FEDERICO DEGETAU

Located at CARR 156 KM 11 HM 4 BO PALO HINCADO, in BARRANQUITAS, Puerto Rico, FEDERICO DEGETAU is a sizable elementary school that hosts 348 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 50% above typical.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; FEDERICO DEGETAU is among them.

In terms of who attends, FEDERICO DEGETAU reports that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Barranquitas Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting FEDERICO DEGETAU higher than the state norm the norm. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Barranquitas Municipio shows the typical household earns roughly $23,407 per year and roughly 48% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Barranquitas Municipio runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,350 students), of which FEDERICO DEGETAU is one.

Nearest neighbor: INOCENCIO CINTRON ZAYAS, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 420 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025.

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