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Providence, Rhode Island - 3 schools
An equity score of 84/100 ranks Paul Cuffee Charter Sch #2 of 53 districts in Rhode Island (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,357 per pupil, Paul Cuffee Charter Sch ranks #16 of 60 Rhode Island districts by per-pupil spending (Rhode Island districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
817
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$21,357
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch operates 3 public schools serving 817 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Rhode Island. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Providence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,357 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 60 Rhode Island districts by per-pupil spending. See how Rhode Island compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.3% local, 62.0% state, and 15.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 84/100, ranked #2 of 53 in Rhode Island against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 243:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% African American, 2.8% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Paul Cuffee Lower School, with a diversity index of 47.6/100.
Its largest campus is Paul Cuffee Lower School, enrolling 358 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Paul Cuffee Lower School accounts for 43.8% of all Paul Cuffee Charter Sch student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Paul Cuffee Charter Sch-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch student-counselor ratio is 243:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch chronic absenteeism rate is 42.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 817 students.
How much does Paul Cuffee Charter Sch spend per student?
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch spends $21,357 per student. The district has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #2 in Rhode Island.
What is the demographic composition of Paul Cuffee Charter Sch?
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch students are 72.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% African American, 2.8% White, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Paul Cuffee Charter Sch?
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #2 out of 53 districts in Rhode Island.