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                            The Providence Public School District                
  The Providence Public School District (PPSD) has 43 schools, 3 annexes and 2 charter schools. Also, there is 1 center servicing students with disabilities.  
     
  Our Students:  
  Enrollment: 23,561 students (as of February 2011)  
     
  Student Demographics:  
  Hispanic – 14,715 (63%)  
  Black – 4,521 (19%)  
  White – 2,175 (9%)  
  Asian – 1,237 (5%)  
  Multi-racial – 676 (3%)  
  Native American – 215 (1%)  
     
  Class Size:  
  PPSD has a student to teacher ratio of 26:1 for general education in all schools. Special education self-contained has a student to teacher ratio of 10:1.  
     
  FY 08-09 Spending Per Pupil: $15,305  
 

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