📍 Calle Gautier Benitez Esq. Cristobal Colon, Caguas, Caguas Municipio, 00725
Jose Gautier Benitez Caguas is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Caguas, Caguas Municipio. The school has 509 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Jose Gautier Benitez Caguas enrolls 509 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 507 | 100% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
464 of the school's 509 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 431 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Jose Gautier Benitez Caguas is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 7, state house district 32.
Jose Gautier Benitez Caguas 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 509 students, Jose Gautier Benitez Caguas is larger than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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