Puerto Rico Public Schools
- Puerto Rico is the #26 largest school system in the United States, serving 410,797 students across 1,383 public schools.
- Puerto Rico public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.00, which is lower than the national average of 0.51.
- The most diverse school district in Puerto Rico is Puerto Rico Department Of Education School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Puerto Rico or national school diversity statistics.
- There are 19 special education schools. Minority enrollment is 100% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 13:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(PR) School Average
American Indian
n/a
Asian
n/a
Hispanic
100%
Black
n/a
White
n/a
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
n/a
Unknown
n/a
Puerto Rico Public Schools by County
- Popular cities: San Juan (125 schools), Bayamon (61 schools), Ponce (61 schools), Caguas (49 schools), Carolina (43 schools).
- County# Schools# Students% Minority
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