PETRA MERCADO BOUGART

PETRA MERCADO BOUGART operates as a cozy 9-12 campus in HUMACAO, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 214 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 389 students.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, PETRA MERCADO BOUGART is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PETRA MERCADO BOUGART records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). Compared to Humacao Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.2:1, putting PETRA MERCADO BOUGART higher than the state norm the norm. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Humacao Municipio) records that median household income runs about $27,038 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 32%. PETRA MERCADO BOUGART is one of 17 public schools in Humacao Municipio (combined enrollment of about 4,440 students).

Nearest neighbor: LUZ A. CRUZ DE SANTANA, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. PETRA MERCADO BOUGART's enrollment has shrank 70% since 2018, when it stood at 709 (now 214). Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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