Public schools in Cumberland, RI

Cumberland has 13 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,378 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Cumberland runs 9 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 2 districts and agencies that run Cumberland's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in CumberlandDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Cumberland94,784$16,083
Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy42,197$17,511

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Cumberland, 1,833 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Cumberland High School1,42813.623.9%Cumberland
Blackstone Valley Prep High40513.556.5%Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Cumberland, 1,125 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
North Cumberland Middle64313.110.1%Cumberland
Joseph L. McCourt Middle School48210.535.7%Cumberland

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

8 elementary schools in Cumberland, 3,311 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Community School54516.56.8%Cumberland
Ashton School42915.315.4%Cumberland
Blackstone Valley Prep E. 242613.768.3%Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy
Blackstone Valley Prep42211.770.9%Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy
Garvin Memorial42212.821.3%Cumberland
John J. McLaughlin Cumberland41314.217.4%Cumberland
B.F. Norton Elementary School37412.142.2%Cumberland
Blackstone Valley Prep Element28012.767.1%Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Cumberland, 109 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Cumberland Preschool Center10915.616.5%Cumberland

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Cumberland's public schools compare with Rhode Island's

The median Cumberland school has 13.5 students per full-time teacher, more than the Rhode Island median of 12.9. 46% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 46% across the state. Its median school enrolls 422 students (state 376).

Cumberland against Rhode Island, schools open in 2024-25 with students
CumberlandRhode Island
Median students per teacher13.512.9
Median school size (students)422376
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)46%46%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)31%36%
Charter schools31%13%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 13 Cumberland schools and the 302 Rhode Island schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Cumberland

  1. CumberlandRuns 9 of Cumberland's 13 public schools and spent $16,083 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,083
  2. Cumberland High School, the largest high school in Cumberland1,428 students in 2024-25, 13.6 per teacher.1,428
  3. Compare Cumberland with Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral AcademyCumberland's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandRhode Island's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Cumberland addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Rhode Island

  1. Providence57 schools
  2. Cranston24 schools
  3. Pawtucket18 schools
  4. Warwick18 schools
  5. Woonsocket12 schools
  6. Central Falls10 schools
  7. North Providence9 schools
  8. East Providence8 schools

Questions about schools in Cumberland

  1. How many public schools are in Cumberland, RI?
    13 public schools with an address in Cumberland were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 6,378 students. 4 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Cumberland?
    Cumberland High School, with 1,428 students in 2024-25 (Cumberland).
  3. Which districts run Cumberland's schools?
    Cumberland (9 schools), Blackstone Valley Prep A RI Mayoral Academy (4 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .