Enrollment
817
Rhode Island · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Providence, RI
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr
Federal NCES profile for Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 440000300121
👥 S:T ratio 46
📚 AP courses 5
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Rhode Island median.
- #15 of 16
- high schools in Providence · Resource Index
- 20
- Resource Index · Lower
- 13.6:1
- students per teacher
- 58.2%
- free-lunch eligible
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr has class sizes near the Rhode Island median. Computed live against every Rhode Island school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr ranks #15 of 16 high schools in Providence, RI.
School address
District: Met Career and Tech · Rhode Island
NCES ID 440000300121 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
60.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13.6:1
vs 13.8:1 Rhode Island avg
-1% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
58.2%
vs 39.6% Rhode Island avg
+47% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr compares with Rhode Island and U.S. medians
What stands out at Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr is a higher-need, large high school in Providence, Rhode Island, enrolling 817 students.
At 13.6:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Rhode Island median, within a few percentage points of the 13.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 58.2% of students eligible for free meals.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Rhode Island, bigger than 92% of state schools at 817 students.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 308 scored Rhode Island schools.
Among 22 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Rhode Island schools statewide, it ranks #19, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (55%) and White (24%) (diversity index 61/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 1 Advanced Placement course.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Among Providence's high schools, it stands alongside Classical High School (1,116 students): Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (13.6:1 vs 17.4:1).
Met Career and Tech operates only this one school, so Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr compares
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr on the metrics families compare, against Rhode Island and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Rhode Island | Rhode Island avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 13.6:1 | ▼ 1% | 13.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 58.2% | ▲ 47% | 39.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 817 | top 8% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
13.6:1
Leaner classes than 61% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
817
Bigger than 86% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
58.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 47% above the Rhode Island average of 39.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
13.6:1
students per teacher
- 1% below state mean
Top 59% in Rhode Island - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
42.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,523
per pupil, district-wide
- above Rhode Island avg of $20,315
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 55.3%
White 23.8%
African American 17.4%
Asian 1.7%
Two or More 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 55.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 60.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 60.7, Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr is more mixed than the Rhode Island school average of 47.0.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Met Career and Tech, which includes Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr.
$20,523
Per student
+1%
vs Rhode Island
Avg $20,315
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.5%
State 59.9%
Federal 9.6%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools in Providence
6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Classical High School
Standard public school
1,116 students 17.4:1 students per teacher
Central High School
Standard public school
1,050 students 13.3:1 students per teacher
Mount Pleasant High
Standard public school
997 students 13.1:1 students per teacher
Hope High School
Standard public school
775 students 10.5:1 students per teacher
Providence Career Technical
Vocational / career-technical school
759 students 10.8:1 students per teacher
W B Cooley & Acad Internationa
Standard public school
685 students 24.5:1 students per teacher
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Rhode Island, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~817 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr
How many students attend Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr?
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr has 817 students enrolled. It is a high school in Providence, RI.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr?
The student-teacher ratio at Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr is 13.6:1, which is 1% lower than the Rhode Island average of 13.8:1 and 13% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr?
58.2% of students at Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Rhode Island average of 39.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr?
The largest demographic group at Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr is Hispanic or Latino at 55.3% of enrollment, in Providence, RI. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.7/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr?
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr rank among high schools in Providence?
By Resource Investment Index, Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr ranks #15 of 16 high schools in Providence, RI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Providence on the city page.
Is Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr a good school?
Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Rhode Island median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Met Career and Tech?
None reported; Met Career and Tech operates only Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr as a public school district in NCES's records.
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