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.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Block Island School tops the list: its district, New Shoreham, spends $44,099 per student, against a Rhode Island average of $21,508.

$44,099
per-student spend in New Shoreham: $21,508
Rhode Island average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Block Island SchoolBlock Island · other	New Shoreham	126	$44,099
2	Wilbur and Mcmahon SchoolsLittle Compton · other	Little Compton	216	$34,632
3	Narragansett High SchoolNarragansett · high	Narragansett	372	$27,636
4	Narragansett ElementaryNarragansett · other	Narragansett	331	$27,636
5	Narragansett Pier SchoolNarragansett · elementary	Narragansett	263	$27,636
6	Claiborne Pell ElementaryNewport · other	Newport	657	$27,134
7	Rogers High SchoolNewport · high	Newport	599	$27,134
8	Frank E. Thompson MiddleNewport · elementary	Newport	499	$27,134
9	Sheila Skip NowellProvidence · high	Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy	187	$27,100
10	Jamestown School-MelroseJamestown · other	Jamestown	207	$26,105
11	Jamestown School-LawnJamestown · elementary	Jamestown	189	$26,105
12	Westerly High SchoolWesterly · high	Westerly	650	$25,879
13	Westerly Middle SchoolWesterly · elementary	Westerly	639	$25,879
14	Dunn's Corners SchoolWesterly · elementary	Westerly	264	$25,879
15	Springbrook Elementary SchoolWesterly · elementary	Westerly	243	$25,879
16	State Street SchoolWesterly · elementary	Westerly	212	$25,879
17	Westerly Inclusion Preschool PWesterly · other	Westerly	87	$25,879
18	Trinity Academy Performing ArtProvidence · other	Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts	234	$25,571
19	Metropolitan Career Tech CtrProvidence · high	Met Career and Tech	817	$25,478
20	Classical High SchoolProvidence · high	Providence	1,116	$24,733
21	Central High SchoolProvidence · high	Providence	1,050	$24,733
22	Mount Pleasant HighProvidence · high	Providence	997	$24,733
23	Governor Christopher DelsestoProvidence · middle	Providence	818	$24,733
24	Nathanael Greene MiddleProvidence · middle	Providence	815	$24,733
25	Roger Williams MiddleProvidence · middle	Providence	786	$24,733
26	Hope High SchoolProvidence · high	Providence	775	$24,733
27	Providence Career TechnicalProvidence · high	Providence	759	$24,733
28	Nathan Bishop MiddleProvidence · middle	Providence	719	$24,733
29	W B Cooley & Acad InternationaProvidence · high	Providence	685	$24,733
30	Gilbert Stuart Middle SchoolProvidence · middle	Providence	683	$24,733
31	Alfred Lima Sr. El SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	662	$24,733
32	Cornel Young & Charlotte WoodsProvidence · other	Providence	635	$24,733
33	Frank D. Spaziano Elem SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	588	$24,733
34	Asa Messer El. SchoolProvidence · other	Providence	557	$24,733
35	Anthony Carnevale ElementaryProvidence · other	Providence	519	$24,733
36	West Broadway Middle SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	516	$24,733
37	George J. West El. SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	502	$24,733
38	Carl G. Lauro El. SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	475	$24,733
39	Robert F. Kennedy El. SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	451	$24,733
40	Dr. Jorge Alvarez HsProvidence · high	Providence	447	$24,733
41	Robert L. Bailey IvProvidence · elementary	Providence	444	$24,733
42	Veazie Street SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	440	$24,733
43	Harry Kizirian ElementaryProvidence · other	Providence	434	$24,733
44	Pleasant View SchoolProvidence · other	Providence	433	$24,733
45	Martin Luther King El. SchoolProvidence · other	Providence	430	$24,733
46	Mary E. Fogarty El. SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	430	$24,733
47	Lillian Feinstein El. SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	429	$24,733
48	William D'abate Elem. SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	398	$24,733
49	Esek Hopkins MiddleProvidence · middle	Providence	398	$24,733
