Sheila Skip Nowell

Sheila Skip Nowell is a high school in Providence, Rhode Island, according to federal school records. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 187 students. Across high schools in Rhode Island, the average enrollment is about 679.

Sheila Skip Nowell is listed under Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy in federal data.

More than half of enrollment at Sheila Skip Nowell is Hispanic: 67%. The remaining shares are 16% Black, 11% White, and 4% multiracial. Providence County as a whole is about 26% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.

Sheila Skip Nowell reports a ratio of 12.5 students per teacher, from 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Rhode Island is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Sheila Skip Nowell, 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Providence County is 64%.

Providence County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $78,787, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Providence County's 206 public schools enroll about 88,799 students and include Sheila Skip Nowell.

Among nearby public schools, RINI Middle College is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sheila Skip Nowell.

Sheila Skip Nowell is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.

Reported enrollment: 90 (2017-18) and 187 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Black students, from 11% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.0:1 to 12.5:1.

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