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Charles E. Shea 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
485 East Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Phone
(401) 729-6445
District
Pawtucket
County
PROVIDENCE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
823
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Rhode Island

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.9% of all RI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Charles E. Shea High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
16%
42%
28%
59%
4%
25%
16%
42%
28%
59%
4%
25%
    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
13
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 9 165 20.0%
Grade 10 185 22.5%
Grade 11 238 28.9%
Grade 12 235 28.6%
Total 823 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 18.8% 27.7% 54.0%
Black 44.1% 31.4% 9.5%
Hispanic 34.8% 39.0% 32.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 0.9% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 1.1% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 65.5% 54.4% 43.2%
Free lunch eligible 59.8% 50.6% 37.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.7% 3.8% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 75,280 1,095,962
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 8,685.6 1,061
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 4.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 17.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.8% 33.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 18.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 31,036 436,902
Single Parent Households With Children 12.9% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.5% 89.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.5% 37.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.8% 23.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.0% 19.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.2% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 14.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.1% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.4% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 11.5% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,361 $81,715,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,403 $18,952,000 11.0%
Staff $789 $6,221,000 3.6%
General Administration $161 $1,272,000 0.7%
School Administration $937 $7,388,000 4.3%
Operation $1,218 $9,609,000 5.6%
Transportation $545 $4,298,000 2.5%
Other $586 $4,619,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,639 $52,359,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,805 $37,899,000 22.0%
Total Expenditures $21,805 $171,973,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,349 $1,545,252,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,412 $328,437,000 10.5%
Staff $927 $126,212,000 4.0%
General Administration $338 $46,024,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,048 $142,744,000 4.6%
Operation $1,720 $234,250,000 7.5%
Transportation $950 $129,315,000 4.1%
Other $934 $127,218,000 4.1%
Total Support $8,330 $1,134,200,000 36.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,282 $446,865,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $22,962 $3,126,317,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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