Pérez Zeledón is the nineteenth canton of the province of San José in Costa Rica, located in the Brunca region.

[3] San Isidro de El General, Pérez Zeledón's capital, was awarded the recognition of Ciudad Mártir, regarding the civil war of 1948, as established by Decree Nº274.

A section of the decree states (in Spanish): In English, this would loosely translate into: Pérez Zeledón was also the location of significant battles during the Costa Rican Civil War.

The fight was won by José Figueres Ferrer and his revolutionary forces, which secured the southern Pacific region of Costa Rica in rebel hands.

[16] The canton of Pérez Zeledón's economic development has been characterized mainly through agriculture, livestock, trade, industry, and tourism.

One factor that has driven this economic development is the canton's unique geographic positioning, which makes it a sort of 'bridge' between Costa Rica's capital (San José) and the southern areas of the country, especially those that border Panamá.

Tourist sites in the area include the Chirripó National Park, one of the highest peaks in Central America and the Caribbean, at 3,820 meters above sea level.

After the Costa Rican Civil War, the school was moved to a new building 100 meters past San Isidro de El General's main entrance.