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Rhode Island: the highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

5 counties

Rhode Island counties ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 37.8%.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1Providence CountyRI19988,79956,68463.8%
2Kent CountyRI4118,5787,78341.9%
3Newport CountyRI207,7842,94237.8%
4Washington CountyRI3413,3133,94529.6%
5Bristol CountyRI136,2341,72927.7%

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