FEDERICO DEGETAU CABO ROJO

FEDERICO DEGETAU CABO ROJO is a moderately sized elementary-level community in CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school instructs 219 students in grades K through 8.

FEDERICO DEGETAU CABO ROJO is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that enrolls 236,079 students overall.

On demographics, FEDERICO DEGETAU CABO ROJO reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Cabo Rojo Municipio as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting FEDERICO DEGETAU CABO ROJO higher than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cabo Rojo Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $26,408 per year and the poverty rate sits near 34%. In all, Cabo Rojo Municipio runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,593 students), of which FEDERICO DEGETAU CABO ROJO is one.

The closest other public school is RAMON E. BETANCES, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FEDERICO DEGETAU CABO ROJO has contracted 14%, going from 255 students in 2018 to 219 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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