The largest public schools in Rhode Island

East Providence High in East Providence was Rhode Island's largest public school in 2024-25, with 1,691 students.

Largest public schools in Rhode Island, 2024-25East Providence High 1,691; Cranston High School West 1,653; Woonsocket High School 1,646; Cranston High School East 1,525; Cumberland High School 1,428; North Kingstown Senior High 1,278; Coventry High School 1,201; Pilgrim High School 1,137; Classical High School 1,116; Toll Gate High School 1,104.05001k1.5k2kEast Providence High1,691Cranston High School West1,653Woonsocket High School1,646Cranston High School East1,525Cumberland High School1,428North Kingstown Senior High1,278Coventry High School1,201Pilgrim High School1,137Classical High School1,116Toll Gate High School1,104
Largest public schools in Rhode Island, 2024-25East Providence High 1,691; Cranston High School West 1,653; Woonsocket High School 1,646; Cranston High School East 1,525; Cumberland High School 1,428; North Kingstown Senior High 1,278; Coventry High School 1,201; Pilgrim High School 1,137; Classical High School 1,116; Toll Gate High School 1,104.05001k1.5k2kEast Providence High1,691Cranston High School West1,653Woonsocket High School1,646Cranston High School East1,525Cumberland High School1,428North Kingstown Senior High1,278Coventry High School1,201Pilgrim High School1,137Classical High School1,116Toll Gate High School1,104
Largest public schools in Rhode Island, 2024-25East Providence High 1,691; Cranston High School West 1,653; Woonsocket High School 1,646; Cranston High School East 1,525; Cumberland High School 1,428; North Kingstown Senior High 1,278; Coventry High School 1,201; Pilgrim High School 1,137; Classical High School 1,116; Toll Gate High School 1,104.01k2kEast Providence High1,691Cranston High School West1,653Woonsocket High School1,646Cranston High School East1,525Cumberland High School1,428North Kingstown Senior High1,278Coventry High School1,201Pilgrim High School1,137Classical High School1,116Toll Gate High School1,104
Largest public schools in Rhode Island, 2024-25East Providence High 1,691; Cranston High School West 1,653; Woonsocket High School 1,646; Cranston High School East 1,525; Cumberland High School 1,428; North Kingstown Senior High 1,278; Coventry High School 1,201; Pilgrim High School 1,137; Classical High School 1,116; Toll Gate High School 1,104.01k2kEast Providence High1,691Cranston High School West1,653Woonsocket High School1,646Cranston High School East1,525Cumberland High School1,428North Kingstown Senior High1,278Coventry High School1,201Pilgrim High School1,137Classical High School1,116Toll Gate High School1,104

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 largest, with their teachers

SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
East Providence HighEast Providence1,69115.5No
Cranston High School WestCranston1,65315.4No
Woonsocket High SchoolWoonsocket1,64615.2No
Cranston High School EastCranston1,52513.1No
Cumberland High SchoolCumberland1,42813.6No
North Kingstown Senior HighNorth Kingstown1,27811.9No
Coventry High SchoolCoventry1,20112.3No
Pilgrim High SchoolWarwick1,13710.5No
Classical High SchoolProvidence1,11617.2No
Toll Gate High SchoolWarwick1,10412.0No
Barrington High SchoolBarrington1,09812.6No
North Providence HighNorth Providence1,08512.8No
West Warwick High SchoolWest Warwick1,08113.0No
Warwick Veterans Middle SchoolWarwick1,05911.4No
Central High SchoolProvidence1,05016.7No
The other 35 on the list
SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
Mount Pleasant HighProvidence99716.1No
William E. Tolman HighPawtucket99514.6No
Chariho High SchoolWood River Junction99112.7No
John F. Deering MiddleWest Warwick97610.4No
Lincoln Senior High SchoolLincoln97314.7No
Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of CovCoventry94411.8No
Davies Career-Tech High SchoolLincoln89811.8No
Ponaganset High SchoolNorth Scituate86912.8No
Chariho Regional Middle SchoolWood River Junction83412.4No
Johnston Senior HighJohnston82610.3No
Governor Christopher DelSestoProvidence81817.0No
Metropolitan Career Tech CtrProvidence81711.7No
Nathanael Greene MiddleProvidence81515.1No
Central Falls Senior HighCentral Falls78814.6No
Mt. Hope High SchoolBristol78712.5No
Roger Williams MiddleProvidence78614.6No
Portsmouth High SchoolPortsmouth78511.4No
Hope High SchoolProvidence77512.3No
Lincoln Middle SchoolLincoln77316.1No
Charles E. Shea High SchoolPawtucket77013.3No
Barrington Middle SchoolBarrington76312.3No
Providence Career TechnicalProvidence75912.2No
East Greenwich HighEast Greenwich74212.4No
Smithfield High SchoolSmithfield72911.8No
Western Hills Middle SchoolCranston72714.0No
Nicholas A. Ferri MiddleJohnston72012.2No
Nathan Bishop MiddleProvidence71916.3No
Park View Middle SchoolCranston71112.3No
Winman Middle SchoolWarwick70610.7No
Joseph Jenks Middle SchoolPawtucket69716.2No
South Kingstown HighWakefield68810.8No
W B Cooley & Acad InternationaProvidence68513.4No
Pothier-Citizens Elem CampusWoonsocket66913.7No
Alfred Lima Sr. El SchoolProvidence66217.0No
Claiborne Pell ElementaryNewport65711.0No

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership, staff and the directory's virtual-status field.

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Sources

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