FELIPE COLON DIAZ

FELIPE COLON DIAZ is one of the moderately sized intermediate schools in JUANA DIAZ, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, with 221 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. FELIPE COLON DIAZ is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FELIPE COLON DIAZ reports that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Juana Díaz Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, FELIPE COLON DIAZ has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.4:1. The state averages around 9.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 91% 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, Juana Díaz Municipio reports that the typical household earns roughly $24,852 per year and roughly 40% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Juana Díaz Municipio's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,377 students), FELIPE COLON DIAZ is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RUTHFORD B. HAYES, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. FELIPE COLON DIAZ's enrollment has edged down 56% since 2018, when it stood at 501 (now 221). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 today.

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