Westerly High School

Westerly High School operates as a mid-tier senior high in Westerly, Rhode Island, operated by Westerly. Current enrollment sits at 650 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Westerly runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,095 students. Westerly High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Westerly High School records that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washington County (around 30%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,638 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,313 students), Westerly High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Westerly Inclusion Preschool P, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 798 students in 2018 compared to 650 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Westerly High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.