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Providence, Rhode Island - 1 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College #17 of 53 districts in Rhode Island (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,560 per pupil, Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College ranks #27 of 60 Rhode Island districts by per-pupil spending (Rhode Island districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College operates 1 public schools serving 371 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Rhode Island. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $19,560 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 21.4% local, 57.3% state, and 21.3% 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 61/100, ranked #17 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.
a 231:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 40.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% African American, 4.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rini Middle College, enrolling 462 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Rini Middle College accounts for 100.0% of all Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College a distant remainder — means Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.2% 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.
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College student-counselor ratio is 231:1 — 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.
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College chronic absenteeism rate is 40.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College'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 Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College?
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 371 students.
How much does Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College spend per student?
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College spends $19,560 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #17 in Rhode Island.
What is the demographic composition of Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College?
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College students are 66.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% African American, 4.1% White, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College?
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #17 out of 53 districts in Rhode Island.