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Public schools in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has 862 open public schools run by 1 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 235,819 students. Schools average 9.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
1
Schools
862
Students
235,819
Teachers (FTE)
24,389
Students per teacher
9.7
US: 15.3
Charter schools
16
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School districts in Puerto Rico

All 1 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
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Puerto Rico district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Puerto Rico Department of Education235,819

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Puerto Rico Department of Education9.7

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Puerto Rico Department of Education9.7

Most charter schools

  1. 1.Puerto Rico Department of Education16

Schools by level

213 high schools, 89 middle schools and 496 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 213

  1. Bernardino Cordero Bernard Ponce, 1,323 students
  2. Superior Vocacional de Arecibo Arecibo, 1,120 students
  3. Superior Ocupacional Y Tecnica de Yauco Yauco, 1,037 students
  4. Dra. Maria Socorro Lacot Guayama, 927 students
  5. Dr Pedro Perea Fajardo Mayaguez, 888 students
  6. Manuel Mendez Liciaga San Sebastian, 886 students
  7. Dr. Carlos Gonzalez Aguada, 843 students
  8. Superior Urbana Jose Felix Rodriguez Aguas Buenas, 842 students
  9. Tomas C. Ongay Bayamon, 808 students
  10. Francisco Manrique Cabrera Bayamon, 764 students
  11. Dr. Heriberto Domenech Isabela, 762 students
  12. Ruben Rodriguez Figueroa Naranjito, 738 students
  13. Jose Felipe Zayas Coamo, 734 students
  14. Republica de Costa Rica Caguas, 733 students
  15. Domingo Aponte Collazo Lares, 732 students

Middle schools 89

  1. Paradiso College Preparatory - Alianza Arecibo, 678 students
  2. Basilio Milan Hernandez Toa Baja, 490 students
  3. Ramon de Jesus Sierra Lares, 405 students
  4. Dr. Jose Antonio Davila Bayamon, 394 students
  5. Dr. Efrain Sanchez Hidalgo Moca Moca, 389 students
  6. Matias Gonzalez Garcia Gurabo, 366 students
  7. Timoteo Delgado Hatillo, 360 students
  8. Apolo San Antonio Vega Alta, 358 students
  9. Dr. Ramon Emeterio Betances Cayey, 344 students
  10. Felipe Rivera Centeno Caguas, 327 students
  11. Leap STEAM + Sciences and Technology of Bayamon - Alianza Bayamon, 326 students
  12. Hector M. Ruiz Martinez Barceloneta, 324 students
  13. Agustin Cabrera Carolina, 323 students
  14. Liberata Iraldo Rio Grande, 319 students
  15. Angel G. Quintero Alfaro Morovis, 316 students

Elementary schools 496

  1. Salomon Rodon Tollens Guaynabo, 821 students
  2. Jose Severo Quinones Carolina, 628 students
  3. Leap STEM + Arts Academy of Carolina - Alianza Carolina, 587 students
  4. Luis a Ferre Aguayo Arecibo, 552 students
  5. Guillermina Rosado de Ayala Loiza, 550 students
  6. Intermedia Francisco (Paco) Lopez Lopez Barranquitas, 537 students
  7. Ramon Maria Torres San Sebastian, 537 students
  8. Manuel Gonzalez Melo Rincon, 529 students
  9. Luis Munoz Rivera Quebradillas, 504 students
  10. Lucy Grillasca Ponce, 497 students
  11. Violeta Reyes Perez Cidra, 495 students
  12. Elemental Ecologica Jose de Diego Dorado, 489 students
  13. Juan Lino Santiago Aguada, 488 students
  14. Gloria Maria Borrero Oliveras Guayanilla, 485 students
  15. Antonio Badillo Hernandez Aguadilla, 480 students

Cities with the most public schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.