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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION·NCES 720003000931

BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA

CARR 702 BO PALMAREJO, COAMO, PR 00769 · (939) 271-1246 · Coamo Municipio
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL75 STUDENTS
Enrollment
75
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 232
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 9.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
41 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 86%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
27
Kindergarten
16
Grade 1
13
Grade 2
7
Grade 3
6
Grade 4
6
Student demographics
Hispanic
75100%
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 99%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2837%
Female
4763%

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7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
75
-79 (-51%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.3:1
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA

BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA operates as a very small primary school in COAMO, Puerto Rico, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 75 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 68% below the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 232 students.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA reports that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Coamo Municipio as a whole.

Looking at school resources, BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Coamo Municipio runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Coamo Municipio shows median household earnings sit near $22,045 and the poverty rate sits near 44%. Across Coamo Municipio's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,528 students), BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA is one campus in the mix.

EUGENIO NAZARIO SOTO is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA.

BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA's enrollment has declined 51% since 2018, when it stood at 154 (now 75).

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Coamo Municipio at a glance

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Population
33,998
Census ACS
Median income
$22,045
Household, ACS
Poverty rate
44%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,528 students

Quick facts

School name
BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA
District
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Address
CARR 702 BO PALMAREJO, COAMO, PR 00769
Phone
(939) 271-1246
County
Coamo Municipio
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
75
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
41 (55%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
720003000931
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA
How many students attend BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA?
BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA enrolls approximately 75 students in grades PK-04.
Is BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA an elementary, middle, or high school?
BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA.
How diverse is BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA?
BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA reports a student body of 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA?
BENIGNA INES CARATINI ESPARRA is overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION in Coamo Municipio.
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