PONCE HIGH SCHOOL

Located at CALLE CRISTINA #37, in PONCE, Puerto Rico, PONCE HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized 9-12 campus that instructs 441 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

PONCE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that works with 236,079 students overall.

On demographics, PONCE HIGH SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. Compared to Ponce Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Ponce Municipio) records that the typical household earns roughly $19,877 per year and the poverty rate sits near 46%. PONCE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 41 public schools in Ponce Municipio (combined enrollment of about 10,054 students).

The closest other public school is DR. RAFAEL PUJALS, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

PONCE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PONCE HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 48%, going from 850 students in 2018 to 441 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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