| Providence Public School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
797 Westminster St
United StatesProvidence, RI 02903 | |
| Coordinates | 41°49′05″N 71°25′17″W / 41.818061°N 71.421433°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Opening doors to our children's futures |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 1977 |
| Superintendent | Javier Montañez |
| Schools | 43 schools, 2 annexes and 2 charter schools, 2 transitions[citation needed] |
| NCES District ID | 4400900[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 24,454 [2] |
| Teachers | 1954 |
| Staff | 258 |
| Student–teacher ratio | 27:1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | providenceschools.org |
The Providence Public School Department is the administrative force behind the primary public school district of Providence, Rhode Island. As of July 2022, it serves about 21,700 students in pre-K through 12th grade. It has 21 elementary schools, seven middle schools and nine high schools, along with two public charter schools.[3]
The Providence Public School District includes magnet schools at the middle and high school level, Nathanael Greene and Classical respectively. There are two separate centers for students with special needs.[4] Two public charter schools, Time Squared Academy High School (K–12) and Textron Chamber of Commerce (9–12), are funded by GTECH Corporation and Textron respectively.[5] Overall, the public high school graduation rate as of 2019[update] is 74%,[6] which is below the statewide rate of 84%[7] and the national average of 87%.[8]
Providence Public Schools rank third when compared to public schools in New England. Worcester Public and Boston Public are ranked 1st and 2nd.[citation needed]
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Providence". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "Totals By Grade for all Public" (PDF). Providence Public School District. Retrieved July 20, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "General District Information/Who We Are". PPSD Office of Communications. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "About the Student Body". Providence Schools. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved June 10, 2007.
- ^ "The Providence Public School District at a Glance" (PDF). Providenceschools.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
- ^ "Selected statistics on enrollment, staff, and graduates in public school districts enrolling more than 15,000 students in 2020: Selected years, 1990 through 2020". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Fast Facts - High school graduation rates". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Table 219.10. High school graduates, by sex and control of school; public high school averaged freshman graduation rate (AFGR); and total graduates as a ratio of 17-year-old population: Selected years, 1869-70 through 2029-30". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 19, 2023.