BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARD

BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARD is a well-populated senior high in PONCE, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school hosts 1,323 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 389 students each, so BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARD sits 240% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARD accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARD lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Ponce Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 10.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Ponce Municipio) reports that median household earnings sit near $19,877 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 46%. Across Ponce Municipio's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,054 students), BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARD is one campus in the mix.

DR. PILA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARD.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. BERNARDINO CORDERO BERNARD's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,311 (now 1,323). Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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