Rhode Island · NCES F-33 finance data
School Spending in Rhode Island
Schools in Rhode Island ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.
- $20,315
- RI avg per student
- $16,593
- National avg per student
- +22%
- Vs national average
- 100
- Schools listed
The spending picture in one line
Block Island School tops the list: its district, New Shoreham, spends $45,147 per student, against a Rhode Island average of $20,315.
- $45,147
- per-student spend in New Shoreham
- $20,315
- Rhode Island average
- $16,593
- national average
Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.
| # | School | District | Per Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block Island School Block Island · other | New Shoreham | $45,147 |
| 2 | Wilbur and Mcmahon Schools Little Compton · other | Little Compton | $31,297 |
| 3 | Narragansett High School Narragansett · high | Narragansett | $25,802 |
| 4 | Narragansett Elementary Narragansett · other | Narragansett | $25,802 |
| 5 | Narragansett Pier School Narragansett · elementary | Narragansett | $25,802 |
| 6 | Providence Preparatory Charter Providence · elementary | Providence Preparatory Charter | $25,688 |
| 7 | Jamestown School-Melrose Jamestown · other | Jamestown | $25,025 |
| 8 | Jamestown School-Lawn Jamestown · elementary | Jamestown | $25,025 |
| 9 | Claiborne Pell Elementary Newport · other | Newport | $24,290 |
| 10 | Rogers High School Newport · high | Newport | $24,290 |
| 11 | Frank E. Thompson Middle Newport · elementary | Newport | $24,290 |
| 12 | Westerly High School Westerly · high | Westerly | $24,106 |
| 13 | Westerly Middle School Westerly · elementary | Westerly | $24,106 |
| 14 | Dunn's Corners School Westerly · elementary | Westerly | $24,106 |
| 15 | Springbrook Elementary School Westerly · elementary | Westerly | $24,106 |
| 16 | State Street School Westerly · elementary | Westerly | $24,106 |
| 17 | Westerly Inclusion Preschool P Westerly · other | Westerly | $24,106 |
| 18 | South Kingstown High Wakefield · high | South Kingstown | $23,583 |
| 19 | Broad Rock Middle School Wakefield · elementary | South Kingstown | $23,583 |
| 20 | Peace Dale School Peace Dale · elementary | South Kingstown | $23,583 |
| 21 | Curtis Corner Middle School Wakefield · middle | South Kingstown | $23,583 |
| 22 | West Kingston School West Kingston · elementary | South Kingstown | $23,583 |
| 23 | Matunuck School Wakefield · elementary | South Kingstown | $23,583 |
| 24 | Wakefield School Wakefield · other | South Kingstown | $23,583 |
| 25 | Trinity Academy Performing Art Providence · other | Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts | $22,796 |
| 26 | Pilgrim High School Warwick · high | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 27 | Toll Gate High School Warwick · high | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 28 | Warwick Veterans Middle School Warwick · middle | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 29 | Winman Middle School Warwick · middle | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 30 | Oakland Beach School Warwick · other | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 31 | Sherman School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 32 | Cedar Hill School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 33 | Warwick Neck School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 34 | Holliman School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 35 | Hoxsie School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 36 | Norwood School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 37 | Wyman School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 38 | Robertson School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 39 | Greenwood School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 40 | Park School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 41 | Lippitt School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 42 | Warwick Early Learning Center Warwick · other | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 43 | Scott School Warwick · elementary | Warwick | $22,540 |
| 44 | Classical High School Providence · high | Providence | $22,536 |
| 45 | Central High School Providence · high | Providence | $22,536 |
| 46 | Mount Pleasant High Providence · high | Providence | $22,536 |
| 47 | Governor Christopher Delsesto Providence · middle | Providence | $22,536 |
| 48 | Nathanael Greene Middle Providence · middle | Providence | $22,536 |
| 49 | Roger Williams Middle Providence · middle | Providence | $22,536 |
| 50 | Hope High School Providence · high | Providence | $22,536 |
| 51 | Providence Career Technical Providence · high | Providence | $22,536 |
| 52 | Nathan Bishop Middle Providence · middle | Providence | $22,536 |
| 53 | W B Cooley & Acad Internationa Providence · high | Providence | $22,536 |
| 54 | Gilbert Stuart Middle School Providence · middle | Providence | $22,536 |
| 55 | Alfred Lima Sr. El School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 56 | Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods Providence · other | Providence | $22,536 |
| 57 | Frank D. Spaziano Elem School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 58 | Asa Messer El. School Providence · other | Providence | $22,536 |
| 59 | Anthony Carnevale Elementary Providence · other | Providence | $22,536 |
| 60 | West Broadway Middle School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 61 | George J. West El. School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 62 | Carl G. Lauro El. School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 63 | Robert F. Kennedy El. School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 64 | Dr. Jorge Alvarez Hs Providence · high | Providence | $22,536 |
| 65 | Robert L. Bailey Iv Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 66 | Veazie Street School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 67 | Harry Kizirian Elementary Providence · other | Providence | $22,536 |
| 68 | Pleasant View School Providence · other | Providence | $22,536 |
| 69 | Martin Luther King El. School Providence · other | Providence | $22,536 |
| 70 | Mary E. Fogarty El. School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 71 | Lillian Feinstein El. School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 72 | William D'abate Elem. School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 73 | Esek Hopkins Middle Providence · middle | Providence | $22,536 |
| 74 | Times2 Middle/High School Providence · other | Providence | $22,536 |
| 75 | E-Cubed Academy Providence · high | Providence | $22,536 |
| 76 | 360 High School Providence · high | Providence | $22,536 |
| 77 | Times2 Elementary School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 78 | Vartan Gregorian El. School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 79 | Webster Avenue School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 80 | Reservoir Avenue School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 81 | Leviton Dual Language School Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 82 | Alan Shawn Feinstein Elem. Providence · elementary | Providence | $22,536 |
| 83 | Scituate High School North Scituate · high | Scituate | $22,330 |
| 84 | Scituate Middle School North Scituate · middle | Scituate | $22,330 |
| 85 | North Scituate School North Scituate · elementary | Scituate | $22,330 |
| 86 | Hope School Hope · elementary | Scituate | $22,330 |
| 87 | Clayville School Clayville · other | Scituate | $22,330 |
| 88 | Sheila Skip Nowell Providence · high | Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy | $22,234 |
| 89 | Village Green Virtual Providence · high | Village Green Virtual | $22,078 |
| 90 | Capt. Isaac Paine El. School Foster · other | Foster | $22,032 |
| 91 | Paul Cuffee Lower School Providence · elementary | Paul Cuffee Charter Sch | $21,357 |
| 92 | Paul Cuffee Upper School Providence · high | Paul Cuffee Charter Sch | $21,357 |
| 93 | Paul Cuffee Middle School Providence · middle | Paul Cuffee Charter Sch | $21,357 |
| 94 | Davies Career-Tech High School Lincoln · high | Davies Career and Tech | $21,221 |
| 95 | Metcalf School Exeter · elementary | Exeter-West Greenwich | $21,191 |
| 96 | Exeter-West Greenwich Regional West Greenwich · high | Exeter-West Greenwich | $21,191 |
| 97 | Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr. West Greenwich · middle | Exeter-West Greenwich | $21,191 |
| 98 | Wawaloam School Exeter · elementary | Exeter-West Greenwich | $21,191 |
| 99 | Mildred E. Lineham School West Greenwich · other | Exeter-West Greenwich | $21,191 |
| 100 | Fogarty Memorial North Scituate · elementary | Glocester | $21,134 |
Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.
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