Providence School District
Serves Providence.
Providence’s School Grade D better than 12% of Rhode Island school districts
What stands out about Providence School District
- Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Rhode Island districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
- Spends 15% more per student than the RI average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $103.8M, about $5,240 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
D: better than 12% of the 60 Rhode Island school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Providence. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. RI
2021–22 · class of 202394% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
37 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Rhode Island’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Rhode Island.