In Case You Missed It: The Worst Behaved High Schools in RI
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In Case You Missed It: The Worst Behaved High Schools in RI
The Worst Behaved High Schools in Rhode Island
Rhode Island public high school students were suspended nearly 25,000 times in the 2011-2012 academic year—a rate of almost one suspension for every other student at the secondary level, according to state data maintained by the Rhode Island Department of Education. Who were the biggest offenders?
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Student misbehavior varies widely across Rhode Island high schools, according to state data on suspensions. Some schools formally discipline their students hundreds of times—others just a few dozen. The differences don’t always correspond to socio-economic factors or school size. Find out where your local high school ranks in the below slides, which lists schools by the number of suspensions they had in the 2011-2012 school year, for which the most recent data is available.
College Board Reports - New England States by the Data
Students enrolling
Percentage of all youths entering postsecondary education
Connecticut: 56%
New Hampshire: 53%
Rhode Island 52%
Massachusetts: 51%
Maine: 45%
Vermont: 43%
US average 48%
In-State Tuitions
Average 2013-14 in-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions
New Hampshire: $14,665
Vermont: $13,958
Rhode Island: $10,992
Massachusetts: $10,792
Connecticut: $10,206
Maine: $3,391
US Average: $8,893
Out-of-State Tuitions
Average 2013-14 out-of-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions
Vermont: $34,055
Rhode Island: $26,646
Connecticut: $26,365
New Hamprshire: $24,987
Massachusetts: $23,516
Maine: $23,007
US average: $22,203
State Appropriations
State Appropriations for Higher Education per Full-Time Equivalent Student
Connecticut: $10,475
Maine: $7,183
Massachusetts: $6,410
Rhode Island $5,162
Vermont: $4,131
New Hampshire: $2,482
US Average: $6,646
Increase in Enrollment
Percentage increases in total full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment in public degree-granting institutions between 2001 and 2011
Vermont: 35%
US average: 27%
Student Grant Aid
In 2011-12, state grant aid per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student ranged from under $200 (in 2012 dollars) in 12 states to over $1,000 in 10 states.
Vermont: $580
Connecticut: $380
Maine $320
Massachusetts: $280
Rhode Island $200
New Hampshire: 0
US average $670
