TORIBIO RIVERA

TORIBIO RIVERA operates as a cozy primary school in CIALES, Puerto Rico, operated by PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Current enrollment sits at 135 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 232 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

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

On demographics, TORIBIO RIVERA lists that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, TORIBIO RIVERA has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 9.2:1, putting TORIBIO RIVERA tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, Ciales Municipio reports that the typical household earns roughly $22,586 per year and the poverty rate sits near 51%. Across Ciales Municipio's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,633 students), TORIBIO RIVERA is one campus in the mix.

ANTONIO TULLA TORRES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 164 students in 2018 compared to 135 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 in 2025.

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