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Davies Career-Tech High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Davies Career-Tech High School
Davies Career-Tech High School operates as a medium-sized high school in Lincoln, Rhode Island, run under Davies Career and Tech. Current enrollment sits at 898 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 32% larger than the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 679 students.
Operationally, Davies Career-Tech High School answers to Davies Career and Tech, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Davies Career-Tech High School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 31% White, 18% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Providence County shows median household income runs about $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Davies Career-Tech High School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).
Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Middle School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 6%: 848 students in 2018 compared to 898 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 38% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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