📍 Calle Luis Barreras Final, Cayey, Cayey Municipio, 00736
Benigno Carrion is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cayey, Cayey Municipio. The school has 319 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benigno Carrion enrolls 319 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 315 | 99% |
| White | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 319 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Benigno Carrion is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PR At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 6, state house district 29.
Benigno Carrion is one of 858 schools in PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, based in HATO REY, Puerto Rico. The district serves 235,819 students district-wide and employs 24,096 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 319 students, Benigno Carrion is larger than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: Suburb - Large