Highlander
A public school district in Providence, Rhode Island, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 617
- Students enrolled
- 43
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 86
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,036
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 617 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,915th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 38th of 64 in Rhode Island. Larger than 44% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,036 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 80% 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
Highlander spent $22,036 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,337 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 | $22,036 | $13.6 million | 617 |
| FY2022 | $19,094 | $11.8 million | 617 |
| FY2021 | $16,194 | $9.8 million | 603 |
| FY2020 | $15,563 | $9.3 million | 597 |
| FY2019 | $15,395 | $9.1 million | 588 |
| FY2018 | $15,689 | $8.4 million | 534 |
| FY2017 | $15,502 | $8.1 million | 520 |
| FY2016 | $15,020 | $6.9 million | 458 |
| FY2015 | $15,369 | $6.0 million | 393 |
| FY2014 | $15,193 | $5.3 million | 352 |
| FY2013 | $16,290 | $5.1 million | 314 |
| FY2012 | $17,686 | $5.2 million | 296 |
| FY2011 | $17,879 | $5.0 million | 282 |
| FY2010 | $15,220 | $4.3 million | 282 |
| FY2009 | $15,278 | $4.2 million | 273 |
| FY2008 | $13,744 | $3.4 million | 246 |
| FY2007 | $15,257 | $3.6 million | 237 |
| FY2006 | $11,184 | $2.6 million | 234 |
| FY2005 | $13,337 | $2.4 million | 178 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.4 million | 16.9% |
| State | $8.2 million | 57.9% |
| Local | $3.5 million | 25.1% |
| Total | $14.1 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Highlander Elementary Charter | 269 |
| Highlander Secondary Charter S | 340 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4400031
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