📍 485 East Avenue, Pawtucket, Providence County, 02860
Charles E. Shea High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pawtucket, Providence County. The school has 870 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pawtucket school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 78%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Charles E. Shea High School enrolls 870 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 381 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 260 | 30% |
| White | 165 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
453 of the school's 870 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 448 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Charles E. Shea High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district RI-10, state senate district 15, state house district 59.
Charles E. Shea High School is one of 16 schools in Pawtucket, based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The district serves 7,816 students district-wide and employs 604 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 870 students, Charles E. Shea High School is larger than the district average of about 489 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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