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The Wheeler School is a Nursery - Grade 12, coed, independent day school located on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. Wheeler was founded in 1889 by Mary Colman Wheeler, an American Impressionist artist and educator born in Concord, Massachusetts. The School today has approximately 800 students with 200 faculty and staff. In addition to its main campus in Providence, the School has a 120-acre Farm facility for athletics, its Sixth Grade Farm Program, summer camp, ropes course, sports programs and environmental research. ...read more
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Wheeler School |
| School Level |
Elementary and Secondary school
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Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
State or regional independent school association |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades Prekindergarten - 12 |
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County |
Providence County, RI |
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| Total
Students |
777 students |
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Body Type |
Co-ed |
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RI )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
8% |
26% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Pre-K - 36 students | | Kind - 32 students | | Grade 1 - 36 students | | Grade 2 - 41 students | | Grade 3 - 43 students | | Grade 4 - 46 students | | Grade 5 - 45 students | | Grade 6 - 53 students | | Grade 7 - 68 students | | Grade 8 - 69 students | | Grade 9 - 73 students | | Grade 10 - 82 students | | Grade 11 - 73 students | | Grade 12 - 80 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
98 teachers |
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School |
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RI )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:8 |
1:6
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Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
162 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 |
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- The Wheeler School is a Nursery - Grade 12, coed, independent day school located on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. Wheeler was founded in 1889 by Mary Colman Wheeler, an American Impressionist artist and educator born in Concord, Massachusetts. The School today has approximately 800 students with 200 faculty and staff. In addition to its main campus in Providence, the School has a 120-acre Farm facility for athletics, its Sixth Grade Farm Program, summer camp, ropes course, sports programs and environmental research.
- Profile last updated: 01/19/2007
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| About This
Zip Code (
02906 ) |
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Zip (
02906 ) |
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RI ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
30,496 people |
1,048,319 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
70% |
35% |
| Population Average
Age |
28 years old |
36.7 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.1 persons |
2.4 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$43,457 |
$40,463 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
5.1 rooms |
5.2 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
69 years old |
55 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (02906)
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
41% / 59% |
54% / 46% |
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