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North Providence High
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About North Providence High
North Providence High operates as a sprawling secondary school in North Providence, Rhode Island, one of the schools within North Providence. Current enrollment sits at 1,085 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 679 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.
Across the 8 schools in North Providence (3,401 students total), North Providence High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, North Providence High lists that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Providence County's rate of about 64%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Providence County put median household income runs about $78,787, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Providence High is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).
Nearest neighbor: Stephen Olney School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Over the past 7-year window. North Providence High's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,034 (now 1,085). The White share of enrollment shrank from 64% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.
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