FIDEL LOPEZ COLON

Among the schools in COROZAL, Puerto Rico, is FIDEL LOPEZ COLON, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 337 students. Across elementary schools in Puerto Rico, the average enrollment is about 232.

Enrollment across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION totals 236,079 students.

A large majority of enrollment at FIDEL LOPEZ COLON is Hispanic, at 100%. Among Corozal Municipio residents, the Hispanic share is about 100%. The diversity index for FIDEL LOPEZ COLON is 0%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Staffing at FIDEL LOPEZ COLON comes to 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6:1. Elementary schools in Puerto Rico have an average ratio of 9.2:1. On the income side, 88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Corozal Municipio average a similar 88%.

American Community Survey estimates for Corozal Municipio show that the median household earns about $23,797 a year and roughly 45% of residents are in poverty. Across Corozal Municipio, 9 public schools serve about 3,053 students.

PABLO DAVID BURGOS MARRERO, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, FIDEL LOPEZ COLON is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 22 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.6 students per teacher, compared with 13.8 in 2020-21.

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