Rhode Island

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Governor:Lincoln Chafee
Commissioner of Education:Deborah A. Gist
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:143,793
Number of school districts:53
Number of public schools:317
Number of public school teachers:11,212
Unadjusted education spending per student:$14,723
Percent minority students:34.8%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:42.5%
Percent of students with disabilities:17.6%
Percent of English-language learners:5.3%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:42.8%
8th grade math:33.9%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:35.2%
8th grade reading:33.4%

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