JOSE PADIN

JOSE PADIN is one of the small primary schools in SALINAS, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, with 164 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 29% smaller than the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 232 students.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; JOSE PADIN is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOSE PADIN records that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. Compared to Salinas Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Salinas Municipio put median household income runs about $21,901 and roughly 43% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Salinas Municipio's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,140 students), JOSE PADIN is one campus in the mix.

ANTONIO LEDEE COLON is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around JOSE PADIN.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 20%: 137 students in 2018 compared to 164 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for JOSE PADIN typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.