Schools in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur

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 SY 2024-25, the 40 schools of Santa Cruz held 26,106 learners, the third most of the 11 cities and municipalities in Davao del Sur. Among those 11 places it also has the second most learners per teacher in public schools.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.1% and private schools fell 0.6%. Public schools hold 97% of learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 3%, against 14% nationally.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Manuel Francisco C. Ramos Sr. National High School, with 89 learners per classroom. Of the 34 reporting public schools, seven, or 21%, have no internet, against 27% in Region XI. Next on the page, its 40 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 40; No change from SY 2023-24; 34 public, 6 private
Community learning centers: 32; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 26,896; Down 471 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 854; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 691; Up 10 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Santa Cruz has the 3rd most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Davao del Sur, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.1% and private schools fell 0.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 3% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Sta. Cruz National High School (4,626 learners), Santa Cruz Central Elementary School (2,725 learners) and Federico Yap National High School (2,113 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Loay Elementary School (+10%) and fell most at Tudaya National High School (−13%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Manuel Francisco C. Ramos Sr. National High School, with 89 learners per classroom.
Of the 34 reporting public schools, 1 (3%) has no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; all have water; 7 (21%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 34 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱45.5 million. Across the 34 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,341 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 26,896 learners, 26,106 in schools and 790 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	26,896
In schools	26,106
In community learning centers (ALS)	790
Male	13,685
Female	13,196
Not broken down by sex	15

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 15 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	15,349	232	0	15,581
Junior High School	7,130	366	0	7,496
Senior High School	2,934	95	0	3,029
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	29	29
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	146	146
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	600	600

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 15 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,006	917	1,923
Grade 1	1,141	1,028	2,169
Grade 2	1,227	1,139	2,366
Grade 3	1,251	1,098	2,349
Grade 4	1,090	1,055	2,145
Grade 5	1,115	1,006	2,121
Grade 6	1,216	1,190	2,406
Grade 7	1,109	1,047	2,156
Grade 8	821	885	1,706
Grade 9	822	951	1,773
Grade 10	863	998	1,861
Grade 11	786	820	1,606
Grade 12	665	758	1,423
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	66	36	102
ALS Basic Literacy Program	13	16	29
ALS A&E elementary	101	45	146
ALS A&E secondary	393	207	600
Broken down by grade	13,685	13,196	26,881

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,425
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,604
All tracks	3,029

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	24	22	46
Elementary	155	167	322
Junior High School	0	2	2
All	179	191	370

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	163	172	335
Elementary	1,115	1,031	2,146
Junior High School	435	480	915
Senior High School	150	162	312
All	1,863	1,845	3,708

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	1	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 40 schools and 32 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	34
Private schools	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	32
All	72

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	30
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	7
Community learning centers (ALS)	32

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	34
Community learning centers (ALS)	32
Non-sectarian	4
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 854 teachers and 87 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	854
Non-teaching personnel	87
All personnel	941

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	504
Junior High School	262
Senior High School	88
All teachers	854

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	30.5
Junior High School	27.2
Senior High School	33.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 691 classrooms and 805 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 691
Seats (approximate): 16,773
Toilets: 805
Functional computers: 1,679
Faucets: 1,459; 1,151 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	446	172	73
Learners per classroom	34.4	41.5	40.2
Seats (approximate)	9,339	5,209	2,225
Learners per seat	1.6	1.4	1.3
Toilets	530	198	77
Learners per toilet	29.0	36.0	38.1
Functional computers	719	447	513
Learners per computer	21.4	16.0	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	27	0
Junior High School	8	0
Senior High School	5	1

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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	24	1	1	1
Junior High School	7	0	0	1
Senior High School	6	0	0	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	20	7
Junior High School	6	2
Senior High School	5	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	130
Male	114
Shared	525
For persons with disabilities	36
All toilets	805

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	1,151
Without water	308
All faucets	1,459

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	34
Exit Gate	33
School Garden	33
Covered Court	26
Offices	21
Permanent Perimeter Fence	20
Temporary Perimeter Fence	18
Computer Room	15
Playground	14
Solar Panel	12
Clinic	11
Home Economic Room	10
Library/Learning Resource Center	9
Faculty Room	8
Data File Room/Records Room	6
Science Laboratory	6
Supply Room	6
Paved Pathway	5
Industrial Arts Room	4
Gymnasium	3
Youth Development Center	2
Canteen	1
Conference Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Roofing	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur: 40 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Agripina Elementary School	Public	756	25	23
Almendras Elementary School	Public	739	19	19
Anastacio G. Canda Elementary School	Public	489	17	16
Apolinar Franco Sr. Elementary School	Public	1,221	38	33
Astorga Central Elementary School	Public	1,323	41	26
Bato National High School	Public	847	28	24
Cavite Bible Baptist Academy - Astorga Branch	Private	10	Not reported	Not reported
Cavite Bible Baptist Academy - Sta. Cruz Branch	Private	74	Not reported	Not reported
Ciriaco G. Godoy Elementary School	Public	131	8	7
Coronon Elementary School	Public	1,611	42	37
Don Amancio Bendigo Sr. Integrated School	Public	132	10	10
Federico Yap National High School	Public	2,113	67	39
Fortress Baptist Academy of Tuban, Inc.	Private	72	Not reported	Not reported
Idong Elementary School	Public	203	7	9
Inawayan Elementary School	Public	1,296	35	36
Inawayan National High School	Public	1,400	57	45
Isum Children Christian School, Inc.	Private	59	Not reported	Not reported
Jose Rizal Elementary School	Public	195	7	8
Kidapawan City Baptist Heritage Academy, Inc.-Lubo Branch	Private	23	Not reported	Not reported
Langan Elementary School	Public	118	7	7
Loay Elementary School	Public	115	8	7
Manuel Francisco C. Ramos Sr. National High School	Public	534	26	6
Marcos P. Saez Elementary School	Public	723	22	13
Matutungan Elementary School	Public	171	7	8
Melilla Elementary School	Public	88	6	8
Patulangon Elementary School	Public	366	14	13
Pogpog Elementary School	Public	406	11	10
Saliducon Elementary School	Public	131	6	9
Santa Cruz Central Elementary School	Public	2,725	90	70
Sibulan Elementary School	Public	353	14	5
Sibulan National High School	Public	275	18	24
Sinoron Elementary School	Public	243	8	8
St. Mary's Academy of Sta. Cruz, Inc.	Private	455	Not reported	Not reported
Sta. Cruz National High School	Public	4,626	138	95
Tagabuli Elementary School	Public	265	11	11
Tibolo Elementary School	Public	230	7	6
Tuban Elementary School	Public	1,116	34	32
Tubison Elementary School	Public	95	7	7
Tudaya Elementary School	Public	157	7	8
Tudaya National High School	Public	220	12	12

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

About this data

15 learners in SY 2024-25 are counted in the totals but not broken down by grade, level or sex, so those charts show at least these numbers.
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 Cruz, Davao del Sur 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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