Providence
Public school district based in Providence, Rhode Island. NCES district ID 4400900; state ID RI-28.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
37
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
19,816
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,317.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
15.0
Charter schoolsDefinition
2
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 557 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,327 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,427 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,358 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,471 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,368 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,461 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,429 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,349 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,371 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,522 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,672 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,846 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,658 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% | |
| Asian | 3.5% | |
| Black or African American | 14.4% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 68.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.3% | |
| Two or more races | 3.9% | |
| White | 8.3% | |
| Not Specified | 0.2% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.4% | |
| Male | 52.4% | |
| Not Specified | 0.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 37.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical High School Providence | 9–12 | Regular | 1,116 | 65.0 | 17.2 | City: Midsize |
| Central High School Providence | 9–12 | Regular | 1,050 | 63.0 | 16.7 | City: Midsize |
| Mount Pleasant High Providence | 9–12 | Regular | 997 | 62.0 | 16.1 | City: Midsize |
| Governor Christopher DelSesto Providence | 6–8 | Regular | 818 | 48.0 | 17 | City: Midsize |
| Nathanael Greene Middle Providence | 6–8 | Regular | 815 | 54.0 | 15.1 | City: Midsize |
| Roger Williams Middle Providence | 6–8 | Regular | 786 | 54.0 | 14.6 | City: Midsize |
| Hope High School Providence | 9–12 | Regular | 775 | 63.0 | 12.3 | City: Midsize |
| Providence Career Technical Providence | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 759 | 62.0 | 12.2 | City: Midsize |
| Nathan Bishop Middle Providence | 6–8 | Regular | 719 | 44.0 | 16.3 | City: Midsize |
| W B Cooley & Acad Internationa Providence | 9–12 | Regular | 685 | 51.0 | 13.4 | City: Midsize |
| Alfred Lima Sr. El School Providence | K–5 | Regular | 662 | 39.0 | 17 | City: Midsize |
| Cornel Young & Charlotte Woods Providence | PK–5 | Regular | 635 | 41.0 | 15.5 | City: Midsize |
| Frank D. Spaziano Elem School Providence | PK–5 | Regular | 588 | 31.0 | 19 | City: Midsize |
| Asa Messer El. School Providence | PK–4 | Regular | 557 | 31.0 | 18 | City: Midsize |
| Anthony Carnevale Elementary Providence | PK–5 | Regular | 519 | 39.0 | 13.3 | City: Midsize |
| West Broadway Middle School Providence | 5–8 | Regular | 516 | 33.0 | 15.6 | City: Midsize |
| George J. West El. School Providence | K–5 | Regular | 502 | 39.0 | 12.9 | City: Midsize |
| Robert F. Kennedy El. School Providence | K–5 | Regular | 451 | 23.0 | 19.6 | City: Midsize |
| Dr. Jorge Alvarez HS Providence | 9–12 | Regular | 447 | 31.0 | 14.4 | City: Midsize |
| Robert L. Bailey IV Providence | K–5 | Regular | 444 | 30.0 | 14.8 | City: Midsize |
| Veazie Street School Providence | PK–5 | Regular | 440 | 29.0 | 15.2 | City: Midsize |
| Harry Kizirian Elementary Providence | PK–5 | Regular | 434 | 26.0 | 16.7 | City: Midsize |
| Pleasant View School Providence | PK–5 | Regular | 433 | 39.0 | 11.1 | City: Midsize |
| Martin Luther King El. School Providence | PK–5 | Regular | 430 | 25.0 | 17.2 | City: Midsize |
| Mary E. Fogarty El. School Providence | PK–5 | Regular | 430 | 24.0 | 17.9 | City: Midsize |
| Lillian Feinstein El. School Providence | K–5 | Regular | 429 | 24.0 | 17.9 | City: Midsize |
| William D'Abate Elem. School Providence | K–5 | Regular | 398 | 23.0 | 17.3 | City: Midsize |
| Esek Hopkins Middle Providence | 6–8 | Regular | 398 | 27.0 | 14.7 | City: Midsize |
| Times2 Middle/High SchoolCharter Providence | 6–12 | Regular | 383 | 31.0 | 12.4 | City: Midsize |
| E-Cubed Academy Providence | 9–12 | Regular | 338 | 29.0 | 11.7 | City: Midsize |
| Times2 Elementary SchoolCharter Providence | K–5 | Regular | 322 | 29.0 | 11.1 | City: Midsize |
| Vartan Gregorian El. School Providence | K–5 | Regular | 311 | 20.0 | 15.6 | City: Midsize |
| Webster Avenue School Providence | K–5 | Regular | 308 | 20.0 | 15.4 | City: Midsize |
| Reservoir Avenue School Providence | K–5 | Regular | 289 | 16.0 | 18.1 | City: Midsize |
| Leviton Dual Language School Providence | K–5 | Regular | 288 | 17.0 | 16.9 | City: Midsize |
| Aventure Academy Providence | 9–12 | Regular | 227 | 28.0 | 8.1 | City: Midsize |
| Bridge Academy Providence | 10–12 | Regular | 117 | 7.0 | 16.7 | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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