Monroe M. Joyce Elementary School
School ID 128876 · Public elementary school · Barangay Buguis, Jose Abad Santos (Trinidad), Davao Occidental · Davao Region (Region XI)
Summary
Monroe M. Joyce Elementary School in Buguis has 172 learners and seven teachers in SY 2024-25, so there is one teacher for every 25 learners: more learners per teacher than at 71% of the division's other public elementary schools. Counted per classroom, the figure is also 25 but ranks differently: one classroom for every 25 learners, fewer learners per classroom than at 55% of the 151 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
Enrollment fell 2% to 172 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 5.2%. The nearest public schools with junior high are Mangile National High School at 3.0 km, Harden Joyce Integrated School at 3.2 km and Jose Abad Santos National High School at 8.6 km, measured straight-line.
Next, the page sets the school's ratios against the medians of its division, its region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 172
- Down 4 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 7
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 7
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 24.6
- Up 2.6 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 20.1
- Learners per classroom
- 24.6
- Down 0.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 25.3
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 2% to 172 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 5.2%.
- Tied as the 81st largest of 157 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Davao Occidental.
- Each teacher has 25 learners, more than at 71% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 25 learners, fewer than at 55% of the 151 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱615,000 is less than at 52% of the 155 other public elementary schools in the division with FY 2025 MOOE. In FY 2024 it was ₱304,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,767 for each of the 172 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,878 across the 156 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Mangile National High School (3.0 km), Harden Joyce Integrated School (3.2 km) and Jose Abad Santos National High School (8.6 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 172 learners, down 4 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| All grades | 93 | 79 | 172 |
- 172 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 24.6 learners per teacher is above the Davao Occidental median of 20.1 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 7 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 3 |
| Learners per teacher | 24.6 |
| Davao Occidental division median | 20.1 |
| Davao Region median | 24.6 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 4 |
|---|---|
| Head Teacher IV | 1 |
| Master Teacher I | 1 |
| Security Guard | 1 |
| Teacher II | 1 |
| Teacher III | 1 |
| Utility Worker I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 24.6 learners per classroom is below the Davao Occidental median of 25.3 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 7
- 24.6 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 4
- Seats (approximate)
- 106
- 1.6 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 5
- 34.4 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 0
- 0 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 7
- 24.6 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 5 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 5 |
Other facilities
- Covered Court
- Entrance Gate
- Offices
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱615,000, up ₱311,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱283,000 | ₱283,000 |
| 2024 | ₱304,000 | ₱304,000 |
| 2025 | ₱615,000 | ₱615,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 157 elementary schools in the Davao Occidental division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 24.6 | 20.1 | 71% |
| Learners per classroom | 24.6 | 25.3 | 45% |
| Learners per toilet | 34.4 | 29.5 | 61% |
| Learners per computer | 24.6 | 37.7 | 36% |
Location
Barangay Buguis, Jose Abad Santos (Trinidad), Davao Occidental
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 5.9763137, 125.6855698
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 128876 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked