Jacqueline M. Walsh School

Jacqueline M. Walsh School is a very small high school serving families in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 173 students. It has 75% fewer students than the average for high schools in Rhode Island (about 679).

Federal data list 16 schools in Pawtucket, with 7,708 students enrolled.

At Jacqueline M. Walsh School, White students make up the biggest share, 40%. Other groups make up 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 60% of Providence County residents are White. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Jacqueline M. Walsh School are from different groups.

Based on 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, Jacqueline M. Walsh School has a ratio of 10.8:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Rhode Island is 2.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 45%. The average for public schools in Providence County is 64%.

In Providence County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $78,787, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 206 public schools and about 88,799 students.

Joseph Jenks Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Jacqueline M. Walsh School. Jacqueline M. Walsh School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

The school's enrollment fell 8% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. Over the same years, the White share fell from 53% to 40%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.8:1.

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