Total enrollment
87,970
-1,509 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
Providence County
Rhode Island · Public K-12
Providence County's public schools, 206 in all, serve approximately 88,799 K-12 students inside Rhode Island, with Providence the largest district by enrollment. By level, that breaks down as 114 elementary, 40 middle, and 48 high schools.
7-year change in Providence County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
197
+1 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
37%
was 43%
% Hispanic
40%
was 36%
% Black
12%
was 12%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
664,854
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
206
42 districts
Enrollment
88,799
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$78,787
Below Rhode Island avg
Free/reduced lunch
63.8%
Above Rhode Island avg
Elementary
114
40,137 students
Middle
40
19,584 students
High
48
29,001 students
Combined / other
4
77 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Providence
20,645 students · 42 districts in Providence County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Providence County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
32.3%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
9.3%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
6.6%
civilian labor
Median age
38
20.1% under 18
Test scores in Providence County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 145 schools ranked. Rhode Island state average: 34.2%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Community School· 69.4%
- North Cumberland Middle· 67.4%
- Lincoln Central Elem.· 65.0%
- North Smithfield MS· 59.5%
- Raymond LaPerche School· 58.8%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood Middle School | North Providence | Middle | 06-08 | 390 | · |
| Stephen Olney School | North Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 388 | · |
| Scituate High School | North Scituate | High | 09-12 | 387 | · |
| James L. McGuire School | North Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 384 | · |
| Times2 Middle/High School | Providence | High | 06-12 | 383 | · |
| Blackstone Valley Prep Upper E | Lincoln | Middle | 05-06 | 380 | · |
| Leo A. Savoie School | Woonsocket | Elementary | KG-05 | 380 | · |
| Winsor Hill School | Johnston | Elementary | 01-05 | 380 | · |
| Dr. Edward Ricci School | North Providence | Middle | 06-08 | 378 | · |
| International Charter School | Pawtucket | Elementary | KG-05 | 377 | · |
| B.F. Norton Elementary School | Cumberland | Elementary | KG-05 | 374 | · |
| Harris School | Woonsocket | Elementary | KG-05 | 371 | · |
| Hope Highlands Middle School | Cranston | Middle | 06-08 | 366 | · |
| 360 High School | Providence | High | 09-12 | 360 | · |
| Segue Inst for Learning | Central Falls | Elementary | KG-08 | 359 | · |
| Paul Cuffee Lower School | Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 358 | · |
| Blackstone Academy Charter | Pawtucket | High | 09-12 | 357 | · |
| Cunningham School | Pawtucket | Elementary | KG-05 | 355 | · |
| Curvin-McCabe School | Pawtucket | Elementary | PK-05 | 353 | · |
| Thornton School | Johnston | Elementary | 01-05 | 340 | · |
| E-Cubed Academy | Providence | High | 09-12 | 338 | · |
| Raymond LaPerche School | Smithfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 337 | · |
| Flora S. Curtis School | Pawtucket | Elementary | PK-05 | 331 | · |
| Blackstone Valley Prep Jr High | Central Falls | Middle | 07-08 | 323 | · |
| Times2 Elementary School | Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 322 | · |
| Agnes E. Little School | Pawtucket | Elementary | KG-05 | 320 | · |
| Elizabeth Baldwin School | Pawtucket | Elementary | KG-05 | 320 | · |
| The Hope Academy | Providence | Elementary | KG-08 | 320 | · |
| Fogarty Memorial | North Scituate | Elementary | KG-05 | 318 | · |
| Excel Academy Rhode Island | North Providence | Middle | 05-07 | 312 | · |
| Saylesville Elementary | Lincoln | Elementary | KG-05 | 312 | · |
| Vartan Gregorian El. School | Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 311 | · |
| William Callahan School | Harrisville | Elementary | 02-05 | 310 | · |
| Webster Avenue School | Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 308 | · |
| Greystone School | North Providence | Elementary | PK-05 | 303 | · |
| Nuestro Mundo Public Charter S | Providence | Elementary | KG-08 | 292 | · |
| Reservoir Avenue School | Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 289 | · |
| Leviton Dual Language School | Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 288 | · |
| Edward S. Rhodes School | Cranston | Elementary | KG-05 | 287 | · |
| Lonsdale Elementary | Lincoln | Elementary | KG-05 | 286 | · |
| Blackstone Valley Prep Element | Cumberland | Elementary | KG-04 | 280 | · |
| Edgewood Highland | Cranston | Elementary | PK-05 | 276 | · |
| Francis J. Varieur School | Pawtucket | Elementary | PK-05 | 270 | · |
| Glen Hills School | Cranston | Elementary | PK-05 | 270 | · |
| Highlander Elementary Charter | Providence | Elementary | PK-06 | 269 | · |
| Steere Farm Elementary School | Pascoag | Elementary | 02-05 | 268 | · |
| Sarah Dyer Barnes School | Johnston | Elementary | KG-05 | 266 | · |
| Scituate Middle School | North Scituate | Middle | 06-08 | 260 | · |
| Woodridge School | Cranston | Elementary | KG-05 | 260 | · |
