MANUEL FEBRES GONZALEZ

Located at VIA #5 URB. VILLA FONTANA, in CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, MANUEL FEBRES GONZALEZ is a low-enrollment intermediate school that instructs 180 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Compared to the state average of about 242 students per school, that is 26% below typical.

MANUEL FEBRES GONZALEZ is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that caters to 236,079 students overall.

In terms of who attends, MANUEL FEBRES GONZALEZ shows that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Carolina Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MANUEL FEBRES GONZALEZ logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Carolina Municipio indicate median household income runs about $36,958 and roughly 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carolina Municipio runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,081 students), of which MANUEL FEBRES GONZALEZ is one.

GILBERTO CONCEPCION DE GRACIA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 52%: 377 students in 2018 compared to 180 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the MANUEL FEBRES GONZALEZ community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.