StateMaster - Rhode Islander Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	4%	[37th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	62%	[36th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	29%	[19th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	233	[38th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	216	[35th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	272	[39th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	151	[21st of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	27.2%	[20th of 51]
Best Educated Index	3.11	[16th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	46,033	[37th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	13.4 students per teacher	[43rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	13,499	[37th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$1,647,586,583.00	[41st of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	81.1%	[46th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	28.1 %	[18th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	11.2 %	[12th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	9,251	[37th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	2,171	[40th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	5.9	[6th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	2	[43rd of 50]

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SOURCES: National Center for Educational Statistics; National Center for Educational Statistics ; US Census Bureau, 2004.; Morgan Quitno Press, 2005; American Community Survey 2004

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