Island revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $26,773,000; Local $15,676,000; Federal $10,900,000; total $53,349,000.
  • State$26,773,000 50%
  • Local$15,676,000 29%
  • Federal$10,900,000 20%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 33 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,519 students in 2022-23, 2,839 students in 2023-24, 3,200 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Achievement First Rhode Island enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,519, 2023-24: 2,839, 2024-25: 3,20001k2k3k4k2022-232,5192023-242,8392024-253,200
Achievement First Rhode Island enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,519, 2023-24: 2,839, 2024-25: 3,20001k2k3k4k2022-232,5192023-242,8392024-253,200
Achievement First Rhode Island enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,519, 2023-24: 2,839, 2024-25: 3,20001k2k3k4k2022-232,5192023-242,8392024-253,200
Achievement First Rhode Island enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,519, 2023-24: 2,839, 2024-25: 3,20001k2k3k4k2022-232,5192023-242,8392024-253,200

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,519178.014.2
2023-242,839193.014.7
2024-253,200222.014.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$9,847,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,897 per student

Achievement First Rhode Island booked $9,847,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 178 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $55,320 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 4 in 100 Rhode Island districts with a figure (state median $84,165, 58 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Rhode Island teacher salary at $76,852 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$8,140,00082.7%
Special education$1,515,00015.4%
Vocational$6,0000.1%
Other programs$186,0001.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,693 in 2018-19, $3,324 in 2019-20, $1,917 in 2020-21, $3,292 in 2021-22, $3,897 in 2022-23.

Achievement First Rhode Island teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,693, 2019-20: $3,324, 2020-21: $1,917, 2021-22: $3,292, 2022-23: $3,89702k4k6k2018-19$5,6932019-20$3,3242020-21$1,9172021-22$3,2922022-23$3,897
Achievement First Rhode Island teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,693, 2019-20: $3,324, 2020-21: $1,917, 2021-22: $3,292, 2022-23: $3,89702k4k6k2018-19$5,6932019-20$3,3242020-21$1,9172021-22$3,2922022-23$3,897
Achievement First Rhode Island teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,693, 2019-20: $3,324, 2020-21: $1,917, 2021-22: $3,292, 2022-23: $3,89702k4k6k2018-19$5,6932019-20$3,3242020-21$1,9172021-22$3,2922022-23$3,897
Achievement First Rhode Island teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,693, 2019-20: $3,324, 2020-21: $1,917, 2021-22: $3,292, 2022-23: $3,89702k4k6k2018-19$5,6932019-20$3,3242020-21$1,9172021-22$3,2922022-23$3,897

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Achievement First Rhode Island scored proficient or above: 27% in reading and 22% in math, against 33.1% in reading and 26.6% in math across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtRhode IslandStudents tested
Reading and language arts27%33.1%1,088
Math22%26.6%1,085

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

4 elementary schools, 1,931 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Achievement First Promesa54813.469.5%Schoolwide program
Achievement First Iluminar46515.064.3%Schoolwide program
Achievement First Providence46013.568.7%Schoolwide program
Achievement First Envision Ele45814.871.6%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 811 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
AF Iluminar Mayoral Middle School40620.365.0%Schoolwide program
AF Providence Mayoral Middle40514.070.1%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 458 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Achievement First Providence H45812.764.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Achievement First Rhode Island

  • Phone: (401) 347-1106
  • Office: 206 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Achievement First Rhode Island

  1. Rhode Island districts by spending per studentAchievement First Rhode Island ranks 32 of 33 Rhode Island districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,425).#32 of 33
  2. Every school district in Rhode IslandAchievement First Rhode Island is the number 19 by size of 64 Rhode Island districts, with 2,527 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#19 of 64
  3. East GreenwichThe next larger Rhode Island district: 2,543 students in fall 2022, $18,615 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,615
  4. South KingstownThe next smaller Rhode Island district: 2,509 students in fall 2022, $23,929 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,929
  5. Compare Achievement First Rhode Island with East GreenwichEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Achievement First Providence H, its largest high school458 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.458
  7. Teacher salary spending across Rhode IslandAchievement First Rhode Island spent $55,320 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $84,165); spending, not a salary.$55,320
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Achievement First Rhode Island

  1. How many schools and students are in Achievement First Rhode Island?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 3,200 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Achievement First Rhode Island spend per student?
    $17,425 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Rhode Island median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $20,044 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Achievement First Rhode Island's money come from?
    $53,349,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 50.2% state, 29.4% local and 20.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Achievement First Rhode Island spend on teacher salaries?
    $9,847,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,897 per student. Divided by the 178 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $55,320 per teacher, more than 4 in 100 Rhode Island districts (state median $84,165). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Rhode Island teacher salary at $76,852 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Achievement First Rhode Island do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Achievement First Rhode Island scored proficient or above: 27% in reading and 22% in math, against 33.1% in reading and 26.6% in math across Rhode Island. Rhode Island's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Achievement First Rhode Island's NCES district ID?
    4400021. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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