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School districts in Providence County, RI
Providence County has 17 regular public school districts, enrolling 75,529 students in 2024–25. The largest is Providence (20,250 students, 27% of the county), followed by Cranston and Pawtucket. 16 of the 17 offer kindergarten. Rhode Island's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 1.
The 17 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence 797 Westminster Street, Providence | Pre-K–12 | 37 | 20,250 | 1,338 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 456-9211 |
| Cranston 845 Park Avenue, Cranston | Pre-K–12 | 23 | 10,037 | 630 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 270-8170 |
| Pawtucket 286 Main Street, Pawtucket | Pre-K–12 | 16 | 7,816 | 548 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 729-6300 |
| Woonsocket McFee Administration Building, Woonsocket | Pre-K–12 | 10 | 5,541 | 392 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 767-4608 |
| East Providence 1998 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence | Pre-K–12 | 12 | 5,225 | 345 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 383-2224 |
| Cumberland 2602 Mendon Road, Cumberland | Pre-K–12 | 9 | 4,881 | 320 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 658-1600 |
| North Providence 1820 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 3,488 | 207 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 233-1100 |
| Lincoln 135 Old River Road, Lincoln | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,278 | 193 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 721-3310 |
| Johnston 10 Memorial Avenue, Johnston | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 3,191 | 231 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 233-1900 |
| Central Falls 934 Dexter Street, Central Falls | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 2,560 | 159 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 727-7700 |
| Smithfield 49 Farnum Pike, Smithfield | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,361 | 158 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 231-6606 |
| Burrillville 2300 Bronco Highway, Harrisville | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 1,993 | 121 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 568-1301 |
| North Smithfield 1850 Providence Pike, North Smithfield | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,637 | 79 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 769-5492 |
| Foster-Glocester 91 Anan Wade Road, North Scituate | 6–12 | 2 | 1,273 | — | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 710-7500 |
| Scituate 3 George Washington Highway, Clayville | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 1,194 | 79 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 647-4100 |
| Glocester Glocester Town Hall, Chepachet | Pre-K–5 | 2 | 563 | 95 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 568-6206 |
| Foster 160 Foster Ctr Rd/Isaac, Foster | Pre-K–5 | 1 | 241 | 43 | No website listed by NCES (2025–26) (401) 647-5100 |
Providence County at a glance
Together the 17 districts run 160 schools from offices in 17 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Foster, with 241 students; the median Providence County district has 3,191. By grade span: 14 Pre-K–12, 2 Pre-K–5 and 1 6–12. Without kindergarten: Foster-Glocester (6–12).
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 16 districts that report a K grade: 4,938 children. The biggest kindergarten was Providence's, with 1,338; Cranston had 630, and the smallest, Foster, had 43.
Providence County holds 17 of Rhode Island's 36 regular districts (47%) and 62% of its 121,108 public school students, ranking 1st of 5 counties by number of districts and 1st by enrollment. By size, 5 enroll 5,000 or more, 10 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 2 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 472 students.
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Rhode Island districts do not report websites to NCES, so each district office's phone number is in the table above.
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