FRANCISCO PACHIN MARIN

FRANCISCO PACHIN MARIN, a medium-sized elementary campus in ARECIBO, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, caters to 230 students, covering grades K through 5.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION runs 856 schools in total, collectively educating 236,079 students. FRANCISCO PACHIN MARIN is one of those campuses.

On demographics, FRANCISCO PACHIN MARIN lists that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. Compared to Arecibo Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FRANCISCO PACHIN MARIN has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting FRANCISCO PACHIN MARIN tighter than the state norm the norm. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Arecibo Municipio shows median household earnings sit near $23,635 and the poverty rate sits near 38%. Across Arecibo Municipio's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,627 students), FRANCISCO PACHIN MARIN is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LUIS MUNOZ MARIN ARECIBO, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FRANCISCO PACHIN MARIN.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 33%: 345 students in 2018 compared to 230 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 in 2025.

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