At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
10,037
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
23
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$18,884
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$10,894
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 9,857
- Teachers (FTE)
- 733.58
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.4:1
What current records say about Cranston
Cranston operates 23 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Cranston, Rhode Island. NCES reports 10,037 students and 795 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Rhode Island agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 2 of 36 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $18,884 in current expenditure per pupil and $10,894 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 29 of 36 in Rhode Island. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 9.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 13.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 795
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $193,086,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Cranston
Cranston, Rhode Island
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 41.7794, -71.4359
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White42.5%
- Hispanic36.9%
- Black4.9%
- Asian8.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
- Multiracial6.2%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Cranston
23 current directory entries
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Showing 1–23 of 23 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprenticeship Exploration SchCharter | High09–12 | 176 | 8:1 | |
| Arlington School | ElementaryPK–05 | 209 | 13.1:1 | |
| Cranston Career & Tech Center | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Cranston Early Learning Center | OtherPK–PK | 49 | 9.8:1 | |
| Cranston High School East | High09–12 | 1,525 | 13.1:1 | |
| Cranston High School West | High09–12 | 1,653 | 15.4:1 | |
| Eden Park School | ElementaryKG–05 | 243 | 13.5:1 | |
| Edgewood Highland | ElementaryKG–05 | 276 | 13.8:1 | |
| Edward S. Rhodes School | ElementaryKG–05 | 287 | 15.1:1 | |
| Garden City School | ElementaryKG–05 | 530 | 13.9:1 | |
| George J. Peters School | ElementaryKG–05 | 244 | 13.6:1 | |
| Gladstone Street School | ElementaryKG–05 | 402 | 11.5:1 | |
| Glen Hills School | ElementaryPK–05 | 270 | 14.2:1 | |
| Hope Highlands Middle School | Middle06–08 | 366 | 13.1:1 | |
| Hugh B. Bain Middle School | Middle06–08 | 527 | 10.5:1 | |
| Oak Lawn School | ElementaryKG–05 | 247 | 16.5:1 | |
| Orchard Farms El. School | ElementaryKG–05 | 444 | 14.3:1 | |
| Park View Middle School | Middle06–08 | 711 | 12.3:1 | |
| Stadium School | ElementaryKG–05 | 227 | 12.6:1 | |
| Stone Hill School | ElementaryKG–05 | 234 | 11.7:1 | |
| W. R. Dutemple School | ElementaryKG–05 | 254 | 13.4:1 | |
| Western Hills Middle School | Middle06–08 | 727 | 14:1 | |
| Woodridge School | ElementaryKG–05 | 260 | 13:1 |