Rhode Island · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Rhode Island 53 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
51 State avg score
49 National avg score
53 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Newport ranks first in Rhode Island for funding equity at 86/100, in a state whose districts average 51 against a national average of 49.
86/100 top score (Newport)
$24,290 per-pupil spending in the top district
8 districts scoring 70 or higher
5 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Newport 1,906 $24,290 65.9% 51.5% 86 2 Paul Cuffee Charter Sch 817 $21,357 66.8% 22.3% 84 3 Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts 205 $22,796 67.3% 29.6% 83 4 Highlander 617 $19,094 69.4% 22.2% 77 5 Davies Career and Tech 912 $21,221 36.3% 19.1% 73 6 Little Compton 201 $31,297 5.0% 84.3% 72 7 Westerly 2,296 $24,106 28.9% 73.3% 71 8 Village Green Virtual 202 $22,078 70.8% 22.9% 70 9 Providence 20,725 $22,536 75.8% 25.2% 68 10 Narragansett 1,128 $25,802 13.9% 80.4% 68 11 Learning Community 579 $20,608 64.6% 18.7% 68 12 Central Falls 2,596 $20,070 86.3% 6.3% 67 13 Met Career and Tech 776 $20,523 58.2% 30.5% 64 14 Jamestown 418 $25,025 6.4% 85.8% 63 15 Woonsocket 5,690 $18,236 66.0% 17.0% 62 16 Warwick 8,005 $22,540 28.2% 64.4% 61 17 Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College 371 $19,560 72.2% 21.4% 61 18 Blackstone Academy 351 $17,959 55.0% 19.9% 59 19 Foster 221 $22,032 23.5% 66.6% 58 20 West Warwick 3,511 $19,354 42.6% 42.5% 56 21 Middletown 1,971 $20,483 25.3% 67.0% 56 22 Glocester 577 $21,134 9.8% 61.5% 54 23 Segue Institute for Learning 307 $18,385 62.2% 17.3% 54 24 Pawtucket 8,056 $17,139 51.0% 20.0% 53 25 Johnston 3,144 $19,162 32.6% 56.0% 53 26 Scituate 1,194 $22,330 11.3% 75.9% 53 27 Coventry 4,267 $18,961 25.5% 57.1% 52 28 Blackstone Valley Prep a Ri Mayoral Academy 2,197 $16,334 53.9% 27.8% 52 29 Foster-Glocester 1,359 $20,168 13.1% 65.3% 52 30 East Providence 5,272 $19,156 37.5% 48.0% 51 31 Bristol Warren 2,888 $19,503 24.1% 66.0% 50 32 Tiverton 1,634 $19,221 15.6% 67.4% 48 33 South Kingstown 2,509 $23,583 16.4% 81.3% 47 34 North Providence 3,516 $17,717 33.8% 45.0% 45 35 Chariho 3,102 $19,456 21.4% 66.0% 45 36 International Charter 381 $18,221 44.5% 28.5% 44 37 Burrillville 2,070 $17,729 27.0% 50.9% 43 38 Exeter-West Greenwich 1,550 $21,191 12.2% 73.8% 41 39 The Hope Academy 317 $17,038 49.2% 25.9% 40 40 North Kingstown 3,842 $18,855 26.8% 73.9% 37 41 Cranston 10,225 $17,810 31.9% 48.9% 36 42 Achievement First Rhode Island 2,527 $17,311 56.0% 30.5% 36 43 Portsmouth 2,183 $18,687 12.1% 78.4% 36 44 North Smithfield 1,618 $17,779 15.8% 64.7% 33 45 Beacon Charter School 360 $16,541 39.5% 28.1% 33 46 Smithfield 2,415 $17,677 13.0% 72.1% 32 47 The Compass School 215 $18,117 8.8% 70.2% 32 48 Lincoln 3,278 $18,794 23.5% 62.4% 30 49 East Greenwich 2,543 $17,766 5.0% 77.9% 23 50 Rise Prep Mayoral Academy 425 $13,207 46.6% 26.9% 23 51 Cumberland 4,784 $15,629 16.5% 58.8% 18 52 Kingston Hill Academy 260 $15,600 7.7% 69.2% 17 53 Barrington 3,405 $17,236 5.5% 75.0% 15
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.