ERNESTO VICENTE CARATTINI

Located at CARR 782 KM 6 HM 2 BO CEIBA, in CIDRA, Puerto Rico, ERNESTO VICENTE CARATTINI is a compact elementary campus that instructs 122 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 47% smaller than typical.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. ERNESTO VICENTE CARATTINI is one of those campuses.

Demographically, ERNESTO VICENTE CARATTINI shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Cidra Municipio as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, ERNESTO VICENTE CARATTINI has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 87% of students at ERNESTO VICENTE CARATTINI qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cidra Municipio) reports that median household earnings sit near $29,246 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 31%. Across Cidra Municipio's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students), ERNESTO VICENTE CARATTINI is one campus in the mix.

LUIS MUNOZ IGLESIAS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ERNESTO VICENTE CARATTINI.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ERNESTO VICENTE CARATTINI has edged down 44%, going from 216 students in 2018 to 122 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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