Total enrollment
235,819
-40,056 (-15%) vs SY 2020-21
868 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Puerto Rico · 236,079 students · 78 cities
Across 868 public schools, PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (Puerto Rico) serves approximately 236,079 K-12 students across 496 elementary, 89 middle, and 224 high.
4-year change in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
854
+15 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Since 2017-18, the 834 district schools that reported both years went from 297,728 to 229,641 students (down 23%) and from 22,985 to 23,653 full-time teachers (up 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 868 public schools across Puerto Rico, collectively enrolling roughly 236,079 students.
In terms of grade levels, PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is made up of 496 elementary, 89 middle, 224 high schools, and 59 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 235,819 students, shrank 15% from the 275,875 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION added 15 schools, going from 839 to 854.
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