LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL

Set in PONCE, Puerto Rico, LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL is a compact high school, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It hosts 211 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 46% below the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 389 students.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL is among them.

On demographics, LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Ponce Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.9:1. The state averages around 10.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Ponce Municipio indicate median household income runs about $19,877 and the poverty rate sits near 46%. In all, Ponce Municipio runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,054 students), of which LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL is one.

DR. PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS PONCE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. LILA MARIA MERCEDES MAYORAL's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 275 (now 211). Class-load math has tightened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 5.9:1 in 2025.

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