Total enrollment
235,819
-110,277 (-32%) vs SY 2017-18
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.
7-year change in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
854
-258 (-23%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
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 32% from the 346,096 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION closed 258 schools, going from 1112 to 854.
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