CARMEN ZENAIDA VEGA

CARMEN ZENAIDA VEGA is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in AIBONITO, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, serveing 134 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 42% leaner than 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 ZENAIDA VEGA is one of those campuses.

Demographically, CARMEN ZENAIDA VEGA records that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Aibonito Municipio as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, Aibonito Municipio reports that median household earnings sit near $21,744 and roughly 41% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Aibonito Municipio's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,633 students), CARMEN ZENAIDA VEGA is one campus in the mix.

RABANAL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CARMEN ZENAIDA VEGA.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 185 students in 2018 compared to 134 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for CARMEN ZENAIDA VEGA typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.