What information can people find on their school district website in Rhode Island?
This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on Rhode Island school district websites.
See also: School districts websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Rhode Island' school district websites to what can be found on school district websites in other states.
Reading the chart
In the chart below:
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means that information is included on the government website
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means that the information was not provided on the government website
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means that information was partially provided
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Check the Sunshine Review page about each school district for more detailed information about what information is available on the school district website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.
Conclusions chart
2012
In July of 2012, Sunshine Review evaluated the 10 largest school districts: Providence School District, Warwick School District, Cranston School District, Pawtucket School District, Woonsocket School District, East Providence School District, Coventry School District, Cumberland School District, North Kingstown School District, and South Kingstown School District. These districts averaged a 'D+' website transparency score.
Comparison chart
| School district
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Grade
|
Taxes
|
Budget
|
Meetings
|
Elected Officials
|
Admin.
Officials
|
Contracts
|
Audits
|
Public
records
|
Academics
|
Background
checks
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| Coventry School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
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P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
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| Cranston School District, Rhode Island
|
C
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
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| Cumberland School District, Rhode Island
|
C
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| East Providence School District, Rhode Island
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| North Kingstown School District, Rhode Island
|
C
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
| Pawtucket School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
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N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| Providence School District, Rhode Island
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| South Kingstown School District, Rhode Island
|
C
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
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| Warwick School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Woonsocket School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
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P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
2010
In 2010, all of Rhode Island's school districts were evaluated and scored a 'D' transparency grade for school district websites. These results are detailed in the conclusion chart below.
Comparison chart
Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.
| School district
|
Grade
|
Taxes
|
Budget
|
Meetings
|
Elected Officials
|
Admin.
Officials
|
Contracts
|
Audits
|
Public records
|
Academics
|
Background checks
|
| Barrington School District, Rhode Island
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Bristol Warren Regional School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
| Burrillville School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Central Falls School District, Rhode Island
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Chariho Regional School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
| Coventry School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| Cranston School District, Rhode Island
|
C
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Cumberland School District, Rhode Island
|
C
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| East Greenwich School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| East Providence School District, Rhode Island
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| Foster-Glocester Regional School District, Rhode Island
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Foster Elementary School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Glocester School District, Rhode Island
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Jamestown School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| Johnston School District, Rhode Island
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Lincoln School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Little Compton School District, Rhode Island
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Middletown School District, Rhode Island
|
C
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
| Narragansett School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
| New Shoreham School District, Rhode Island
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Newport School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
| North Kingstown School District, Rhode Island
|
C
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
| North Providence School District, Rhode Island
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| North Smithfield School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Pawtucket School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| Portsmouth School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Providence School District, Rhode Island
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
N
|
| Scituate School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Smithfield School District, Rhode Island
|
F
|
N
|
N
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| South Kingstown School District, Rhode Island
|
C
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Tiverton School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
|
P
|
P
|
Y
|
P
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
| Warwick School District, Rhode Island
|
D
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| West Warwick School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
|
Y
|
P
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
| Westerly School District, Rhode Island
|
C-
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
| Woonsocket School District, Rhode Island
|
D-
|
N
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
P
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
Correcting errors
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