📍 434 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Providence, Providence County, 02908
Mount Pleasant High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Providence, Providence County. The school has 1,164 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Providence school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 76.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 67%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mount Pleasant High enrolls 1,164 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 38% female. A teaching staff of 76.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 5.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 825 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 163 | 14% |
| White | 67 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 31 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
932 of the school's 1,164 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 882 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mount Pleasant High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-20, state senate district 7, state house district 6.
Mount Pleasant High is one of 39 schools in Providence, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The district serves 20,250 students district-wide and employs 1,511 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,164 students, Mount Pleasant High is larger than the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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