| Kevin K. Coleman School | Woonsocket | Elementary | KG-05 | 256 | · |
| Austin T. Levy School | Harrisville | Elementary | KG-01 | 254 | · |
| W. R. Dutemple School | Cranston | Elementary | KG-05 | 254 | · |
| Joseph A. Whelan School | North Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 252 | · |
| Brown Avenue School | Johnston | Elementary | 01-05 | 251 | · |
| Kent Heights School | East Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 251 | · |
| Oak Lawn School | Cranston | Elementary | KG-05 | 247 | · |
| Orlo Avenue School | East Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 245 | · |
| George J. Peters School | Cranston | Elementary | KG-05 | 244 | · |
| Providence Preparatory Charter | Providence | Middle | 05-08 | 244 | · |
| Eden Park School | Cranston | Elementary | KG-05 | 243 | · |
| Paul Cuffee Upper School | Providence | High | 09-12 | 243 | · |
| West Glocester Elementary | Chepachet | Elementary | PK-05 | 243 | · |
| Agnes B. Hennessey School | East Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 242 | · |
| Capt. Isaac Paine El. School | Foster | Elementary | PK-05 | 241 | · |
| North Scituate School | North Scituate | Elementary | KG-05 | 238 | · |
| Stone Hill School | Cranston | Elementary | KG-05 | 234 | · |
| Trinity Academy Performing Art | Providence | High | 05-12 | 234 | · |
| Old County Road School | Smithfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 228 | · |
| Aventure Academy | Providence | High | 09-12 | 227 | · |
| Stadium School | Cranston | Elementary | KG-05 | 227 | · |
| Silver Spring School | East Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 223 | · |
| Centredale School | North Providence | Elementary | PK-05 | 221 | · |
| Emma G. Whiteknact School | East Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 216 | · |
| James R. D. Oldham School | Riverside | Elementary | PK-PK | 210 | · |
| Arlington School | Cranston | Elementary | PK-05 | 209 | · |
| Raices Dual Language Academy | Central Falls | Elementary | KG-05 | 206 | · |
| BEACON Charter School | Woonsocket | High | 09-12 | 203 | · |
| Village Green Virtual | Providence | High | 09-12 | 203 | · |
| Early Childhood Center | Johnston | Elementary | KG-KG | 201 | · |
| Paul Cuffee Middle School | Providence | Middle | 06-08 | 189 | · |
| Sheila Skip Nowell | Providence | High | 09-12 | 187 | · |
| Apprenticeship Exploration Sch | Cranston | High | 09-12 | 176 | · |
| Jacqueline M. Walsh School | Pawtucket | High | 09-12 | 173 | · |
| Charette Charter School | Providence | High | 09-12 | 168 | · |
| Hope School | Hope | Elementary | KG-05 | 163 | · |
| G. Harold Hunt School | Central Falls | Elementary | PK-PK | 162 | · |
| Founders Academy | Woonsocket | Middle | 06-08 | 158 | · |
| Graniteville School | Johnston | Elementary | PK-PK | 152 | · |
| Urban Collaborative Program | Providence | Middle | 07-08 | 145 | · |
| Clayville School | Clayville | Elementary | PK-05 | 140 | · |
| SouthSide Elementary Charter | Providence | Elementary | KG-05 | 135 | · |
| Bridge Academy | Providence | High | 10-12 | 117 | · |
| YouthBuild Preparatory Academy | Providence | High | 09-12 | 115 | · |
| Cumberland Preschool Center | Cumberland | Elementary | PK-PK | 109 | · |
| R.I. School for the Deaf | Providence | Combined | PK-12 | 77 | · |
| Raices Upper Dual Language Acd | Central Falls | Middle | 06-08 | 63 | · |
| RISE Prep Mayoral Acad High | Woonsocket | High | 09-09 | 62 | · |
| Segue Institute Learning High | Central Falls | High | 09-09 | 55 | · |
| Cranston Early Learning Center | Cranston | Elementary | PK-PK | 49 | · |
| Alan Shawn Feinstein Elem. | Providence | Combined | M-M | · | · |
Cities in Providence County
Providence63 schoolsCranston26 schoolsPawtucket18 schoolsWoonsocket14 schoolsCumberland13 schoolsCentral Falls10 schoolsEast Providence9 schoolsNorth Providence9 schoolsJohnston8 schoolsLincoln7 schoolsNorth Scituate6 schoolsSmithfield5 schoolsHarrisville4 schoolsNorth Smithfield3 schoolsRiverside3 schoolsCentral Falls1 schoolChepachet1 schoolClayville1 schoolFoster1 schoolHope1 schoolManville1 schoolPascoag1 schoolRumford1 school
About Providence County
Across the large Rhode Island county of Providence County of about 664,854 residents, the public-school footprint covers 206 schools and about 88,799 students.
Looking at the broader picture, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $78,787, about 32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and the federal-poverty share is near 9%. That income level is 21% meaningfully below the Rhode Island median.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Providence County is built around 114 elementary schools (40,137 students), 40 middle schools (19,584), 48 high schools (29,001), and 4 combined or other schools.
The largest single district in Providence County is Providence, which alone enrolls about 20,645 students.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 89,479 students in SY 2017-18 versus 87,970 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Providence County gained 1 school, going from 196 to 197. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 43% to 37% over the same window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Providence County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.
Frequently asked questions
Providence County school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data