Schools in Alcantara, Cebu

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

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

Summary

Alcantara has the 46th most learners of the 53 cities and municipalities in Cebu, but the eighth most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 11 schools held 4,931 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 195 in ALS, and its public schools had 140 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 4.2%, while private schools grew 0.9%.

Of the learners in schools, 79% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 21% in private schools, against 14% nationally. The most crowded public classrooms are at Alcantara Central Elementary School, with 28 learners per classroom, leaving out one school whose figures are under review.

The list of 11 schools shows the learners, teachers and classrooms of each, and the charts and tables split the figures by sector and level.

Schools: 11; No change from SY 2023-24; 10 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 11; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 5,126; Down 137 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 140; Up 6 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 146; Up 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Alcantara has the 46th most learners of the 53 cities and municipalities in Cebu, and the 8th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.2% and private schools grew 0.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 79% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 21% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Saint Augustine Academy, Inc. (1,017 learners), Alcantara Central Elementary School (701 learners) and Candabong Elementary School (346 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Alcantara Central Elementary School, with 28 learners per classroom.
Of the 10 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (10%) has no internet, against 14% in Region VII.
The 10 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱9.5 million. Across the 10 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,026 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,126 learners, 4,931 in schools and 195 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,126
In schools	4,931
In community learning centers (ALS)	195
Male	2,690
Female	2,436

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	2,397	149	0	2,546
Junior High School	1,105	550	0	1,655
Senior High School	412	318	0	730
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	8	8
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	24	24
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	163	163

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	146	148	294
Grade 1	174	167	341
Grade 2	191	143	334
Grade 3	203	165	368
Grade 4	225	208	433
Grade 5	154	146	300
Grade 6	221	226	447
Grade 7	254	215	469
Grade 8	178	180	358
Grade 9	194	211	405
Grade 10	207	216	423
Grade 11	204	191	395
Grade 12	180	155	335
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	19	10	29
ALS Basic Literacy Program	6	2	8
ALS A&E elementary	20	4	24
ALS A&E secondary	114	49	163
All grades	2,690	2,436	5,126

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	443
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	287
All tracks	730

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Total
Elementary	2	2
Junior High School	1	1
All	3	3

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 11 schools and 11 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	10
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	11
All	22

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	8
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	11

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	11
DepEd managed	10
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 140 teachers and 17 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	140
Non-teaching personnel	17
All personnel	157

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	112
Junior High School	10
Senior High School	18
All teachers	140

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	21.4
Junior High School	110.5
Senior High School	22.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 146 classrooms and 154 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 146
Seats (approximate): 3,949
Toilets: 154
Functional computers: 289
Faucets: 310; 255 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	108	28	10
Learners per classroom	22.2	39.5	41.2
Seats (approximate)	2,665	941	343
Learners per seat	0.9	1.2	1.2
Toilets	118	27	9
Learners per toilet	20.3	40.9	45.8
Functional computers	127	131	31
Learners per computer	18.9	8.4	13.3

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	9	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	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
Elementary	9
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	1

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	8	1
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	8
Male	8
Shared	138
All toilets	154

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	255
Without water	55
All faucets	310

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	10
Playground	10
Covered Court	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
School Garden	9
Exit Gate	7
Offices	6
Temporary Perimeter Fence	5
Home Economic Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Computer Room	3
Conference Room	3
Clinic	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Faculty Room	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Paved Pathway	1
Science Laboratory	1
Solar Panel	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Alcantara, Cebu in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Alcantara, Cebu: 11 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Alcantara Central Elementary School	Public	701	26	25
Alcantara National High School	Public	1,278	19	30
Cabadiangan Integrated School	Public	406	19	19
Cabil-Isan Elementary School	Public	148	7	7
Candabong Elementary School	Public	346	15	15
Lawaan Elementary School	Public	229	10	9
Manga Elementary School	Public	292	15	13
Palanas Elementary	Public	145	8	10
Polo Elementary School	Public	269	13	11
Saint Augustine Academy, Inc.	Private	1,017	Not reported	Not reported
Salagmaya Elementary School	Public	100	8	7

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 Alcantara, Cebu 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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