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best schools in RI NAYATT SCHOOL, PRIMROSE HILL SCHOOL, BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SOWAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HAMPDEN MEADOWS SCHOOL, ARCHIE R. COLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, WALTER E. RANGER SCHOOL, WOODRIDGE SCHOOL, CEDAR HILL SCHOOL

POPULATION
1,048,319

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW

NUMBER OF STUDENTS	153,422
NUMBER OF Rhode Island SCHOOLS	346
NUMBER OF Rhode Island SCHOOL DISTRICTS	50
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	13,128

State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS	PERCENTAGE

Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	60.1
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	60.3
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	59.7
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	57.8
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	56.3
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	55.5
Grade 11 Reading Proficiency	48.7

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	70.4	57.0
BLACK (%)	8.6	17.2
HISPANIC (%)	17.3	19.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	3.1	4.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.6	1.2

SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	34.9	41.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	5.8	7.9
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	18.1	12.2

Rhode Island Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION

POPULATION	1,076,352	299,458,655
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	976	84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	5.8%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	17.6%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	36.6%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	25.9%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	14.0%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	407,270	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	13.7%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	84.7%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	29.2%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	5.6%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,999	10.6%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	12.1%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	19.8%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	19.6%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	16.5%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	15.9%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$7,589	$1,164,366,414	57.8
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$1,502	$230,464,451	11.4
STAFF	$604	$92,729,003	4.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$153	$23,531,685	1.2
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$642	$98,568,308	4.9
OPERATION	$1,048	$160,745,442	8.0
TRANSPORTATION	$476	$72,967,353	3.6
OTHER	$271	$41,530,841	2.1
TOTAL SUPPORT	$4,696	$720,537,083	35.8
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$843	$129,269,004	6.4
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$13,128	$2,014,172,501	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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