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La Carmen is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Maricao, Maricao Municipio. The school has 55 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department Of Education school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Carmen enrolls 55 students across grades K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 55 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 46 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
La Carmen is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 21.
La Carmen 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 55 students, La Carmen is smaller than the district average of about 275 students per school.
Setting: Rural - Fringe