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Providence, Rhode Island - 1 schools
At $25,688 per pupil, Providence Preparatory Charter ranks #4 of 60 Rhode Island districts by per-pupil spending (Rhode Island districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
175
Total Enrollment
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$25,688
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Providence Preparatory Charter operates 1 public schools serving 175 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Rhode Island. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $25,688 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 6 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 18.1% local, 50.4% state, and 31.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 18.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.1% Hispanic or Latino, 27.0% African American, 5.7% White across the district's schools.
Providence Preparatory Charter accounts for 100.0% of all Providence Preparatory Charter student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Providence Preparatory Charter a distant remainder — means Providence Preparatory Charter-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.
Providence Preparatory Charter has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 96.6% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Providence Preparatory Charter chronic absenteeism rate is 18.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Providence Preparatory Charter is typically wider than the Providence Preparatory Charter-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Providence Preparatory Charter's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Providence Preparatory Charter?
Providence Preparatory Charter has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 175 students.
How much does Providence Preparatory Charter spend per student?
Providence Preparatory Charter spends $25,688 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Providence Preparatory Charter?
Providence Preparatory Charter students are 63.1% Hispanic or Latino, 27.0% African American, 5.7% White, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.