RAFAEL REXACH DUENO

RAFAEL REXACH DUENO operates as a tight-knit elementary-level community in RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 150 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 35% leaner than typical.

RAFAEL REXACH DUENO is one of 856 schools operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, a district that caters to 236,079 students overall.

On the student-mix side, RAFAEL REXACH DUENO reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%). Compared to Río Grande Municipio overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 9.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at RAFAEL REXACH DUENO qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, census data for Río Grande Municipio shows the typical household earns roughly $28,943 per year and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RAFAEL REXACH DUENO is one of 10 public schools in Río Grande Municipio (combined enrollment of about 2,554 students).

Nearest neighbor: CARMEN FELICIANO CARRERA, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RAFAEL REXACH DUENO.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RAFAEL REXACH DUENO has declined 54%, going from 329 students in 2018 to 150 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 7.9:1 today.

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