ALEJANDRINA RIOS BANABE

Located at CARR 984 BO SABANA, in LUQUILLO, Puerto Rico, ALEJANDRINA RIOS BANABE is a close-knit elementary-level community that serves 146 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Enrollment runs roughly 37% leaner than the state mean of about 232.

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

On the student-mix side, ALEJANDRINA RIOS BANABE reports that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Luquillo Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 85% of students at ALEJANDRINA RIOS BANABE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Luquillo Municipio) records that the typical household earns roughly $24,225 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 40%. Across Luquillo Municipio's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,194 students), ALEJANDRINA RIOS BANABE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RAFAEL N. COCA, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. ALEJANDRINA RIOS BANABE's enrollment has edged down 39% since 2018, when it stood at 241 (now 146). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.