50	Times2 Middle/High SchoolProvidence · other	Providence	383	$24,733
51	E-Cubed AcademyProvidence · high	Providence	338	$24,733
52	360 High SchoolProvidence · high	Providence	335	$24,733
53	Times2 Elementary SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	322	$24,733
54	Vartan Gregorian El. SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	311	$24,733
55	Webster Avenue SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	308	$24,733
56	Reservoir Avenue SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	289	$24,733
57	Leviton Dual Language SchoolProvidence · elementary	Providence	288	$24,733
58	Alan Shawn Feinstein Elem.Providence · elementary	Providence	277	$24,733
59	South Kingstown HighWakefield · high	South Kingstown	688	$23,929
60	Broad Rock Middle SchoolWakefield · elementary	South Kingstown	554	$23,929
61	Peace Dale SchoolPeace Dale · elementary	South Kingstown	412	$23,929
62	Curtis Corner Middle SchoolWakefield · middle	South Kingstown	412	$23,929
63	West Kingston SchoolWest Kingston · elementary	South Kingstown	313	$23,929
64	Matunuck SchoolWakefield · elementary	South Kingstown	246	$23,929
65	Wakefield SchoolWakefield · other	South Kingstown	61	$23,929
66	Davies Career-Tech High SchoolLincoln · high	Davies Career and Tech	898	$23,738
67	Paul Cuffee Lower SchoolProvidence · elementary	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	358	$23,469
68	Paul Cuffee Upper SchoolProvidence · high	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	243	$23,469
69	Paul Cuffee Middle SchoolProvidence · middle	Paul Cuffee Charter Sch	189	$23,469
70	Providence Preparatory CharterProvidence · elementary	Providence Preparatory Charter	244	$23,371
71	Scituate High SchoolNorth Scituate · high	Scituate	387	$23,322
72	Scituate Middle SchoolNorth Scituate · middle	Scituate	260	$23,322
73	North Scituate SchoolNorth Scituate · elementary	Scituate	238	$23,322
74	Hope SchoolHope · elementary	Scituate	163	$23,322
75	Clayville SchoolClayville · other	Scituate	140	$23,322
76	Pilgrim High SchoolWarwick · high	Warwick	1,137	$23,182
77	Toll Gate High SchoolWarwick · high	Warwick	1,104	$23,182
78	Warwick Veterans Middle SchoolWarwick · middle	Warwick	1,059	$23,182
79	Winman Middle SchoolWarwick · middle	Warwick	706	$23,182
80	Oakland Beach SchoolWarwick · other	Warwick	326	$23,182
81	Sherman SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	324	$23,182
82	Cedar Hill SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	299	$23,182
83	Warwick Neck SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	290	$23,182
84	Holliman SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	280	$23,182
85	Hoxsie SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	278	$23,182
86	Norwood SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	265	$23,182
87	Wyman SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	262	$23,182
88	Robertson SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	259	$23,182
89	Greenwood SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	255	$23,182
90	Park SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	225	$23,182
91	Lippitt SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	223	$23,182
92	Warwick Early Learning CenterWarwick · other	Warwick	207	$23,182
93	Scott SchoolWarwick · elementary	Warwick	189	$23,182
94	Capt. Isaac Paine El. SchoolFoster · other	Foster	241	$22,977
95	The Learning CommunityCentral Falls · elementary	Learning Community	569	$22,294
96	Metcalf SchoolExeter · elementary	Exeter-West Greenwich	522	$22,085
97	Exeter-West Greenwich RegionalWest Greenwich · high	Exeter-West Greenwich	452	$22,085
98	Exeter-West Greenwich Reg. Jr.West Greenwich · middle	Exeter-West Greenwich	256	$22,085
99	Wawaloam SchoolExeter · elementary	Exeter-West Greenwich	215	$22,085
100	Mildred E. Lineham SchoolWest Greenwich · other	Exeter-West Greenwich	84	$22,085

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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