Schools in Santa Marcela, Apayao

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Santa Marcela has the sixth most learners of the seven cities and municipalities in Apayao, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 18 schools held 2,904 learners, with another 81 in ALS, and its public schools had 154 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 4.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Public schools hold 99% of its learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 1%, against 14% nationally. Sta. Marcela National High School, the largest school with 797 learners, also has the most crowded public classrooms, at 33 learners per classroom. Of the 17 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, while two, or 12%, have no internet, against 34% in CAR. The page lists the 18 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 18; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 17 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 13; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 2,985; Down 164 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 154; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 149; Down 5 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

For SY 2024-25 and all schools, whatever is chosen above.

Santa Marcela has the 6th most learners of the 7 cities and municipalities in Apayao, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Sta. Marcela National High School (797 learners), Mayor Guillermo Barsatan Memorial School of Arts and Trade (308 learners) and Santa Marcela West Central Elementary School (213 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Panay Elementary School (+4%) and fell most at Sipa-Imelda National High School (−28%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Sta. Marcela National High School, with 33 learners per classroom.
Of the 17 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 2 (12%) have no internet, against 34% in CAR.
The 17 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱12.0 million. Across the 17 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,982 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,985 learners, 2,904 in schools and 81 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,985
In schools	2,904
In community learning centers (ALS)	81
Male	1,540
Female	1,445

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	1,519	9	0	1,528
Junior High School	933	0	0	933
Senior High School	443	0	0	443
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	19	19
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	14	14
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	48	48

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	95	93	188
Grade 1	107	97	204
Grade 2	105	88	193
Grade 3	132	122	254
Grade 4	123	103	226
Grade 5	103	85	188
Grade 6	126	144	270
Grade 7	121	119	240
Grade 8	114	117	231
Grade 9	128	127	255
Grade 10	112	95	207
Grade 11	129	114	243
Grade 12	96	104	200
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	4	1	5
ALS Basic Literacy Program	9	10	19
ALS A&E elementary	6	8	14
ALS A&E secondary	30	18	48
All grades	1,540	1,445	2,985

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	336
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	107
All tracks	443

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	11	13	24
Elementary	53	45	98
Junior High School	27	14	41
Senior High School	9	18	27
All	100	90	190

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	2	3	5

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 18 schools and 13 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	17
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	13
All	31

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Junior and senior high	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	13

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	17
Community learning centers (ALS)	13
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 154 teachers and 37 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	154
Non-teaching personnel	37
All personnel	191

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	91
Junior High School	44
Senior High School	19
All teachers	154

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners per teacher
Elementary	16.7
Junior High School	21.2
Senior High School	23.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 149 classrooms and 238 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 149
Seats (approximate): 2,920
Toilets: 238
Functional computers: 697
Faucets: 625; 579 with water

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25: shares of each by level

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25, with learners per resource
Measure	Elementary	Junior High School	Senior High School
Classrooms	90	40	19
Learners per classroom	16.9	23.3	23.3
Seats (approximate)	1,630	930	360
Learners per seat	0.9	1.0	1.2
Toilets	148	61	29
Learners per toilet	10.3	15.3	15.3
Functional computers	213	319	165
Learners per computer	7.1	2.9	2.7

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With water supply	Without
Elementary	13	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	0

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	Grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	10	3
Junior High School	3	1
Senior High School	4	0

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With internet access	Without
Elementary	11	2
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	60
Male	55
Shared	119
For persons with disabilities	4
All toilets	238

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25
Faucets	Number
With water	579
Without water	46
All faucets	625

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	17
Playground	16
Entrance Gate	15
Temporary Perimeter Fence	15
Offices	13
Covered Court	12
Permanent Perimeter Fence	10
Exit Gate	9
Computer Room	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Clinic	6
Paved Pathway	6
Roofing	4
Science Laboratory	4
Faculty Room	3
Canteen	2
Conference Room	2
Solar Panel	2
Supply Room	2
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Home Economic Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Santa Marcela, Apayao in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Santa Marcela, Apayao: 18 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Barocboc Elementary School	Public	148	8	11
Consuelo Elementary School	Public	122	7	8
Consuelo National High School	Public	86	7	6
Emiliana Elementary School	Public	84	6	5
Imelda Elementary School	Public	93	7	6
Malekkeg Elementary School	Public	137	7	8
Mayor Guillermo Barsatan Memorial School of Arts and Trade	Public	308	17	20
Nueva Elementary School	Public	63	4	2
Panay Elementary School	Public	111	7	5
San Antonio Elementary School	Public	105	8	7
San Juan Elementary School	Public	69	4	5
San Mariano Elementary School	Public	101	7	5
Santa Marcela West Central Elementary School	Public	213	9	8
Sipa Elementary School	Public	102	8	10
Sipa-Imelda National High School	Public	185	14	9
Sta. Marcela CS	Public	171	9	10
Sta. Marcela National High School	Public	797	25	24
The Great I Am Christian School of Apayao Inc.	Private	9	Not reported	Not reported

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

Each school year's figures for Santa Marcela, Apayao count the schools DepEd placed there that year. Figures come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked

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