Rhode Island

Teacher Salaries (1 year)

5,716,736

teachers @ $72,000 each(in Rhode Island)

New School Buildings

11,760

schools @ $35,000,000 each

Free School Lunches (1 year)

274,403,333

students fed @ $1,500 each

Student Textbook Sets

1,646,420,000

students equipped @ $250 each

Laptops for Students

1,372,016,666

students with laptops @ $300 each

Full Pell Grants (1 year)

55,659,905

college students aided @ $7,395 each

School Counselor Salaries (1 year)

6,860,083

counselors @ $60,000 each

New School Buses

3,430,041

buses @ $120,000 each

Median-Priced Homes

980,011

homes @ $420,000 each(in Rhode Island)

Public Housing Units

1,524,462

units @ $270,000 each(in Rhode Island)

Section 8 Vouchers (1 year)

24,212,058

families housed @ $17,000 each(in Rhode Island)

Homeless Shelter Beds (1 year)

16,464,200

beds @ $25,000 each

People Insured (1 year)

43,326,842

people insured @ $9,500 each(in Rhode Island)

Nurse Salaries (1 year)

5,019,573

nurses @ $82,000 each(in Rhode Island)

Hospital Beds

274,403

hospital beds @ $1,500,000 each

Mental Health Counselors (1 year)

7,483,727

counselors @ $55,000 each