PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO

PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in JUANA DIAZ, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 330 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 42% above typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO shows that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Juana Díaz Municipio as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 9.2:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Juana Díaz Municipio shows median household earnings sit near $24,852 and the poverty rate sits near 40%. In all, Juana Díaz Municipio runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,377 students), of which PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO is one.

The closest other public school is FELIPE COLON DIAZ, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 29%: 255 students in 2018 compared to 330 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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