State Report Card
Rhode Island Schools: The Basic Facts
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
You are looking at tables that give information
about the public schools in Rhode Island, the students who attend
these schools, and the teachers who teach in them.
The first table
gives an overall census of the Rhode Island public schools for the
year 2002-03. Next, the list of State
Indicators presents a summary of some key statewide data: for
example, student and teacher attendance, dropout rates, suspensions.
Further detail on many of these indicators can be found on other
tables throughout this report.
The pie charts
show the information about the students attending schools in the
state. The Kids Count table contains
information about the economic status of families with children;
the table compares Rhode Island with the other New England states,
and it shows how each of the states compares with the nation as
a whole.
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
You are looking to get a sense of the composition,
diversity, and economic status of school population in Rhode Island.
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