Puerto Rico Public Schools

Puerto Rico is the #25 largest school system in the United States, serving 473,225 students across 1,486 public schools. There are 24 special education schools. The student ethnicity breakdown in the state is show below:

Student by Ethnicity

(PR) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a
% Asian		 n/a
% Hispanic		 100%
% Black		 n/a
% White		 n/a
Unknown		 n/a

Puerto Rico Public Schools by County

County
# High
# Middle
# Elementary
1. Guaynabo County 6 7 18
2. Yauco County 5 5 19

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