LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL

LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL is the name of a small high school in PONCE, Puerto Rico. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 211 students. The typical figure for high schools in Puerto Rico is about 389 students.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION serves 236,079 students across 856 schools.

About 100% of the student body at LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL is Hispanic. The county population is about 99% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 0%, meaning two students picked at random have a 0% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

With 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL was 5.9:1. This ratio sits 4.4 below the 10.2:1 average for high schools in Puerto Rico. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 86%. That tracks the 88% average for public schools in Ponce Municipio.

County data help place the school in context: in Ponce Municipio, the median household income is $19,877 and about 46% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ponce Municipio is home to 41 public schools and about 10,054 public school students.

Nearest public school: DR. PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS PONCE, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).

LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL had 119 students in 2020-21 and 211 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 5.9:1, from 7.9:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.