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JOSE C. ROSARIO
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About JOSE C. ROSARIO
JOSE C. ROSARIO operates as a sprawling elementary-level community in ISABELA, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 453 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 232 students each, so JOSE C. ROSARIO sits 95% larger than that benchmark.
JOSE C. ROSARIO is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that works with 236,079 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, JOSE C. ROSARIO shows that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. Compared to Isabela Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Around the school, census data for Isabela Municipio shows the typical household earns roughly $23,266 per year and the poverty rate sits near 39%. In all, Isabela Municipio runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,185 students), of which JOSE C. ROSARIO is one.
The closest other public school is DR. HERIBERTO DOMENECH, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOSE C. ROSARIO has decreased 28%, going from 627 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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