JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ MAYAGUEZ

JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ MAYAGUEZ operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 259 students spanning grades K through 8.

JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ MAYAGUEZ is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that serves 236,079 students overall.

On the student-mix side, JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ MAYAGUEZ logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ MAYAGUEZ shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. The state averages about 9.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Mayagüez Municipio put median household income runs about $18,295 and the poverty rate sits near 46%. In all, Mayagüez Municipio runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,204 students), of which JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ MAYAGUEZ is one.

RAFAEL MARTINEZ NADAL MAYAGUEZ is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ MAYAGUEZ.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. JOSE GAUTIER BENITEZ MAYAGUEZ's enrollment has decreased 28% since 2018, when it stood at 359 (now 259). Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.