📍 Calle Cristina #37, Ponce, Ponce Municipio, 00733
Ponce High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ponce, Ponce Municipio. The school has 557 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 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. The four-year graduation rate is 61%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponce High School enrolls 557 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 554 | 99% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
507 of the school's 557 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 471 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Ponce High School 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.
Ponce High School 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 557 students, Ponce High School 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 - Midsize