What share of students in Boca Chica attend public schools?

Public schools hold 77.0% of pupils in Boca Chica's education districts in 2024-25 (national: 76.8%), 7th highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts on that share; the rest attend private or semi-official schools.

What share of pupils in Boca Chica are in secondary school?

By level, 13.6% of enrolled pupils in Boca Chica are in initial education and 31.3% in secondary (national secondary share: 33.0%), 4th lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts on the secondary share.

Education in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic: official figures

The Ministry of Education counts 59,333 pupils enrolled in education district Boca Chica (1005) in 2024-25, 7th most among the 15 cities with matching education districts; the country total in the file is 2,612,882.

Pupils enrolled in the matching education districts, 2024-25

59,333

2024-25

How many schools are there in Boca Chica?

There are 137 schools in Boca Chica's matching education districts, 3rd fewest among the 15 cities with matching education districts, an average of 433 pupils per school (national: 245).

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How many students in Boca Chica attend extended-day schools?

45.5% of pupils in Boca Chica's education districts attend extended-day schools (jornada extendida), against 54.0% nationally, 6th lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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What is the pass rate in national exams in Boca Chica?

In the 2024 national examinations, 79.9% of the 7,463 student records from schools in Boca Chica's education districts were recorded as promoted (national: 77.5%), 2nd highest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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How do students in Boca Chica score in national exams?

The average 2024 national examination score in Boca Chica's education districts was 56.1 in Spanish and 56.2 in mathematics, against 57.1 and 57.9 nationally; Spanish is 2nd lowest among the 15 cities with matching education districts.

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How Boca Chica compares with other cities in the Dominican Republic

Pupils enrolled in the matching education districts (2024-25)

Boca Chica ranks 7 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality; cities without a matching district are left out.

Rank	City	Pupils enrolled in the matching education districts
4	San Cristóbal	72,560
5	San Pedro de Macorís	64,443
6	La Vega	60,982
7	Boca Chica	59,333
8	San Francisco de Macoris	45,669
9	San Juan de la Maguana	45,312
10	Bajos de Haina	43,650

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Share of pupils in public schools (2024-25)

Boca Chica ranks 7 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of pupils in public schools
4	La Vega	81.4%
5	Bonao	78.9%
6	San Cristóbal	77.9%
7	Boca Chica	77.0%
8	San Francisco de Macoris	74.0%
9	Puerto Plata	72.8%
10	Los Alcarrizos	72.2%

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Share of pupils in extended-day schools (2024-25)

Boca Chica ranks 10 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of pupils in extended-day schools
7	San Pedro de Macorís	49.2%
8	Puerto Plata	48.1%
9	Santiago de los Caballeros	47.6%
10	Boca Chica	45.5%
11	Baní	44.7%
12	San Cristóbal	41.4%
13	Higüey	34.1%

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Share of national examination records promoted, 2024 (2024)

Boca Chica ranks 2 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Share of national examination records promoted, 2024
1	Bonao	80.9%
2	Boca Chica	79.9%
3	Baní	79.8%
4	San Francisco de Macoris	79.1%
5	La Romana	78.8%
6	Los Alcarrizos	78.0%
7	San Pedro de Macorís	77.9%

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Average national examination score in Spanish, 2024 (2024)

Boca Chica ranks 14 of 15, highest first. Education districts named after the municipality.

Rank	City	Average national examination score in Spanish, 2024
9	Moca	56.8
10	Baní	56.7
11	San Juan de la Maguana	56.5
12	San Francisco de Macoris	56.4
13	Puerto Plata	56.3
14	Boca Chica	56.1
15	Bajos de Haina	55.7

Source: Ministerio de Educación (MINERD) · saved copy

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Sources

Ministerio de Educación (MINERD): Relación de centros educativos, según regional y distrito educativo, período escolar 2024-2025 (schools, sector, shift, level and enrolment), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 02554931716d…)
Ministerio de Educación (MINERD): Estadísticas de Pruebas Nacionales 2016-2024: results by school (average scores, students, promoted and failed), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 666197a33f38…)

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