K12ATLAS
Release v2026.07
§ Rhode Island school directory

Schools in Rhode Island.

402 Rhode Island schools across 36 districts. Browse by school district below, or jump to elementary, middle, or high schools.

Free school profiles report enrollment, staffing, programs, and headline outcomes with vintages. Year-by-year trends and the full 122-field record are member products.

402
schools
316
public + charter
86
private schools
36
districts listed
§ Distribution

What the numbers say across Rhode Island.

Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: level mix, school size, staffing ratios, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.

Level mix · 2024
402

schools in this directory, split by the level each record reports.

Elementary172
Middle58
High68
Other104

Reported level · v2026.07

School size · 2024
313

students at the median Rhode Island school; the middle half of schools enroll between 201 and 477 students.

Under 20098
200–499200
500–99978
1,000+16

Reported enrollment · v2026.07

Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
13.0 : 1

students per teacher at the median Rhode Island school reporting staffing.

25th percentile11.7 : 1
Median13.0 : 1
75th percentile14.6 : 1

Reported staffing · v2026.07

Sector mix
Public 274Public charter 42Private 86

Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.

Record mix · v2026.07

Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 27.4% of this list (110 of 402 records); the five most-represented cities account for 44.3%.

§ School districts

Every Rhode Island school district.

Linked districts open full school lists, feeder relationships, and nearby districts. Remaining districts are listed for reference.

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Barrington
6 schools
Bristol Warren
6 schools
Burrillville
5 schools
Central Falls
7 schools
Chariho
9 schools
Coventry
8 schools
Cranston
23 schools
Cumberland
9 schools
East Greenwich
6 schools
East Providence
13 schools
Exeter-west Greenwich
5 schools
Foster
1 schools
Foster-glocester
2 schools
Glocester
2 schools
Jamestown
2 schools
Johnston
8 schools
Lincoln
6 schools
Little Compton
1 schools
Middletown
5 schools
Narragansett
3 schools
New Shoreham
1 schools
Newport
4 schools
North Kingstown
8 schools
North Providence
8 schools
North Smithfield
3 schools
Pawtucket
16 schools
Portsmouth
4 schools
Providence
39 schools
Scituate
5 schools
Smithfield
5 schools
South Kingstown
5 schools
Tiverton
5 schools
Warwick
19 schools
West Warwick
6 schools
Westerly
6 schools
Woonsocket
10 schools

District list from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles. Linked districts open full school directories; every school profile carries key facts free.

§ By level

Rhode Island schools by level.

Each level groups the records that report that classification in the v2026.07 release. Counts, enrollment, and staffing medians come from the same records as the district list above.

Elementary
172

schools · 42.8% of the Rhode Island directory

Students enrolled58,989
Districts47
Cities48
Median school size318
Median pupil–teacher ratio13.4 : 1
Most listed cityProvidence · 28
Middle
58

schools · 14.4% of the Rhode Island directory

Students enrolled30,377
Districts39
Cities32
Median school size502
Median pupil–teacher ratio12.4 : 1
Most listed cityProvidence · 10
High
68

schools · 16.9% of the Rhode Island directory

Students enrolled42,971
Districts46
Cities31
Median school size688
Median pupil–teacher ratio12.4 : 1
Most listed cityProvidence · 20
Other
104

schools · 25.9% of the Rhode Island directory

Students enrolled15,022
Districts16
Cities32
Median school size114
Median pupil–teacher ratio12.3 : 1
Most listed cityProvidence · 25
§ FAQ

Questions about Rhode Island schools.

How many schools are in Rhode Island?

K12 Atlas profiles 402 public, charter, and private schools in Rhode Island in release v2026.07 — 316 public or charter and 86 private.

How many students attend Rhode Island schools?

147,359 students were enrolled across 402 Rhode Island schools in the 2024 directory release.

How many school districts are in Rhode Island?

The directory lists 36 Rhode Island school districts. 0 currently carry full district pages with school lists and feeder relationships.

How many elementary, middle, and high schools are in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island reports 172 elementary, 58 middle, 68 high, and 104 other schools in release v2026.07.

What is the largest school district in Rhode Island?

Providence is the largest Rhode Island school district by school count in the K12 Atlas directory, with 39 schools listed.

What grades do schools in Rhode Island cover?

Grade spans vary by school and district. Every school profile in this directory lists its grade span.

Can I get the full Rhode Island school dataset?

The directory pages are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.

Need the full Rhode Island dataset?

Licensed access returns every Rhode Island school with all 122 documented fields, each tied to a source and vintage.