ALCIDES FIGUEROA

Located at CALLE MARIA MONAGAS, in ANASCO, Puerto Rico, ALCIDES FIGUEROA is a tight-knit high school that educates 298 students (grades 6 through 12), operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. That puts it 23% below the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 389 students.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, ALCIDES FIGUEROA is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALCIDES FIGUEROA lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at ALCIDES FIGUEROA qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Añasco Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $24,436 per year and roughly 40% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Añasco Municipio's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,729 students), ALCIDES FIGUEROA is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ISABEL SUAREZ, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALCIDES FIGUEROA has ticked down 10%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 298 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

On allk12, members of the ALCIDES FIGUEROA community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.