Rhode Island Earns C-minus on 'Best, Worst School Systems' List

Rhode Island earned the equivalent of a C-minus in a report ranking school systems across the country.

The personal finance service WalletHub compiled the Best and Worst School Systems in the country. New Jersey came out on top. Rhode Island was ranked No. 31—the worst of the New England states.

The rankings were based on factors like student-teacher ratio, dropout rates, test scores, and bullying incidents.

“Though the amount of state funding a school receives can be helpful, it is by no means a determinant of quality,” the report found.

Rhode Island’s ranking was comparable to Montana and Georgia.

Massachusetts was ranked No. 2, Vermont was ranked No. 3., New Hampshire was ranked No. 4, and Maine was ranked No. 17.

WalletHub’s Best and Worst School Systems