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Central High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
70 Fricker St
Providence, RI 02903
Phone
(401) 456-9111
District
Providence
County
PROVIDENCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1302
Classroom Teachers
79

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Rhode Island

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.3% of all RI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Central High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
41%
16%
54%
4%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 367 28.2%
Grade 10 407 31.3%
Grade 11 277 21.3%
Grade 12 251 19.3%
Total 1302 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.1% 8.5% 55.1%
Black 12.1% 15.6% 9.5%
Hispanic 79.5% 70.9% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.7% 4.1% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.0% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 86.9% 81.7% 45.4%
Free lunch eligible 81.0% 75.6% 39.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 6.0% 6.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 189,715 1,093,734
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 10,307.3 1,059
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 17.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.3% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.4% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 17.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 69,110 432,219
Single Parent Households With Children 12.4% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.9% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.5% 36.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.4% 21.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.7% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 14.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.9% 12.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 14.8% 9.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,175 $231,597,000 43.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,613 $54,152,000 10.2%
Staff $1,661 $34,429,000 6.5%
General Administration $519 $10,749,000 2.0%
School Administration $1,203 $24,924,000 4.7%
Operation $1,853 $38,396,000 7.2%
Transportation $984 $20,387,000 3.8%
Other $907 $18,805,000 3.5%
Total Support $9,739 $201,842,000 38.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,683 $97,051,000 18.3%
Total Expenditures $25,597 $530,490,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,721 $1,473,540,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,170 $298,256,000 10.3%
Staff $790 $108,635,000 3.8%
General Administration $306 $42,092,000 1.5%
School Administration $969 $133,201,000 4.6%
Operation $1,596 $219,360,000 7.6%
Transportation $700 $96,250,000 3.3%
Other $839 $115,349,000 4.0%
Total Support $7,371 $1,013,143,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,949 $405,285,000 14.0%
Total Expenditures $21,040 $2,891,968,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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