DR. JOSE M. LAZARO

DR. JOSE M. LAZARO, a low-enrollment secondary school in CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, teaches 219 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 389 students per school, that is 44% leaner than typical.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), DR. JOSE M. LAZARO accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, DR. JOSE M. LAZARO logs that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, DR. JOSE M. LAZARO lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.2:1, putting DR. JOSE M. LAZARO tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Carolina Municipio) logs that median household income runs about $36,958 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 25%. In all, Carolina Municipio runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,081 students), of which DR. JOSE M. LAZARO is one.

The closest other public school is ANTONIO SARRIERA EGOZCUE, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 71%: 752 students in 2018 compared to 219 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the DR. JOSE M. LAZARO community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.