Top Five ‘Winner’ and ‘Loser’ School Districts

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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

GoLocalProv News Team

A new education funding formula up for a vote at the state Legislature this week would shift money among school districts—giving more to some and taking away from others.

Below is a list of the top five school districts that will receive the most and the least in education funding aid from the state. Cuts in funding will be phased in over ten years while increases will kick in over five years.

 

Top Five ‘Winner’ Districts

District                                    Amount of Increase

Providence                            $28,667,235

Cranston                                $9,629,400

Pawtucket                              $6,925,983

Cumberland                           $4,082,083

Woonsocket                           $3,976,846

Top Five ‘Loser’ Districts

District                                  Amount of Decrease

Central Falls(***)                 $11,571,208

Bristol-Warren                      $9,140,576

Davies C&T                          $8,700,487

Met Center                            $8,168,297

Chariho                                 $6,616,137

*** Central Falls is 100 percent funded by the state.

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