Paul Cuffee Upper School

Paul Cuffee Upper School operates as a tiny secondary school in Providence, Rhode Island, overseen by Paul Cuffee Charter Sch. Current enrollment sits at 243 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in Rhode Island, which averages around 679 students.

Across the 3 schools in Paul Cuffee Charter Sch (790 students total), Paul Cuffee Upper School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Paul Cuffee Upper School reports that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 22% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Paul Cuffee Upper School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Paul Cuffee Upper School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 91% 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.

Zooming out to the county, Providence County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,787, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Paul Cuffee Upper School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dr. Jorge Alvarez HS, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. Paul Cuffee Upper School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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