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**INTRODUCTION :**
Pawtucket is a small area its part of New England, New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island, and Connecticut Pawtucket is located in Rhode island. Shea High School is located in the heart of Pawtucket, RI, and it is a true picture of America today, with over 52 countries represented and over 25 different languages spoken. In Pawtucket there are two Main high schools One of them is Charles E. Shea High school. Which is located in 485 East Ave of Pawtucket 02860 Interesting Fact The Avg Salary for a Principal in RI is around 34,000 The Principal For Shea High was DR. Christopher Lord, Till Last Year when Donald Miller Became The New Principal of Shea. Shea High school has been a very activated school with all the activates it has, including a friendship with a china where students can have a chance to visit as well as china to Shea and around RI.



(One of Shea high schools door entry’s, and Shea high school students in theater class )

**Community background :**
The median household income in Pawtucket is very low at (39,628) and is lower than the state median household income ($55,875) and than US median household income ($52,762) So you can sort of get an idea of how relatively small Pawtucket is. The median family income for Pawtucket is around ($48,985) which is lower than the state median family income ($72,724) the US median family income ($64, 293). The per capita income of Pawtucket ($21,753) which is not as bad since the state per capita is ($29,685) and the US per capita income ($27,915). So its relatively close Pawtucket has 15.8% of families that are under the poverty level. Percentage of families below the poverty level in the state (8.9%) Pawtucket had a high percentage of poverty unfortunately. And the US percentage of families below poverty level (10.5%). Pawtucket has high rate in families with no husband 35.3% of families are husbandless. The percentage of married couples in Pawtucket is around 7.1% which is very low for a town like Pawtucket. Unemployment is a very high in Pawtucket finding a job is a very difficult thing but possible then looking at the data unemployment in Pawtucket is around 10.7%

**Diversity In Pawtucket and In Shea high school .**

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**(shea high students in the history debate program;First Picture St****udents In Shea high school after school elective Student council : second picture )**
 * “the mission of the Pawtucket School Department is a culturally diverse community, working with its partners to overcome its significant economic and infrastructure challenges, is to provide for all students, prior to graduation, the ability to proficiently meet academic, social and civic expectations.” **

**Pawtucket is a very Diverse area,**

 * || My community || RI ||  ||
 * White || 47215 /66.1% ||  ||   ||
 * Black/ African Americans || 12,475 /17.5% ||  ||   ||
 * Asians || 5437 / 2.0% ||  ||   ||
 * Hispanic || 12,761/17.9% ||  ||   ||
 * American Indian || 138/.2% ||  ||   ||
 * Filipino || 203 /.3% ||  ||   ||
 * Chinese || 117 /.2% ||  ||   ||
 * Chinese || 117 /.2% ||  ||   ||


 * District**
 * Necaps || Dist || State ||
 * 11Th Grade Math || 15% || 34% ||
 * 11Th Grade Reading || 58% || 79% ||
 * 11th Grade Writing || 25% || 50% ||
 * 11th Grade Science || 13% || 32% ||
 * Teacher Student Ration**
 * Teacher Student Ratio || District || State ||  ||
 * Teachers With Emergency Certification || 1% || 1% ||  ||
 * Teachers Not Highly Qualified || <1% || 3% ||  ||
 * Teacher Student Ratio || 1:12 || 1:11 ||  ||
 * Teacher Student Ratio || 1:12 || 1:11 ||  ||


 * Student Characteristics**
 * Student Characteristics || District || State ||
 * Students eligible for subsidized lunches || 75% || 46% ||
 * Students from Various Racial/ Ethnic backgrounds ||  ||   ||
 * Students Receiving ESL/ Bilingual educational Services || 12% || 6% ||
 * Students Receiving Special Educational Services || 11% || 15% ||


 * Attendance || District || STATE ||
 * Attendance In High school || 90% || 91% ||
 * chronic Absenteeism || 19% || 17% ||
 * Graduated in 2012 || 66.9% || 77.1% ||
 * Drop Outs || 18.6% || 11.9% ||
 * G.E.D || 3.2% || 3.2% ||
 * Still In School || 11.3 % || 7.8% ||
 * Suspensions || 3879 || 24845 ||

Conclusion.

References Pawtucet Times. 2013. infoworks.Ride.ri.gov Census.gov