NEMESIO R. CANALES

NEMESIO R. CANALES is an intimate primary school in JAYUYA, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The school enrolls 183 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 21% smaller than typical.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; NEMESIO R. CANALES is among them.

Demographically, NEMESIO R. CANALES records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, NEMESIO R. CANALES has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at NEMESIO R. CANALES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Jayuya Municipio indicate median household income runs about $21,796 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 46%. NEMESIO R. CANALES is one of 8 public schools in Jayuya Municipio (combined enrollment of about 1,863 students).

Nearest neighbor: MIGUEL A. SASTRE OLIVER, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around NEMESIO R. CANALES.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. NEMESIO R. CANALES's enrollment has decreased 37% since 2018, when it stood at 292 (now 183). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.