BEACON Charter School

BEACON Charter School is a rural-scale senior high in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, one of the schools within Beacon Charter School. The school teaches 203 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Rhode Island's public schools average about 679 students each, so BEACON Charter School sits 70% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Beacon Charter School (361 students total), BEACON Charter School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, BEACON Charter School reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. BEACON Charter School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

Nearest neighbor: Founders Academy, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

BEACON Charter School operates from an outer-ring location. As a public charter, BEACON Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BEACON Charter School has ticked down 14%, going from 235 students in 2018 to 203 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for BEACON Charter School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.