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Not withstanding the fact that the data presented is 8 years old, here's what we learn:

There are fewer and fewer kids living in Warwick. Those who have stayed and attend Warwick public schools become less and less proficient the longer they stay in school. While Warwick has fewer kids living in poverty than Cranston, Cranston has more kids who are academically proficient according to the Dept. of Education, despite a lower level of per-pupil spending.

I look forward to the "Kids Count" report every year as it has comically morphed into the annual "You Need to Spend More Money" report. In this year's edition, we learn about something called "universal breakfast". Previous reports have included a call for "universal kindergarten", "universal preschool", and "universal daycare". And as these various make-work 'programs' fall neatly into place, our kids seem to become less and less proficient, pudgier, and less engaged in school. Of course, more proficient, healthier, and more engaged kids would mean less need for such programs. And that would not be good for the real beneficiaries of such programs; those whose livelihoods are dependent upon them.