Rhode Island · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Rhode Island
The 39 Rhode Island districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2022-23). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $27,636
- Top per-pupil spend
- $21,023
- Avg across top 39
- 39
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Narragansett spends $27,636 per student, the most of any Rhode Island district listed, against an average of $21,023 across the top 39.
- $27,636
- top spend (Narragansett)
- $16,083
- lowest on this list
- 1.7×
- spread across the listed districts
- 1,128
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NarragansettNarragansett | $27,636 |
| 2 | NewportNewport | $27,134 |
| 3 | WesterlyWesterly | $25,879 |
| 4 | Met Career and TechProvidence | $25,478 |
| 5 | ProvidenceProvidence | $24,733 |
| 6 | South KingstownWakefield | $23,929 |
| 7 | Davies Career and TechLincoln | $23,738 |
| 8 | Paul Cuffee Charter SchProvidence | $23,469 |
| 9 | ScituateClayville | $23,322 |
| 10 | WarwickWarwick | $23,182 |
| 11 | Learning CommunityCentral Falls | $22,294 |
| 12 | Exeter-West GreenwichWest Greenwich | $22,085 |
| 13 | HighlanderProvidence | $22,036 |
| 14 | Central FallsCentral Falls | $21,971 |
| 15 | MiddletownMiddletown | $21,349 |
| 16 | West WarwickWest Warwick | $21,007 |
| 17 | CharihoWood River Junction | $20,898 |
| 18 | TivertonTiverton | $20,723 |
| 19 | GlocesterChepachet | $20,617 |
| 20 | JohnstonJohnston | $20,505 |
| 21 | Foster-GlocesterNorth Scituate | $20,494 |
| 22 | North KingstownNorth Kingstown | $20,219 |
| 23 | PortsmouthPortsmouth | $20,044 |
| 24 | CoventryCoventry | $19,888 |
| 25 | Bristol WarrenBristol | $19,760 |
| 26 | WoonsocketWoonsocket | $19,754 |
| 27 | LincolnLincoln | $19,279 |
| 28 | East ProvidenceEast Providence | $19,096 |
| 29 | PawtucketPawtucket | $19,041 |
| 30 | CranstonCranston | $18,884 |
| 31 | BurrillvilleHarrisville | $18,861 |
| 32 | North ProvidenceNorth Providence | $18,638 |
| 33 | East GreenwichEast Greenwich | $18,615 |
| 34 | BarringtonBarrington | $18,135 |
| 35 | North SmithfieldNorth Smithfield | $18,085 |
| 36 | SmithfieldSmithfield | $18,082 |
| 37 | Blackstone Valley Prep a Ri Mayoral AcademyCumberland | $17,511 |
| 38 | Achievement First Rhode IslandProvidence | $17,425 |
| 39 | CumberlandCumberland | $16,083 |
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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.
Per-pupil spending figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2022-23, the federal government's annual census of revenues and expenditures across more than 13,000 public school districts. Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are ranked, to keep small-district outliers from distorting the comparison.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.