Charles E. Shea High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Charles E. Shea High School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island enrolled 770 students in 2024-25 with 58.0 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Rhode Island high-school median of 12.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 77% (Rhode Island: 84.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
870 students in 2022-23, 823 students in 2023-24, 770 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.5 to 58.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 870 | 64.5 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 62.0 | 13.3 |
| 2024-25 | 770 | 58.0 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 Rhode Island high schools
Among the 59 Rhode Island high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
7 AP courses and one counselor per 308 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Charles E. Shea High School enrolled 925 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 58 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses7
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 308 of the 925 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions58
- Chronically absent55.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
38.9% of students were Black, 35.9% Hispanic, 17.2% White in 2024-25.
- Black38.9%
- Hispanic35.9%
- White17.2%
- Two or more races6.2%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Charles E. Shea High School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 15‑19% | 19% | 33.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 15% (2021-22) | 28.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
77% of the 217 students in Charles E. Shea High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.1% across Rhode Island. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Rhode Island | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 77% | 72% | 84.1% |
| Students in the class | 217 | 541 | 11,062 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Pawtucket
4 public high schools in Pawtucket report 2024-25 enrollment; Charles E. Shea High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| William E. Tolman High | 995 | 14.6 | 59.9% |
| Charles E. Shea High School | 770 | 13.3 | 70.6% |
| Blackstone Academy Charter | 357 | 14.3 | 64.7% |
| Jacqueline M. Walsh School | 173 | 10.8 | 35.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Charles E. Shea High School
- Blackstone Academy CharterThe nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 357 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- William E. Tolman HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 995 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Charles E. Shea High School with Blackstone Academy CharterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pawtucket spends per student$19,041 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,041
- The largest public schools in Rhode IslandCharles E. Shea High School is the number 27 by size of 59 Rhode Island high schools open in 2024-25.#27 of 59
- Rhode Island schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for high schools.13.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Charles E. Shea High School
How many students attend Charles E. Shea High School?
770 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 870 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pawtucket, RI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles E. Shea High School?
13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for high schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Charles E. Shea High School a Title I school?
Charles E. Shea High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Charles E. Shea High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Charles E. Shea High School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Rhode Island's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Charles E. Shea High School?
77% of the 217 students in Charles E. Shea High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.1% across Rhode Island. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Charles E. Shea High School in?
Pawtucket, NCES district ID 4400840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440084000201 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.