REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA

Set in SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA is a close-knit high school, run under PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It teaches 172 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Puerto Rico's public schools average about 389 students each, so REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA sits 56% below that benchmark.

PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION comprises 856 schools with combined enrollment of 236,079 students; REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA is among them.

On the student-mix side, REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA logs that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.2:1 average. Around 84% 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 (San Juan Municipio) reports that median household earnings sit near $27,992 and roughly 36% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Juan Municipio runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,154 students), of which REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA is one.

Nearest neighbor: ELEMENTAL NUEVA DE SAN JUAN, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 42%: 298 students in 2018 compared to 172 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.