JESUS T. PINERO MANATI

JESUS T. PINERO MANATI is a moderately sized junior high in MANATI, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school hosts 222 students in grades 6 through 8.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; JESUS T. PINERO MANATI is among them.

In terms of who attends, JESUS T. PINERO MANATI records that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.9:1, putting JESUS T. PINERO MANATI tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Manatí Municipio) reports that median household earnings sit near $22,683 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 38%. In all, Manatí Municipio runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,307 students), of which JESUS T. PINERO MANATI is one.

The closest other public school is FERNANDO CALLEJO, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. JESUS T. PINERO MANATI's enrollment has contracted 26% since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 222). Class-load math has fell: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for JESUS T. PINERO MANATI typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.