JESUS T. PINERO CAROLINA

Located at CARR. 857 BO. CARRUSO, in CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, JESUS T. PINERO CAROLINA is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that educates 217 students (grades K through 8), part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), JESUS T. PINERO CAROLINA accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, JESUS T. PINERO CAROLINA shows that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. Compared to Carolina Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, JESUS T. PINERO CAROLINA lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Carolina Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $36,958 per year and roughly 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carolina Municipio runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,081 students), of which JESUS T. PINERO CAROLINA is one.

Nearest neighbor: EDUARDO GARCIA CARRILLO, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JESUS T. PINERO CAROLINA.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JESUS T. PINERO CAROLINA has decreased 29%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 217 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

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