Cranston
A public school district in Cranston, Rhode Island, with 23 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 10,037
- Students enrolled
- 795
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,594
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,884
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 10,037 in 2024–25
- Ranks 892nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd of 64 in Rhode Island. Larger than 94% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,884 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 68% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Cranston spent $18,884 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,014 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $18,884 | $193.1 million | 10,225 |
| FY2022 | $17,810 | $182.7 million | 10,258 |
| FY2021 | $16,217 | $168.7 million | 10,403 |
| FY2020 | $15,925 | $166.8 million | 10,475 |
| FY2019 | $15,519 | $162.6 million | 10,479 |
| FY2018 | $15,084 | $156.3 million | 10,364 |
| FY2017 | $14,806 | $154.2 million | 10,415 |
| FY2016 | $15,197 | $158.7 million | 10,441 |
| FY2015 | $14,752 | $154.3 million | 10,457 |
| FY2014 | $14,120 | $149.0 million | 10,552 |
| FY2013 | $13,647 | $145.5 million | 10,664 |
| FY2012 | $13,388 | $143.0 million | 10,683 |
| FY2011 | $13,183 | $141.6 million | 10,738 |
| FY2010 | $12,220 | $131.7 million | 10,774 |
| FY2009 | $12,468 | $133.2 million | 10,684 |
| FY2008 | $13,546 | $142.5 million | 10,523 |
| FY2007 | $12,384 | $135.7 million | 10,960 |
| FY2006 | $11,667 | $127.5 million | 10,932 |
| FY2005 | $11,014 | $122.2 million | 11,099 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $30.3 million | 13.8% |
| State | $85.6 million | 39.1% |
| Local | $103.0 million | 47.1% |
| Total | $218.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
23 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4400240
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Rhode Island — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Rhode Island — A to Z, each with its page.
- Rhode Island on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved