📍 Carr Ponce a Guayanilla, Ponce, Ponce Municipio, 00732
Dr. Pila is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ponce, Ponce Municipio. The school has 296 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 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. The four-year graduation rate is 52%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Dr. Pila enrolls 296 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 295 | 100% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
269 of the school's 296 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Dr. Pila is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 5, state house district 24.
Dr. Pila 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 296 students, Dr. Pila is close to the district average of about 275 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize