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Rhode Island State Comparative Charts (Each District)

Comparative Charts 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d - Each District - Total Per Pupil Expenditures by Five Major Functions
Comparative Charts 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e and 2f - Each District - % to Total by Major Functions
Comparative Charts 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d - Each District - % to Total Expenditures by Six Educational Program
Comparative Charts 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d - Each District - Total Enrollment

The sets of comparative charts #1 - 4 show all districts on either 4-page or 6-page charts for various comparative views. Although all districts are included, please use great care in drawing any automatic conclusions from the information provided in these charts. There are many things that influence where and how districts spend their educational dollars in order to educate and serve the needs of their students. Looking at information from similar districts (i.e., enrollment level, rural, urban, wealth of community, etc.) is a better basis for any discussions of comparative information. Each comparative chart is described below.

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Comparative Charts 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d (Each District) Total Per Pupil Expenditures by Five Major Functions

Bar Chart

  • Displays the expenditures of each school district, charter and state operated school.

  • Bars display the portions of the per pupil expenditures for each district separated into segments for each major In$ite™ Function (Instruction, Instructional Support, Operations, Other Commitments, and Leadership).

  • Instruction per pupil expenditures are displayed in the Instruction part of each bar.

  • Total per pupil expenditures are displayed at the right edge of each district's bar.

  • The districts are sorted from the highest per pupil expenditure to the lowest.

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Comparative Charts 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e and 2f (Each District) - % to Total by Major Functions

State Pie Chart (upper left each page)

  • Combines the expenditures of all school districts, charter school and state operated schools.

  • Displays the % of total expenditures for each of the five major In$ite™ functions: Instruction, Instructional Support, Operations, Other Commitments, and Leadership. This chart is identical to Rhode Island #1 chart.

District Pie Charts

  • Displays the per pupil expenditure of each school district and state operated school

  • Displays the % of total expenditures for each of the five major In$ite™ functions: Instruction, Instructional Support, Operations, Other Commitments, and Leadership. This chart is identical to each district's #1 chart.

  • The districts are sorted from the highest per pupil expenditure to the lowest.

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Comparative Charts 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d (Each District) % to Total Expenditures by Six Educational Programs

Bar Chart

  • Displays the % of program expenditures of each school district , charter school and state operated school.

  • Bars display the % expenditures of each district separated into segments for each major educational program: General Education, Special Education, Bilingual/English as Second Language (ESL), Chapter I/Title I, Vocational Education, and Other Programs.

  • The General Education % is displayed in the General Education segment.

  • The districts are sorted from the largest General Education % to the smallest.

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Comparative Charts 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d (Each District) Total Enrollment

Bar Chart

  • Displays the enrollment figure for each school district, charter school and each state operated school

  • The districts are sorted from the largest enrollment figure to the smallest.

 Note: Enrollments are based on the Average Daily Membership (ADM) of all   students in the district for the specific school year. Membership is the official period of time that each student is enrolled in the school district. For example, a student enrolled in a full-day program for the entire year is counted as one. A student enrolled at the mid-point of the year would be counted as 0.5 or . Also, a half-day kindergarten student enrolled for the full year would be counted as 0.5 or .

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Chart and Report Explanations:
 State Expenditures || District-level || School-level

 

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