YouthBuild Preparatory Academy

As an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Providence, Rhode Island, YouthBuild Preparatory Academy serves 115 students from grades 9 through 12, run under YouthBuild Preparatory Academy. Enrollment runs roughly 83% below the state mean of about 679.

Operationally, YouthBuild Preparatory Academy answers to YouthBuild Preparatory Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, YouthBuild Preparatory Academy reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 31% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, YouthBuild Preparatory Academy has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 28.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting YouthBuild Preparatory Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at YouthBuild Preparatory Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Providence County's rate of about 64%.

Around the school, Providence County reports that median household income runs about $78,787, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Providence County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students), YouthBuild Preparatory Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Village Green Virtual, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

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