Wheeler School
Providence · RI · Private independent · K-12 combined
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School One → The Groden Center → Bradley School Providence → Ocean Tides School → Providence Country Day School → George N Hunt Campus School → The Spurwink School → St Andrews School →How Wheeler School compares for families
What families should know about Wheeler School.
- ▸ LocallyRI sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: School One, The Groden Center, Bradley School Providence and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
University of Rhode Island
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $21,440/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
Wheeler School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 147 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
Years, as the document states them
College Matriculation for the Classes of 2022-25
College · Students
and 117 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Wheeler School — 'What's After Wheeler? College Matriculation for the Classes of 2022-25' (Wheeler School news post, Sept 24, 2025) ↗. Found at: Full body list of colleges attended.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.5%/year, projecting from 2022's 736 students:
≈ 53 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 53 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $848,000/year in tuition at risk.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School One Providence |
Private | 0.8 | 74 | -3.9% |
| The Groden Center Providence |
Private | 0.8 | 73 | -14.1% |
| Bradley School Providence Providence |
Private | 1.3 | 142 | +24.6% |
| Ocean Tides School Providence |
Private | 1.7 | 18 | — |
| Providence Country Day School East Providence |
Private | 2.4 | 339 | +59.2% |
| George N Hunt Campus School North Providence |
Private | 3.8 | 24 | — |
| The Spurwink School Lincoln |
Private | 5.9 | 19 | — |
| St Andrews School Barrington |
Private | 6.7 | 211 | -4.1% |