Puerto Rico Department of Education facts for kids
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| Formed | April 12, 1900 |
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| Type | Executive department |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
| Headquarters | San Juan, PR |
| Employees | 75,000 |
| Annual budget | $3.5 billion USD |
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| Website | www.de.pr.gov |
The Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDOE) is one of the statewide public education system in the United States, with (Hawaii being the other). The PRDOE is the state education agency responsible of managing public schools in Puerto Rico as well as the island's education system and curricula. The department, headquartered in Hato Rey, San Juan, is the result of a United States state department of education. It is also the largest agency of the executive branch of Puerto Rico, with, as of 2019, an annual budget of more than $3.5 billion USD and over 72,000 staff—including more than 41,000 teachers, and as of 2020 the department is the third-largest school district in the United States by enrollment, with over 276,413 students and 857 schools.
The department was formerly known as the Department of Public Instruction of Puerto Rico. Under local law, all public schools are required to be licensed by the Puerto Rico Education Council.
School uniforms
The department requires all students to wear school uniforms and only disallows them for medical exemptions.
Secretaries
Images for kids
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A public school in Naguabo, Puerto Rico in 2020
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The Specialized Schools Unit's logo, the Department of Education's magnet school division.
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Three students at the Belen Blanco de Zequeira School in Loíza
See also
In Spanish: Departamento de Educación del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico para niños
