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Central Falls

Central Falls, Rhode Island · Public School District · Open

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Key statistics

2,560
Students enrolled
7
Public schools
192
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.3:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 162
  • Kindergarten 159
  • Grade 1 181
  • Grade 2 181
  • Grade 3 175
  • Grade 4 168
  • Grade 5 172
  • Grade 6 171
  • Grade 7 188
  • Grade 8 183
  • Grade 9 179
  • Grade 10 214
  • Grade 11 215
  • Grade 12 212

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 53%
  • White 19%
  • Black or African American 15%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native 7%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • Asian <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • Race not reported 1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 2,348 of 2,515 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 82%
  • Reduced-price lunch 12%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$24,569 spent per student on day-to-day operations Rhode Island median: $21,127 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $12,024
  • Support services $10,832
  • Other (food service, etc.) $1,712

Where the money comes from

  • Local 4%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 28%

Total revenue $81.8 milliontotal spending $75.4 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: Large

Total staff (FTE)

504

District office

949 Dexter ST., Central Falls RI 02863

Phone

(401) 727-7700

County

Providence County

Official website

NCES District ID

4400120

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About Central Falls

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Central Falls School District is an urban school district of 2,900 students and 19,000 residents approximately 10 miles north of the Capitol City of Providence. The City of Central Falls located in Rhode Island encompasses a land area of 1.27 square miles. We serve a diverse population. Over fifty-percent of Central Falls residents are of Hispanic decent. The mission of the Central Falls School Community is to develop its diverse student population into responsible citizens, effective communicators, innovative problem-solvers and critical thinkers who are able to fully participate in and positively contribute to society. The school community is committed to the attainment of high standards by all students by ensuring a literacy-rich learning environment and providing results-oriented educational leadership at all levels.
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Public Schools in Central Falls (8)

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Central Falls Sr High

Central Falls, RI · Grades 09–12 · 788 students · High

Calcutt Middle School

Central Falls, RI · Grades 06–08 · 476 students · Middle

Ella Risk School

Central Falls, RI · Grades KG–05 · 414 students · Elementary

Veterans Memorial Elementary

Central Falls, RI · Grades KG–05 · 406 students · Elementary

Raices Dual Language Academy

Central Falls, RI · Grades KG–05 · 206 students · Elementary

G. Harold Hunt School

Central Falls, RI · Grades PK–PK · 162 students · Prekindergarten

Raices Upper Dual Language Acd

Central Falls, RI · Grades 06–08 · 63 students · Middle

MARGARET I. ROBERTSON SCHOOL

Central Falls, RI