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Providence

Providence, Rhode Island · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

20,250
Students enrolled
37
Public schools
1,359
Classroom teachers (FTE)
14.9:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 563
  • Kindergarten 1,338
  • Grade 1 1,452
  • Grade 2 1,398
  • Grade 3 1,501
  • Grade 4 1,391
  • Grade 5 1,483
  • Grade 6 1,451
  • Grade 7 1,370
  • Grade 8 1,408
  • Grade 9 1,547
  • Grade 10 1,696
  • Grade 11 1,872
  • Grade 12 1,780

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 68%
  • Black or African American 15%
  • White 8%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • Asian 3%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <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

83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 16,513 of 19,816 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 74%
  • Reduced-price lunch 9%

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

$27,473 spent per student on day-to-day operations Rhode Island median: $21,127 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $12,669
  • Support services $13,807
  • Other (food service, etc.) $997

Where the money comes from

  • Local 23%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 24%

Total revenue $649.9 milliontotal spending $640.4 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)

City: Midsize

Total staff (FTE)

2,904

District office

797 Westminster Street, Providence RI 02903

County

Providence County

Official website

NCES District ID

4400900

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About Providence

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

Vision: The Providence Public School District will be a national leader in educating urban youth. Mission: The Providence Public School District will prepare all students to succeed in the nation’s colleges and universities, and in their chosen professions.
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Public Schools in Providence (54)

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Classical High School

Providence, RI · Grades 09–12 · 1,116 students · High

Central High School

Providence, RI · Grades 09–12 · 1,050 students · High

Mount Pleasant High

Providence, RI · Grades 09–12 · 997 students · High

Governor Christopher DelSesto

Providence, RI · Grades 06–08 · 818 students · Middle

Nathanael Greene Middle

Providence, RI · Grades 06–08 · 815 students · Middle

Roger Williams Middle

Providence, RI · Grades 06–08 · 786 students · Middle

Hope High School

Providence, RI · Grades 09–12 · 775 students · High

Providence Career Technical

Providence, RI · Grades 09–12 · 759 students · High

Nathan Bishop Middle

Providence, RI · Grades 06–08 · 719 students · Middle

W B Cooley & Acad Internationa

Providence, RI · Grades 09–12 · 685 students · High

Alfred Lima Sr. El School

Providence, RI · Grades KG–05 · 662 students · Elementary

Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods

Providence, RI · Grades PK–05 · 635 students · Elementary

Frank D. Spaziano Elem School

Providence, RI · Grades PK–05 · 588 students · Elementary

Asa Messer El. School

Providence, RI · Grades PK–04 · 557 students · Elementary

Anthony Carnevale Elementary

Providence, RI · Grades PK–05 · 519 students · Elementary

West Broadway Middle School

Providence, RI · Grades 05–08 · 516 students · Middle

George J. West El. School

Providence, RI · Grades KG–05 · 502 students · Elementary

Robert F. Kennedy El. School

Providence, RI · Grades KG–05 · 451 students · Elementary

Dr. Jorge Alvarez HS

Providence, RI · Grades 09–12 · 447 students · High

Robert L. Bailey IV

Providence, RI · Grades KG–05 · 444 students · Elementary

Veazie Street School

Providence, RI · Grades PK–05 · 440 students · Elementary

Harry Kizirian Elementary

Providence, RI · Grades PK–05 · 434 students · Elementary

Pleasant View School

Providence, RI · Grades PK–05 · 433 students · Elementary

Martin Luther King El. School

Providence, RI · Grades PK–05 · 430 students · Elementary