MIGUEL MELENDEZ MUNOZ CAYEY

Located at AVE ANTONIO R BARCELO FRENTE CUC, in CAYEY, Puerto Rico, MIGUEL MELENDEZ MUNOZ CAYEY is a medium-sized senior high that serves 362 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), MIGUEL MELENDEZ MUNOZ CAYEY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MIGUEL MELENDEZ MUNOZ CAYEY reports that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Cayey Municipio as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MIGUEL MELENDEZ MUNOZ CAYEY has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. 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, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, Cayey Municipio reports that median household earnings sit near $30,129 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 33%. Across Cayey Municipio's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,598 students), MIGUEL MELENDEZ MUNOZ CAYEY is one campus in the mix.

CENTRO DE ADIESTRAMIENTO VOCACIONAL 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 residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. MIGUEL MELENDEZ MUNOZ CAYEY's enrollment has decreased 51% since 2018, when it stood at 738 (now 362). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

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