LAURA MERCADO

As a cozy four-year high school in SAN GERMAN, Puerto Rico, LAURA MERCADO enrolls 284 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Enrollment runs roughly 27% below the state mean of about 389.

LAURA MERCADO is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that enrolls 236,079 students overall.

On demographics, LAURA MERCADO logs that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.2:1, putting LAURA MERCADO tighter than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, San Germán Municipio reports that median household earnings sit near $18,317 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 44%. In all, San Germán Municipio runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,312 students), of which LAURA MERCADO is one.

CENTRO RESIDENCIAL OPORTUNIDADES EDUCATIVAS MAYAGUEZ (CROEM) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAURA MERCADO has ticked down 18%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the LAURA MERCADO community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.