PEDRO MOCZO BANIET

PEDRO MOCZO BANIET is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, educateing 196 students in grades K through 5.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, PEDRO MOCZO BANIET is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PEDRO MOCZO BANIET reports that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting PEDRO MOCZO BANIET tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Carolina Municipio indicate the typical household earns roughly $36,958 per year and census figures put the poverty rate at about 25%. PEDRO MOCZO BANIET is one of 28 public schools in Carolina Municipio (combined enrollment of about 8,081 students).

Nearest neighbor: ANTONIO SARRIERA EGOZCUE, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. PEDRO MOCZO BANIET's enrollment has edged down 41% since 2018, when it stood at 335 (now 196). Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the PEDRO MOCZO BANIET community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.