The Wheeler School
School Notes Overview:
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....
School Overview:
The Wheeler School |
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| School Membership(s) |
National Association of Independent Schools Other school association(s) |
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| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian | |
| Grades Offered | Grades Nursery/Preschool - 12 | |
| Programs for Learning Differences | Yes | |
| Learning Differences Supported | Language Based Learning DDifferences | |
| County | Providence County, RI | |
| Student Body | ||
| Total Students | 777 students | |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed | |
This School |
(RI) School Avg. |
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| % Students of Color | 20% | 27% |
| Students by Grade | ||
| Nursery - 16 students | ||
| Pre-K - 16 students | ||
| Kind - 28 students | ||
| Grade 1 - 27 students | ||
| Grade 2 - 34 students | ||
| Grade 3 - 39 students | ||
| Grade 4 - 46 students | ||
| Grade 5 - 48 students | ||
| Grade 6 - 68 students | ||
| Grade 7 - 64 students | ||
| Grade 8 - 68 students | ||
| Grade 9 - 78 students | ||
| Grade 10 - 70 students | ||
| Grade 11 - 96 students | ||
| Grade 12 - 79 students | ||
| Academics and Faculty | ||
| Total Classroom Teachers | 116 teachers | |
| Average Class Size | 12 | |
| Classroom dress code | Casual | |
This School |
(RI) School Avg. |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio | 1:4 | * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16 |
| School Days in Calendar Year | 165 days | 180 days |
| Hours in School Day for Students | 7 hours | 6 hours |
| Finances and Admission | ||
| Tuition Notes | Nursery/Pre-k: 12,360 Kindergarten - Grade 5: 23,255 Grades 6-12: 25,275 | |
| Head of School | Dan Miller | |
| Admissions Director | Jeanette Epstein | |
School Notes:
- 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: 10/02/2009
In the News:
- H.S. Roundup: Saints advance in Class S soccer tournament (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 03:46:29 am
Catherine Brown scored two goals and Hannah Grant and Katelyn Zubritsky each added one, leading the St. Bernard girls soccer team past Capital Prep, 4-1, on Wednesday and into the quarterfinals of the Class S state tournament. - Business players (The Morning Call)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 09:11:59 am
Raymond Ghelardi has joined Marcum Rosenfarb LLC, part of the Marcum Group, in the forensic and valuation services group as director of business valuation. An accredited senior appraiser, certified in business valuation, Ghelardi will focus on growing Marcum's corporate valuations, intangible asset valuations and financial reporting services. For more than 25 years, Ghelardi has worked in the ... - Wheeler School Announces 100kW Solar Energy System (Renewable Energy World)
posted on November 3, 2009 at 09:38:33 pm
The Wheeler School, a N-12 co-ed independent school with campuses in Providence, RI and Seekonk, MA, announces the installation of a 100kW solar electric system at its Van Norman Field House on the 120-acre Wheeler Farm campus in Seekonk, MA. - Narragansett Bay Commission Honors Sixteen Companies for Environmental Achievement (Providence Business News)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 01:58:35 pm
Providence - On September 29, 2009, the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) held its fifteenth annual Environmental Merit Awards ceremony.
School Zip Statistics:
| About This Zipcode (02906) | School Zip (02906) |
(RI) State Average |
| Population (Approximate) | 30,496 people | 1,048,319 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree | 70% | 35% |
| Population Average Age | 28 years old | 35 years old |
| Average Household size | 2.1 persons | 2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income | $43,457 | $40,087 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household | 5.1 rooms | 5.1 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure | 70 years old | 55 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting | 41% / 59% | 54% / 46% |
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- Wheeler School - 696 students - view location
- Moses Brown School - 787 students - 0.2 mi. away - view location
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