| Rank | School District | Population (2012) | 
                            
                                
                                    | 1 | Providence School District, Rhode Island | 178,009 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 2 | Warwick School District, Rhode Island | 82,718 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 3 | Cranston School District, Rhode Island | 80,377 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 4 | Pawtucket School District, Rhode Island | 71,163 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 5 | East Providence School District, Rhode Island | 47,078 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 6 | Woonsocket School District, Rhode Island | 41,250 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 7 | Remainder of Rhode Island, Rhode Island | 35,806 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 8 | Coventry School District, Rhode Island | 34,983 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 9 | Bristol-Warren Regional School District, Rhode Island | 33,605 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 10 | Cumberland School District, Rhode Island | 33,443 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 11 | North Providence School District, Rhode Island | 32,084 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 12 | South Kingstown School District, Rhode Island | 30,754 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 13 | West Warwick School District, Rhode Island | 29,187 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 14 | Johnston School District, Rhode Island | 28,751 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 15 | North Kingstown School District, Rhode Island | 26,470 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 16 | Newport School District, Rhode Island | 24,679 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 17 | Chariho Regional School District, Rhode Island | 24,509 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 18 | Westerly School District, Rhode Island | 22,780 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 19 | Smithfield School District, Rhode Island | 21,434 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 20 | Lincoln School District, Rhode Island | 21,099 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 21 | Central Falls School District, Rhode Island | 19,360 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 22 | Portsmouth School District, Rhode Island | 17,318 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 23 | Barrington School District, Rhode Island | 16,415 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 24 | Middletown School District, Rhode Island | 16,224 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 25 | Narragansett School District, Rhode Island | 15,952 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 26 | Burrillville School District, Rhode Island | 15,945 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 27 | Tiverton School District, Rhode Island | 15,706 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 28 | East Greenwich School District, Rhode Island | 13,154 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 29 | North Smithfield School District, Rhode Island | 11,852 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 30 | Scituate School District, Rhode Island | 10,316 | 
                            
                                
                                    | 31 | New Shoreham School District, Rhode Island | 953 |