JOSEFINA MUNOZ DE BERNIER

Located at CALLE GOBERNADOR JESUS T PINERO, in PATILLAS, Puerto Rico, JOSEFINA MUNOZ DE BERNIER is a small middle-grades school that caters to 160 students (grades 6 through 8), run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Compared to the state average of about 242 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), JOSEFINA MUNOZ DE BERNIER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, JOSEFINA MUNOZ DE BERNIER logs that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. Compared to Patillas Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, JOSEFINA MUNOZ DE BERNIER lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.9:1, putting JOSEFINA MUNOZ DE BERNIER 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 surrounding community, ACS estimates for Patillas Municipio put the typical household earns roughly $24,396 per year and roughly 46% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Patillas Municipio's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,302 students), JOSEFINA MUNOZ DE BERNIER is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MARIA DAVILA SEMIDEY, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOSEFINA MUNOZ DE BERNIER has ticked down 41%, going from 270 students in 2018 to 160 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

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