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Woonsocket School District

5,541 students · 10 schools · 13.3:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #5 of 64 in Rhode Island

Students
5,541
Schools
10
Teachers (FTE)
415
Student–Teacher
13.3:1
County
Providence
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Woonsocket School District

Woonsocket School District is a public school system serving Providence County, Rhode Island, based in Woonsocket. It serves 5,541 students across 10 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #5 largest of Rhode Island’s 64 school systems.

Phone4017674608
AddressMcfee Administration Building, Woonsocket, RI 02895
CountyProvidence County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Woonsocket School District enrolls 5,541 students in 10 schools — an average of about 554 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #5 of 64 statewide by enrollment.

Students
5,541
#5 of 64 in Rhode Island
Schools
10
~554 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Woonsocket School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (5,541 students reported):

White
46%
Black
13%
Hispanic
30%
Asian
4%
Two or more
7%
Amer. Indian
1%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Woonsocket School District employs about 415 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.3:1 — above the Rhode Island average of about 12.9:1. Total district staff is roughly 810.

Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
state avg ~12.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
415
classroom teachers
Total staff
810
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Rhode Island funds schools

Rhode Island funds districts through its 2010 Education Funding Formula: a core instruction per-pupil amount — $13,322 for FY2026 — plus a Student Success Factor adding 40% of the core amount for each student in poverty. The state’s share of that foundation total is set by a state-share ratio combining each community’s poverty concentration and relative property-and-income wealth, so higher-poverty, lower-wealth districts receive more state aid.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Woonsocket School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Rhode Island rates schools and districts on a 1-to-5-star scale through the Rhode Island Report Card, covering achievement, growth, graduation, English-language proficiency and school-quality measures such as chronic absenteeism. Look up Woonsocket School District on the Rhode Island Report Card.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Rhode Island does not run a mandatory accreditation system for its public districts; accreditation is voluntary through NEASC (the New England Association of Schools and Colleges). Search Woonsocket School District’s schools in the NEASC directory.

How it compares

Woonsocket School District vs. Rhode Island

Enrollment rank
#5
of 64 districts
Ratio
13.3:1
state avg ~12.9:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Providence County

See every Rhode Island district side by side in the Rhode Island directory.

Go deeper

Look up Woonsocket School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Rhode Island General Assembly (the Education Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Woonsocket School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4401200. Confirm current details with the district and the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.