JUAN PONCE DE LEON

Set in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, JUAN PONCE DE LEON is a modestly sized senior high, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It instructs 166 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 389 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

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

Demographically, JUAN PONCE DE LEON reports that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. Compared to San Juan Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, JUAN PONCE DE LEON lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.2:1. The state averages around 10.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Juan Municipio (around 87%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, San Juan Municipio reports that the typical household earns roughly $27,992 per year and roughly 36% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Juan Municipio's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,154 students), JUAN PONCE DE LEON is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RAFAEL HERNANDEZ SAN JUAN, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JUAN PONCE DE LEON.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JUAN PONCE DE LEON has declined 57%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 166 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 6.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.