MANUEL A. BARRETO

MANUEL A. BARRETO is a middle-of-the-pack all-grades campus in MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico, overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school hosts 304 students in grades K through 11.

MANUEL A. BARRETO is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that instructs 236,079 students overall.

Demographically, MANUEL A. BARRETO reports that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Mayagüez Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.5:1, putting MANUEL A. BARRETO tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Mayagüez Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $18,295 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 46%. Across Mayagüez Municipio's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,204 students), MANUEL A. BARRETO is one campus in the mix.

EUGENIO MARIA DE HOSTOS MAYAGUEZ is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MANUEL A. BARRETO.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. MANUEL A. BARRETO's enrollment has grew 29% since 2018, when it stood at 235 (now 304). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 in 2025.

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