FLORENCIO SANTIAGO

Set in COAMO, Puerto Rico, FLORENCIO SANTIAGO is a middle-of-the-pack junior high, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It hosts 278 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), FLORENCIO SANTIAGO accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, FLORENCIO SANTIAGO shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Coamo Municipio as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 9.9:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, census data for Coamo Municipio shows median household income runs about $22,045 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 44%. In all, Coamo Municipio runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,528 students), of which FLORENCIO SANTIAGO is one.

The closest other public school is BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. FLORENCIO SANTIAGO's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 320 (now 278). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the FLORENCIO SANTIAGO community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.