RVDO. FELIX CASTRO RODRIGUEZ

Set in CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, RVDO. FELIX CASTRO RODRIGUEZ is a cozy 6-8 campus, part of PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. It works with 157 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in Puerto Rico, which averages around 242 students.

Within PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, which oversees 856 schools and 236,079 students, RVDO. FELIX CASTRO RODRIGUEZ is one campus in the system.

On demographics, RVDO. FELIX CASTRO RODRIGUEZ reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.9:1, putting RVDO. FELIX CASTRO RODRIGUEZ higher than the state norm the norm. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, Carolina Municipio reports that median household earnings sit near $36,958 and the poverty rate sits near 25%. In all, Carolina Municipio runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,081 students), of which RVDO. FELIX CASTRO RODRIGUEZ is one.

RENE MARQUES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

RVDO. FELIX CASTRO RODRIGUEZ operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RVDO. FELIX CASTRO RODRIGUEZ has declined 57%, going from 365 students in 2018 to 157 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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