An equity score of 85/100 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 $23,469 per pupil, Paul Cuffee Charter Sch ranks #13 of 60 Rhode Island districts by per-pupil spending (Rhode Island districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
817
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$23,469
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 $23,469 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 85/100, 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 largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Paul Cuffee Charter Sch reports 67.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $23,469 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, 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 85/100, ranking #2 out of 53 districts in Rhode Island.