Blackstone Academy Charter

Blackstone Academy Charter is a 9-12 campus of low-enrollment scale in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, part of Blackstone Academy, hosting 357 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 47% smaller than the state mean of about 679.

Blackstone Academy is the operating authority for Blackstone Academy Charter, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Blackstone Academy Charter reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 20% Black, 7% White, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Blackstone Academy Charter higher than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Providence County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,787, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Providence County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), of which Blackstone Academy Charter is one.

The closest other public school is International Charter School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Blackstone Academy Charter operates from an outer-ring location. Blackstone Academy Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Blackstone Academy Charter's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 348 (now 357). The White share of enrollment edged down from 14% to 7% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.