MARIA L. MCDOUGALL

Set in GUANICA, Puerto Rico, MARIA L. MCDOUGALL is a low-enrollment multi-level school, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It hosts 150 students across grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 48% smaller than the state mean of about 286.

MARIA L. MCDOUGALL 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, MARIA L. MCDOUGALL records that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. Compared to Guánica Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MARIA L. MCDOUGALL has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. The state averages about 8.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Guánica Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $17,633 per year and roughly 63% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Guánica Municipio's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,089 students), MARIA L. MCDOUGALL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: AGRIPINA SEDA, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARIA L. MCDOUGALL.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARIA L. MCDOUGALL has contracted 17%, going from 181 students in 2018 to 150 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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