BENICIA VELEZ

BENICIA VELEZ is a K-5 school of compact scale in YAUCO, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, caters to 137 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 41% smaller than typical.

BENICIA VELEZ is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that serves 236,079 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BENICIA VELEZ shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). That composition is broadly in line with Yauco Municipio as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting BENICIA VELEZ higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 84% of students at BENICIA VELEZ qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Yauco Municipio indicate median household income runs about $24,255 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 38%. BENICIA VELEZ is one of 14 public schools in Yauco Municipio (combined enrollment of about 3,274 students).

The closest other public school is LOAIZA CORDERO DEL ROSARIO, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BENICIA VELEZ.

BENICIA VELEZ operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. BENICIA VELEZ's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 122 (now 137). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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