Educating Rhode Island's children takes major investments of a variety of resources. A primary concern of every taxpayer in the state is the financial commitment needed to operate our school systems. Eleven  years ago the State Legislature and the Rhode Island Department of Education began to establish a more detailed and informative system of reporting educational expenditures for school districts. In$ite™ uses each districts' funding sources to analyze their expenditures. Some of these sources come in the forms of federal and state grants, town or city general revenue funds, state aid, and/or other specialized funds. With millions of dollars being spent on education, it is crucial that decision-making data be available to district, school, and state leaders regarding where and how resource dollars are being spent. In$ite™ provides consistent ways to review expenditures for every school district, and, in the near future, for every school. 

In$ite Chart and Report Explanations

• State Expenditures

• State Comparatives

• District-level

• School-level

Note: Each district makes specific policy and educational program decisions based on their available resources and the unique needs of their student body. Because of these factors, no districts' costs should be the same.