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Cranston School District, RI: schools, enrollment and spending

Cranston School District runs 23 public schools with 10,037 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Rhode Island figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "Cranston".

At a glance

Schools: 23
Students: 10,037
Teachers (FTE): 795
Students per teacher: 12.6; RI: 13.0 · US: 15.3

Address: 845 Park Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910
Phone: (401)270-8170
County: Providence County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 4400240
State district ID: RI-07
Total staff (FTE): 1,594
School counselors (FTE): 26.0About 386 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 44.0
Charter schools: 1

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Students per teacher compared

This district12.6

Rhode Island13.0

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (10,403), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $195.8 million
Federal revenue: $14.8 million
State revenue: $82.4 million
Local revenue: $98.6 million
Total spending: $191.4 million
Spending per pupil: $18,401
Salaries: $106.4 million55.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $33.7 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 7.6%
State: 42.1%
Local: 50.3%

Rhode Island overall

Federal: 9.6%
State: 41.5%
Local: 48.9%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,401

Rhode Island$20,707

United States$16,826

Schools in Cranston School District

By level: 4 high, 4 middle, 14 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Apprenticeship Exploration SchCharter	High	9 to 12	176	8.0
Arlington School	Elementary	PK to 5	209	13.1
Cranston Career & Tech Center	High	10 to 12
Cranston Early Learning Center	Prekindergarten	PK	49	9.8
Cranston High School East	High	9 to 12	1,525	13.1
Cranston High School West	High	9 to 12	1,653	15.4
Eden Park School	Elementary	K to 5	243	13.5
Edgewood Highland	Elementary	PK to 5	276	13.8
Edward S. Rhodes School	Elementary	K to 5	287	15.1
Garden City School	Elementary	K to 5	530	13.9
George J. Peters School	Elementary	K to 5	244	13.6
Gladstone Street School	Elementary	K to 5	402	11.5
Glen Hills School	Elementary	PK to 5	270	14.2
Hope Highlands Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	366	13.1
Hugh B. Bain Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	527	10.5
Oak Lawn School	Elementary	K to 5	247	16.5
Orchard Farms Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	444	14.3
Park View Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	711	12.3
Stadium School	Elementary	K to 5	227	12.6
Stone Hill School	Elementary	K to 5	234	11.7
W. R. Dutemple School	Elementary	K to 5	254	13.4
Western Hills Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	727	14.0
Woodridge School	Elementary	K to 5	260	13.0

Nearby and related

Other districts in Providence County

Providence County Public Schools 20,250 students
Pawtucket School District 7,816 students
Woonsocket School District 5,541 students
East Providence School District 5,225 students
Cumberland School District 4,881 students
North Providence School District 3,488 students
Lincoln School District 3,278 students
Achievement First Rhode Island 3,209 students
Johnston School District 3,191 students
Central Falls School District 2,560 students
Smithfield School District 2,361 students
Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy 2,253 students
Burrillville School District 1,993 students
North Smithfield School District 1,637 students
Foster-Glocester School District 1,273 students

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.