CARMEN SOLA DE PEDREIRA

As a rural-scale K-5 school in PONCE, Puerto Rico, CARMEN SOLA DE PEDREIRA enrolls 71 students from grades K through 5, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. That puts it 69% below the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 232 students.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. CARMEN SOLA DE PEDREIRA is one of those campuses.

On demographics, CARMEN SOLA DE PEDREIRA lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting CARMEN SOLA DE PEDREIRA tighter than the state norm the norm. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, 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), CARMEN SOLA DE PEDREIRA is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is EUGENIO LE COMPTE BENITEZ, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. CARMEN SOLA DE PEDREIRA's enrollment has contracted 76% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 71). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

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