Cumberland
The 16-Point Divide: Urban Rhode Island's Chronic Absenteeism Is Double the Suburbs
In the suburban Rhode Island district of Barrington, 7.64% of students were chronically absent in the 2023-24 school year. Thirty miles north in Woonsocket, the figure was 44.13%.
Only 8 of 60 Districts Have Recovered to Pre-COVID Absence Levels
Rhode Island's #AttendanceMattersRI campaign earned the state a ranking of fifth nationally for the sharpest decline in chronic absenteeism. The headline numbers are real: the statewide rate dropped f...