Rhode Island public school districts ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random from the district belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 40.8%.
| # | District | State | Diversity index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawtucket | RI | 70.3% |
| 2 | Newport | RI | 69.4% |
| 3 | Woonsocket | RI | 68.1% |
| 4 | North Providence | RI | 68.0% |
| 5 | Cranston | RI | 66.9% |
| 6 | Central Falls | RI | 64.6% |
| 7 | East Providence | RI | 60.8% |
| 8 | Johnston | RI | 60.7% |
| 9 | Middletown | RI | 57.1% |
| 10 | West Warwick | RI | 54.9% |
| 11 | Providence | RI | 49.7% |
| 12 | Warwick | RI | 49.6% |
| 13 | Cumberland | RI | 49.0% |
| 14 | Lincoln | RI | 45.2% |
| 15 | Achievement First Rhode Island | RI | 41.7% |
| 16 | Barrington | RI | 40.8% |
| 17 | East Greenwich | RI | 39.7% |
| 18 | Westerly | RI | 38.5% |
| 19 | North Smithfield | RI | 35.4% |
| 20 | South Kingstown | RI | 34.8% |
| 21 | North Kingstown | RI | 34.6% |
| 22 | Portsmouth | RI | 33.4% |
| 23 | Smithfield | RI | 31.9% |
| 24 | Bristol Warren | RI | 31.0% |
| 25 | Coventry | RI | 29.2% |
| 26 | Tiverton | RI | 25.7% |
| 27 | Exeter-West Greenwich | RI | 25.1% |
| 28 | Burrillville | RI | 22.2% |
| 29 | Chariho | RI | 20.9% |
| 30 | Foster-Glocester | RI | 19.8% |
| 31 | Scituate | RI | 9.1% |