📍 41 Fricker street, Providence, Providence County, 02903
Providence Career Technical is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Providence, Providence County. The school has 646 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Providence school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Providence Career Technical enrolls 646 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 4.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 500 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 11% |
| White | 31 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
557 of the school's 646 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 506 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Providence Career Technical 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 6, state house district 9.
Providence Career Technical 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 646 students, Providence Career Technical 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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