CANDIDO BERRIOS

CANDIDO BERRIOS is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in HUMACAO, Puerto Rico, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, instructing 207 students in grades K through 5.

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

On demographics, CANDIDO BERRIOS shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Humacao Municipio as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, Humacao Municipio reports that median household income runs about $27,038 and the poverty rate sits near 32%. Across Humacao Municipio's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,440 students), CANDIDO BERRIOS is one campus in the mix.

CAMINO AL EXITO - ALIANZA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Over the past 7-year window. CANDIDO BERRIOS's enrollment has declined 49% since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 207). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for CANDIDO BERRIOS typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.