LA CARMEN

LA CARMEN is a primary school of very small scale in MARICAO, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, instructing 55 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 76% 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; LA CARMEN is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LA CARMEN reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Maricao Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Maricao Municipio put the typical household earns roughly $21,302 per year and the poverty rate sits near 50%. LA CARMEN is one of 5 public schools in Maricao Municipio (combined enrollment of about 541 students).

SUPERIOR NUEVA DE MARICAO is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LA CARMEN.

LA CARMEN operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA CARMEN has shrank 56%, going from 124 students in 2018 to 55 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 5.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.