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Rogers High School
15 Wickham Road, Newport, RI, 02840 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Rogers High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Newport County, RI
Students & Faculty
Total Students 708 students
% Male / % Female 51%  /  49%
Total Classroom Teachers 60 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 213 students
Grade 10 - 177 students
Grade 11 - 149 students
Grade 12 - 169 students
This School ( RI ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:12 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( RI ) School Average
% American Indian 3% n/a
% Asian 2% 3%
% Hispanic 11% 19%
% Black 21% 8%
% White 63% 68%
Additional Student Information
This School ( RI ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 31% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( RI ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Newport School District
This School's Agency ( RI ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 8 5
Number of Students Managed 2,398 students 2,639 students
District Total Revenue $44,094,000 $34,571,000
District Expenditure $41,556,000 $32,364,000
District Revenue / Student $18,388 $10,753
District Expenditure / Student $17,329 $10,147
District Graduation Rates 82% 77%
School Notes:
  • Rogers High School is the only high school in Newport, Rhode Island. Their football team is known as The Vikings.
  • History: In the late 1700's and early 1800's Robert Rogers conducted Newport Academy, a private school providing classical education to youth. In 1843 Newport established one of the first public high schools in the state primarily for college preparation. In 1872 William Sanford Rogers, son of schoolmaster Rogers, bequeathed $100,000 to Newport "for the education of youth of both sexes.... the income to be applied to the support of teachers of the highest qualifications". Of this, $100,000 was designated to be used to aid in the erection of a new building to be named. In 1873 the new building on Church Street was opened with an enrollment of about 100 pupils. This building was used until 1905. It became Thayer School, and is now the Boy's Club. In 1874 there were 3 courses offered-college preparatory, scientific, and general. There were no electives. On Arbor Day of 1889, the boys of Rogers High School formed a shovel brigade and marched out at shoulders arms to plant trees along outer Broadway. Rogers has been represented in football since 1890, in baseball since the 1800's and in basketball since 1906. In 1905 Rogers High School moved to a new, larger building on Broadway. In, 1931 Rogers students voted to use the coat of arms from the Rogers family as the school symbol.
  • In 1957 Rogers High School opened at the present location on Wickham Road.
  • The Red and Black, the school newspaper, was first published in 1920 in the form of a four-page newspaper. The Newport Area Career and Technical Center was completed in 1968.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (02840)
School Zip (02840) (RI) State Average
Population (Approximate) 26,525 people 1,042,949 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 47% 33%
Population Average Age 35 years old 36.7 years old
Average Household size 2.1 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $40,788 $39,694
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 69 years old 53 years old
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