RI Charter Public Schools Receive More Than 15,000 Applications - A New Record
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RI Charter Public Schools Receive More Than 15,000 Applications - A New Record
The numbers come according to data put together by the Rhode Island Department of Education.
"These numbers demonstrate that Rhode Island families are demanding, more than ever before, quality public school choice options. As a state, we must continue working to support great public schools, including traditional, charter, and career and technical public schools. Our students thrive in an education system that embraces and supports different learning needs,” said Timothy Groves, executive director of the Rhode Island League of Charter Schools.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThis is the first time that applications to Rhode Island charter public schools have gone over 15,000 and represents a 29% increase in applications since the spring of 2014.
Charter Schools in RI
Charter public schools currently educate approximately 8,000 students, or just over 5% of the state's public school population.
Charter schools are public schools, and when the applications to a charter public school exceed the number of open seats in that school, all of those applications go into a blind lottery held annually on March 1. Applicants who are randomly selected from the lottery pool are offered admission.
Rhode Island's 15 independent and three district charter schools range in size, but average about 300 students per school.
Some schools are open to all public school students from across the state, and others are open to public school students in more narrowly defined geographical regions.
Some are K-12, while others are K-5 or high school only.
Families may apply to more than one charter school if they so choose.
Charter School Costs to School Districts
17.
West Warwick
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $3,793
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 22
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $60,873
16.
Exeter-West Greenwich
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $4,332
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 32
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $79,522
15.
Westerly
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $3,828
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 43
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $84,729
14.
Chariho
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $2,923
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 84
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $86,495
13.
Coventry
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $3,117
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 52
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $93,111
12.
North Providence
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $4,246
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 45
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $131,749
11.
North Kingstown
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $3,268
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 113
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $144,173
10.
South Kingstown
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $3,942
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 77
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $155,384
9.
Johnston
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $5,010
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 39
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $157,544
8.
Warwick
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $4,017
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 64
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $195,221
7.
East Providence
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $4,324
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 55
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $195,633
6.
Woonsocket
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $3,683
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 120
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $313,435
5.
Cumberland
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $2,536
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 350
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $417,341
4.
Lincoln
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $4,179
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 168
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $474,707
3.
Cranston
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $3,740
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 200
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $564,566
2.
Central Falls
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $4,979
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 1,061
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $3,560,025
1.
Providence
District Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $3,625
Average Charter Per Pupil Special Education Cost: $1,332
# Students to Charters: 2,905
Total Actual District Losses to Charters: $6,843,191
