Henry J. Winters School

As a big elementary campus in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Henry J. Winters School hosts 550 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Pawtucket. Enrollment runs roughly 66% larger than the state mean of about 332.

Pawtucket runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 7,708 students. Henry J. Winters School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Henry J. Winters School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 30% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.6:1 average. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Providence County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Providence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,787 per year, 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 Henry J. Winters School is one.

William E. Tolman High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Henry J. Winters School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Henry J. Winters School's enrollment has edged up 34% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 550). White enrollment moved from 35% to 10% across the same window.

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