ERNESTINA MENDEZ

ERNESTINA MENDEZ operates as a medium-sized secondary school in SAN SEBASTIAN, Puerto Rico, one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 412 students spanning grades 6 through 12.

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

On the student-mix side, ERNESTINA MENDEZ reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. Compared to San Sebastián Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ERNESTINA MENDEZ has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.2:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, the surrounding county (San Sebastián Municipio) shows that median household income runs about $19,920 and the poverty rate sits near 45%. Across San Sebastián Municipio's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,799 students), ERNESTINA MENDEZ is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MANUEL MENDEZ LICIAGA, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. ERNESTINA MENDEZ's enrollment has decreased 37% since 2018, when it stood at 655 (now 412). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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