Rogers High School

Rogers High School is a high school of mid-tier scale in Newport, Rhode Island, part of Newport, caters to 599 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Newport, which oversees 3 schools and 1,755 students, Rogers High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Rogers High School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 14% multiracial, 9% Black, 2% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Newport County's rate of about 38%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Newport County indicate median household income runs about $103,514, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Newport County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,784 students), of which Rogers High School is one.

Frank E. Thompson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Rogers High School's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 666 (now 599). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 23% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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