DEMETRIO RIVERA

DEMETRIO RIVERA is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in COROZAL, Puerto Rico, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, serveing 229 students in grades K through 8.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, DEMETRIO RIVERA is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DEMETRIO RIVERA shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). Compared to Corozal Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DEMETRIO RIVERA has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting DEMETRIO RIVERA tighter than the state norm the norm. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Corozal Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $23,797 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 45%. DEMETRIO RIVERA is one of 9 public schools in Corozal Municipio (combined enrollment of about 3,053 students).

Nearest neighbor: DR. JOSE PADIN COROZAL, around 1.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 39%: 376 students in 2018 compared to 229 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the DEMETRIO RIVERA community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.