Blackstone Academy Charter

The public high school Blackstone Academy Charter is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It serves 357 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 47% lower than the average for high schools in Rhode Island, which is about 679.

Blackstone Academy Charter is administered by Blackstone Academy.

Roughly 64% of students at Blackstone Academy Charter are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 20% Black, 7% White, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Providence County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. Blackstone Academy Charter's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.

With 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Blackstone Academy Charter was 14.3:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Rhode Island. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 81%. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Providence County, the school's rate is higher.

Providence County census figures show that the median household income is $78,787, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Providence County is home to 206 public schools and about 88,799 public school students.

The school nearest to Blackstone Academy Charter is International Charter School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Federal data place Blackstone Academy Charter in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

Compared with 2017-18, the school had 9 more students in 2024-25. Over that span, the White share moved 7 points, to 7%.

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