In Rhode Island the Corporate Scholarship Tax Credit Program provides tax credits to corporations that contribute to Scholarship Organizations (SOs). Scholarships are available to low-income students to attend private schools.

Certification is not required for private school teachers. In general, teachers are expected to maintain and develop up-to-date competencies with appropriate professional development in the content area or grade levels they teach. All teachers in private schools must have a national and state criminal records check.

In Rhode Island, school lunch requirements, including funding for schools offering the National School Lunch Program, are managed by the Department of Education.

Students must attend school for at least 180 days per year and a school day must consist of at least 5.5 hours of instructional time.

Private school teachers must keep a register of the names of all students, their sex and age, names of parents or guardians, the time when each student enters and leaves the school, and their daily attendance.

Students must be immunized or provide proof of a medical or religious exemption. A minimum of 15 fire drills must take place each year.

Rhode Island is divided into five regional transportation areas. Districts must provide transportation for private school students within the district and within the region if no other similar school operates within the district.

Private school students’ participation in state testing is voluntary.