Raymond LaPerche School

Raymond LaPerche School is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in Smithfield, Rhode Island, overseen by Smithfield, enrolling 337 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Raymond LaPerche School is one of 5 schools operated by Smithfield, a district that teaches 2,348 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Raymond LaPerche School reports that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Raymond LaPerche School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Providence County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Providence County shows median household earnings sit near $78,787, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Raymond LaPerche School is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

Old County Road School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 39%: 242 students in 2018 compared to 337 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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