Schools in Compostela, 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

In Compostela, Cebu, 70% of the 18,339 learners in schools in SY 2024-25 are in public schools, compared with 85% nationally, and 30% are in private schools, compared with 14% nationally. For learners, Compostela has the 20th most of the 53 cities and municipalities in Cebu, and it is tied for the 24th most learners per teacher in public schools. All of the 19 public schools that report facilities have electricity, water and internet.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Dapdap Integrated School, with one classroom for every 64 learners. The page lists its schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 30; 19 public, 11 private
Community learning centers: 14
Learners: 18,670
Teachers: 531
Classrooms: 390

Boundaries changed between school years, so no change is shown.

Key findings

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

Compostela has the 20th most learners of the 53 cities and municipalities in Cebu, and the 24th most learners per teacher in public schools (tied).
Of the learners in schools, 70% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 30% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Compostela National High School(Day Class) (2,882 learners), Compostela Central Elementary School (2,398 learners) and Richmindale Philippine School Inc. (2,258 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Saint James Technical Skills College, Inc. (+20%) and fell most at University of the Visayas-Compostela (−27%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Dapdap Integrated School, with 64 learners per classroom.
Of the 19 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 19 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱26.7 million. Across the 19 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,744 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 18,670 learners, 18,339 in schools and 331 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	18,670
In schools	18,339
In community learning centers (ALS)	331
Male	9,524
Female	9,146

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	7,338	2,411	0	9,749
Junior High School	4,048	1,437	0	5,485
Senior High School	1,453	1,652	0	3,105
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	3	3
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	69	69
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	259	259

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	608	571	1,179
Grade 1	723	633	1,356
Grade 2	720	715	1,435
Grade 3	804	739	1,543
Grade 4	732	680	1,412
Grade 5	656	652	1,308
Grade 6	729	762	1,491
Grade 7	824	773	1,597
Grade 8	546	600	1,146
Grade 9	690	656	1,346
Grade 10	721	675	1,396
Grade 11	845	777	1,622
Grade 12	720	763	1,483
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	16	9	25
ALS Basic Literacy Program	2	1	3
ALS A&E elementary	54	15	69
ALS A&E secondary	134	125	259
All grades	9,524	9,146	18,670

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	2,345
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	753
Arts and Design	7
All tracks	3,105

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Junior High School	0	1	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	2	4
Junior High School	2	1	3
Senior High School	3	1	4
All	7	4	11

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 30 schools and 14 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	19
Private schools	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	14
All	44

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	13
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	7
Kindergarten to Grade 12	4
Junior and senior high	5
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	14

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	19
Community learning centers (ALS)	14
Non-sectarian	11

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 531 teachers and 48 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	531
Non-teaching personnel	48
All personnel	579

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	275
Junior High School	196
Senior High School	60
All teachers	531

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	26.7
Junior High School	20.7
Senior High School	24.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 390 classrooms and 461 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 390
Seats (approximate): 10,869
Toilets: 461
Functional computers: 740
Faucets: 662; 423 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	219	119	52
Learners per classroom	33.5	34.0	27.9
Seats (approximate)	5,349	4,053	1,467
Learners per seat	1.4	1.0	1.0
Toilets	313	105	43
Learners per toilet	23.4	38.6	33.8
Functional computers	202	281	257
Learners per computer	36.3	14.4	5.7

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	15	0
Junior High School	10	0
Senior High School	5	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	15
Junior High School	10
Senior High School	5

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	15	0
Junior High School	9	1
Senior High School	5	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	99
Male	92
Shared	246
For persons with disabilities	24
All toilets	461

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	423
Without water	239
All faucets	662

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	18
Entrance Gate	17
Permanent Perimeter Fence	16
Offices	14
Playground	13
Computer Room	12
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Exit Gate	9
Covered Court	8
Science Laboratory	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Faculty Room	3
Home Economic Room	3
Paved Pathway	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Supply Room	3
Clinic	2
Conference Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Solar Panel	2
Canteen	1
Gymnasium	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Compostela, Cebu: 32 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Araneta Learning Center for Child Development	Private	95	Not reported	Not reported
Bagalnga Integrated School	Public	1,007	33	31
Basak Integrated School	Public	299	12	10
Buluang Elementary School	Public	313	11	9
Cabadiangan Integrated School	Public	553	23	10
Canamucan Elementary School	Public	540	20	11
Child and Eco-Friendly Academy of Compostela, Inc.	Private	171	Not reported	Not reported
Compostela Central Elementary School	Public	2,398	70	70
Compostela N H S - Evening Class	Public	269	14	0
Compostela National High School(Day Class)	Public	2,882	124	105
Compostela Science & Technology High School	Public	560	21	25
Dapdap Integrated School	Public	446	15	7
Elsa Interactive Learning School, Inc.	Private	81	Not reported	Not reported
Estaca Integrated School	Public	1,208	35	27
Green Rose Center for Academe, Inc.	Private	1,294	Not reported	Not reported
Happy Whiz Kids Learning Institute, Inc.	Private	79	Not reported	Not reported
Josef Marie Child Academy, Inc.	Private	31	Not reported	Not reported
Lupa Elementary School	Public	118	7	6
Magay Elementary School	Public	667	24	16
Mulao Elementary School	Public	228	10	9
Mulao National High School	Public	668	70	22
Panangban Elementary School	Public	140	10	8
Richmindale Philippine School Inc.	Private	2,258	Not reported	Not reported
Saint Francis of Assisi Compostela Learning Institute	Private	91	Not reported	Not reported
Saint James Technical Skills College, Inc.	Private	878	Not reported	Not reported
St. Louise Academy	Private	475	Not reported	Not reported
Starford East Academe Inc.	Private	19	Not reported	Not reported
Tag-Ubi Integrated School	Public	190	11	8
Tamiao Elementary School	Public	198	11	8
Trade-Tech International Science Institute, Inc. (Compostela Branch)	Private	1	Not reported	Not reported
Tubigan Elementary School	Public	155	10	8
University of the Visayas-Compostela	Private	123	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 Compostela, 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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