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Providence County Public Schools, RI: schools, enrollment and spending

Providence County Public Schools runs 37 public schools with 20,250 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.9 students per teacher is 1.9 higher than the Rhode Island figure of 13.0.Listed in NCES data as "Providence".

At a glance

Schools
37
Students
20,250
Teachers (FTE)
1,359
Students per teacher
14.9
RI: 13.0 · US: 15.3
Address
797 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Phone
(401)456-9211
County
Providence County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4400900
State district ID
RI-28
Total staff (FTE)
2,904
School counselors (FTE)
64.0About 316 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
94.0
Charter schools
2
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.9
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 (22,440), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$555.9 million
Federal revenue
$89.3 million
State revenue
$322.6 million
Local revenue
$144.0 million
Total spending
$530.5 million
Spending per pupil
$23,640
Salaries
$231.0 million43.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$73.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 16.1%
  • State: 58.0%
  • Local: 25.9%

Rhode Island overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$23,640
Rhode Island$20,707
United States$16,826

Schools in Providence County Public Schools

By level: 11 high, 6 middle, 20 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alfred Lima Sr. Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 566217.0
Anthony Carnevale ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 551913.3
Asa Messer Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 455718.0
Aventure AcademyCEP schoolHigh9 to 122278.1
Bridge AcademyCEP schoolHigh10 to 1211716.7
Central High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,05016.7
Classical High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,11617.2
Cornel Young & Charlotte WoodsCEP schoolElementaryPK to 563515.5
Dr. Jorge Alvarez High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1244714.4
E-Cubed AcademyCEP schoolHigh9 to 1233811.7
Esek Hopkins MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 839814.7
Frank D. Spaziano Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 558819.0
George J. West Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 550212.9
Governor Christopher DelSestoCEP schoolMiddle6 to 881817.0
Harry Kizirian ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543416.7
Hope High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1277512.3
Leviton Dual Language SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 528816.9
Lillian Feinstein Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 542917.9
Martin Luther King Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543017.2
Mary E. Fogarty Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543017.9
Mount Pleasant HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1299716.1
Nathan Bishop MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 871916.3
Nathanael Greene MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 881515.1
Pleasant View SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543311.1
Providence Career TechnicalCEP schoolHigh9 to 1275912.2
Reservoir Avenue SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 528918.1
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 545119.6
Robert L. Bailey IVCEP schoolElementaryK to 544414.8
Roger Williams MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 878614.6
Times2 Elementary SchoolCEP schoolCharterElementaryK to 532211.1
Times2 Middle/High SchoolCEP schoolCharterHigh6 to 1238312.4
Vartan Gregorian Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 531115.6
Veazie Street SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 544015.2
W B Cooley & Acad InternationaCEP schoolHigh9 to 1268513.4
Webster Avenue SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 530815.4
West Broadway Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 851615.6
William D'Abate Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 539817.3

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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.