Highest Spending Districts in Rhode Island
Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.
$28,949
Top Spender
Narragansett
$22,198
Avg Per-Pupil
39
Districts Listed
500+
Min Enrollment
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Narragansett Narragansett | $28,949 |
| 2. | Newport Newport | $27,575 |
| 3. | Westerly Westerly | $27,326 |
| 4. | Exeter-West Greenwich West Greenwich | $26,661 |
| 5. | South Kingstown Wakefield | $26,652 |
| 6. | Providence Providence | $25,933 |
| 7. | Warwick Warwick | $24,900 |
| 8. | Paul Cuffee Charter Sch Providence | $24,797 |
| 9. | Scituate Clayville | $24,327 |
| 10. | Central Falls Central Falls | $24,020 |
| 11. | Foster-Glocester North Scituate | $23,230 |
| 12. | Middletown Middletown | $23,126 |
| 13. | Tiverton Tiverton | $22,923 |
| 14. | Johnston Johnston | $22,817 |
| 15. | Bristol Warren Bristol | $22,304 |
| 16. | East Providence East Providence | $22,229 |
| 17. | Learning Community Central Falls | $22,091 |
| 18. | Davies Career and Tech Lincoln | $22,087 |
| 19. | Woonsocket Woonsocket | $21,838 |
| 20. | Lincoln Lincoln | $21,752 |
| 21. | Glocester Chepachet | $21,745 |
| 22. | Chariho Wood River Junction | $21,354 |
| 23. | Pawtucket Pawtucket | $21,161 |
| 24. | West Warwick West Warwick | $20,994 |
| 25. | Portsmouth Portsmouth | $20,934 |
| 26. | MET Career and Tech Providence | $20,755 |
| 27. | North Providence North Providence | $20,654 |
| 28. | North Kingstown North Kingstown | $20,630 |
| 29. | Coventry Coventry | $20,450 |
| 30. | North Smithfield North Smithfield | $19,968 |
| 31. | Highlander Providence | $19,942 |
| 32. | Cranston Cranston | $19,886 |
| 33. | Burrillville Harrisville | $19,596 |
| 34. | East Greenwich East Greenwich | $19,309 |
| 35. | Smithfield Smithfield | $19,193 |
| 36. | Barrington Barrington | $18,977 |
| 37. | Achievement First Rhode Island Providence | $18,724 |
| 38. | Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy Cumberland | $17,968 |
| 39. | Cumberland Cumberland | $17,950 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.