Providence
A public school district in Providence, Rhode Island, with 37 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 20,250
- Students enrolled
- 1,359
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,904
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,733
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 20,250 in 2024–25
- Ranks 378th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1st of 64 in Rhode Island. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,733 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 86% 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
Providence spent $24,733 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,558 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $24,733 | $512.6 million | 20,725 |
| FY2022 | $22,536 | $488.0 million | 21,656 |
| FY2021 | $20,086 | $450.7 million | 22,440 |
| FY2020 | $17,409 | $415.0 million | 23,836 |
| FY2019 | $17,260 | $413.5 million | 23,955 |
| FY2018 | $16,079 | $387.1 million | 24,075 |
| FY2017 | $16,302 | $391.0 million | 23,983 |
| FY2016 | $16,004 | $382.0 million | 23,867 |
| FY2015 | $16,192 | $387.1 million | 23,907 |
| FY2014 | $15,808 | $376.7 million | 23,827 |
| FY2013 | $15,570 | $371.7 million | 23,872 |
| FY2012 | $16,051 | $377.5 million | 23,518 |
| FY2011 | $15,616 | $368.1 million | 23,573 |
| FY2010 | $16,709 | $398.4 million | 23,847 |
| FY2009 | $16,510 | $391.5 million | 23,710 |
| FY2008 | $15,960 | $390.9 million | 24,494 |
| FY2007 | $15,064 | $379.5 million | 25,190 |
| FY2006 | $14,069 | $360.4 million | 25,615 |
| FY2005 | $12,558 | $335.8 million | 26,741 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $139.7 million | 22.3% |
| State | $339.8 million | 54.4% |
| Local | $145.6 million | 23.3% |
| Total | $625.1 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
37 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
- 4400900
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