PABLO COLON BERDECIA

PABLO COLON BERDECIA, a medium-sized secondary school in BARRANQUITAS, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, teaches 540 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 389 students each, so PABLO COLON BERDECIA sits 39% above that benchmark.

Across the 856 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (236,079 students total), PABLO COLON BERDECIA accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PABLO COLON BERDECIA logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Barranquitas Municipio as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PABLO COLON BERDECIA records 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 10.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Barranquitas Municipio) logs that median household income runs about $23,407 and roughly 48% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Barranquitas Municipio runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,350 students), of which PABLO COLON BERDECIA is one.

Nearest neighbor: PETROAMERICA PAGAN, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

PABLO COLON BERDECIA operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PABLO COLON BERDECIA has ticked down 12%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 540 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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