RAFAEL IRIZARRY RIVERA

RAFAEL IRIZARRY RIVERA operates as a close-knit secondary school in PENUELAS, Puerto Rico, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 248 students spanning grades 6 through 11. Compared to the state average of about 389 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

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

Looking at the student body, RAFAEL IRIZARRY RIVERA shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, RAFAEL IRIZARRY RIVERA has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.2:1. The state averages around 10.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 92% 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 area at large, census data for Peñuelas Municipio shows median household income runs about $22,697 and census figures put the poverty rate at about 49%. RAFAEL IRIZARRY RIVERA is one of 7 public schools in Peñuelas Municipio (combined enrollment of about 1,784 students).

WEBSTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RAFAEL IRIZARRY RIVERA.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RAFAEL IRIZARRY RIVERA has fell 37%, going from 394 students in 2018 to 248 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

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