School district · Rhode Island

Cranston

Cranston in Rhode Island: 23 public schools with 9,861 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,137 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 23; 1 charter
Students: 9,861
Students per teacher: 12.4; RI 12.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $20,137; RI $23.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 795
Counselors (FTE): 26.0
Students per counselor: 379; RI 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 21.0; Librarians (FTE): 17.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$14.8K15

$15.2K16

$15.7K17

$16.0K18

$16.4K19

$16.8K20

$17.1K21

$18.7K22

$19.9K23

$20.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 10% · $21.7M
State: 41% · $88.1M
Local: 49% · $104.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $12,129
Support services: $7,571
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $6M
Long-term debt: $26.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 14Middle schools: 4High schools: 4

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Cranston Early Learning CenterAlternative	Pre-K	49	9.8	Cranston
Arlington School	Pre-K–5	209	13.1	Cranston
Eden Park School	K–5	243	13.5	Cranston
Edgewood Highland	Pre-K–5	276	13.8	Cranston
Edward S. Rhodes School	K–5	287	15.1	Cranston
Garden City School	K–5	530	13.9	Cranston
George J. Peters School	K–5	244	13.6	Cranston
Gladstone Street School	K–5	402	11.5	Cranston
Glen Hills School	Pre-K–5	270	14.2	Cranston
Oak Lawn School	K–5	247	16.5	Cranston
Orchard Farms El. School	Pre-K–5	444	14.3	Cranston
Stadium School	K–5	227	12.6	Cranston
Stone Hill School	K–5	234	11.7	Cranston
W. R. Dutemple School	K–5	254	13.4	Cranston
Woodridge School	K–5	260	13.0	Cranston
Hope Highlands Middle School	6–8	366	13.1	Cranston
Hugh B. Bain Middle School	6–8	527	10.5	Cranston
Park View Middle School	6–8	711	12.3	Cranston
Western Hills Middle School	6–8	727	14.0	Cranston
Apprenticeship Exploration SchCharter	9–12	176	8.0	Cranston
Cranston Career & Tech CenterCareer and technical	10–12	—	—	Cranston
Cranston High School East	9–12	1,525	13.1	Cranston
Cranston High School West	9–12	1,653	15.4	Cranston

Sources

Address: 845 Park Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910
Phone: (401)270-8170

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).