Total enrollment
10,196
-5,719 (-36%) vs SY 2017-18
42 schools in Ponce
Puerto Rico · Public K-12
Public schools in Ponce number 42 per the latest NCES data, with about 10,196 students enrolled, an average school size of 243.
7-year change in Ponce
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
38
-12 (-24%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
99%
was 100%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Ponce
Ponce is a wide-reaching Puerto Rico city in terms of public-school footprint, with 42 schools and 10,196 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city is built around 22 elementary, 7 middle, 10 high, and 3 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 243, noticeably below the state mean of about 276.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Ponce has contracted 36% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 15,915 students to 10,196. Over that span, Ponce shed 12 schools, going from 50 to 38.
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