Total enrollment
5,325
-258 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Woonsocket
Rhode Island · 5,325 students · 1 city
Public K-12 enrollment in Woonsocket totals about 5,325 students across 10 schools (an average of 533 students per school).
4-year change in Woonsocket
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Woonsocket ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Rhode Island | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,325 | #5 of 37 | #1,800 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #7 of 37 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #30 of 37 | #3,832 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 67.6% | #10 of 37 | #2,134 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #3 of 31 | #625 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Woonsocket
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,958 to 4,656 students (down 6%) and from 317 to 344 full-time teachers (up 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woonsocket High School | Woonsocket | High | 09-12 | 1,646 |
| Pothier-Citizens Elem Campus | Woonsocket | Elementary | PK-05 | 669 |
| Woonsocket Middle @ Villa Nova | Woonsocket | Middle | 06-08 | 542 |
| Woonsocket Middle at Hamlet | Woonsocket | Middle | 06-08 | 537 |
| Globe Park School | Woonsocket | Elementary | PK-05 | 519 |
| Bernon Heights School | Woonsocket | Elementary | KG-05 | 405 |
| Leo A. Savoie School | Woonsocket | Elementary | KG-05 | 380 |
| Harris School | Woonsocket | Elementary | KG-05 | 371 |
| Kevin K. Coleman School | Woonsocket | Elementary | KG-05 | 256 |
| Woonsocket Career an Tech Ctr. | Woonsocket | High | 09-12 | · |
About Woonsocket
As a mid-sized district in Rhode Island, Woonsocket hosts 5,325 students across 10 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Woonsocket is built around 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Woonsocket runs about 533 students per school, 21% above the state mean of roughly 439.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 5%: 5,583 students in SY 2020-21 versus 5,325 in SY 2024-25.
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