Schools in Santa Maria, Davao Occidental

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 Maria has the third most learners of the five cities and municipalities in Davao Occidental, and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 40 schools held 13,772 learners, with another 641 in ALS, and its public schools had 656 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.3%, while private schools fell 9.5%.

Of the 36 reporting public schools, 19 (53%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI. Public schools hold 94% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, while private schools hold 6%, against 14% nationally.

Each of the 40 schools is listed on the page with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 40; Up 2 from SY 2023-24; 36 public, 4 private
Community learning centers: 21; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 14,413; Down 434 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 656; Up 30 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 411; Up 6 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Santa Maria has the 3rd most learners of the 5 cities and municipalities in Davao Occidental, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.3% and private schools fell 9.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 6% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Heracleo Casco Memorial National High School (2,677 learners), Jose Timbol Sr. Central Elementary School (1,536 learners) and Basiawan National High School (930 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at L. Payan Integrated School (+5%) and fell most at Sta. Maria National High School (−18%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Colagsing-Tanglad National High School, with 105 learners per classroom.
Of the 36 reporting public schools, 3 (8%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; 4 (11%) have no water, against 2% in Region XI; 19 (53%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 34 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱32.5 million. Across the 34 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,851 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 14,413 learners, 13,772 in schools and 641 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	14,413
In schools	13,772
In community learning centers (ALS)	641
Male	7,302
Female	7,111

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	7,742	71	0	7,813
Junior High School	3,544	503	0	4,047
Senior High School	1,713	199	0	1,912
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	17	17
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	149	149
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	475	475

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	445	443	888
Grade 1	531	504	1,035
Grade 2	548	540	1,088
Grade 3	588	566	1,154
Grade 4	615	627	1,242
Grade 5	582	489	1,071
Grade 6	650	630	1,280
Grade 7	608	559	1,167
Grade 8	463	437	900
Grade 9	467	537	1,004
Grade 10	465	511	976
Grade 11	459	512	971
Grade 12	470	471	941
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	41	14	55
ALS Basic Literacy Program	9	8	17
ALS A&E elementary	89	60	149
ALS A&E secondary	272	203	475
All grades	7,302	7,111	14,413

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	919
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	993
All tracks	1,912

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3	2	5
Elementary	56	63	119
All	59	65	124

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	236	234	470
Elementary	1,651	1,611	3,262
Junior High School	886	933	1,819
Senior High School	317	349	666
All	3,090	3,127	6,217

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	4	2	6

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 40 schools and 21 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	36
Private schools	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	21
All	61

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	28
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	3
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	7
Community learning centers (ALS)	21

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	36
Community learning centers (ALS)	21
Sectarian	4

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 656 teachers and 66 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	656
Non-teaching personnel	66
All personnel	722

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	396
Junior High School	189
Senior High School	71
All teachers	656

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	19.6
Junior High School	18.8
Senior High School	24.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 411 classrooms and 498 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 411
Seats (approximate): 16,448
Toilets: 498
Functional computers: 1,044
Faucets: 860; 759 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	311	67	33
Learners per classroom	24.9	52.9	51.9
Seats (approximate)	10,554	4,246	1,648
Learners per seat	0.7	0.8	1.0
Toilets	337	111	50
Learners per toilet	23.0	31.9	34.3
Functional computers	148	527	369
Learners per computer	52.3	6.7	4.6

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	25	5
Junior High School	8	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	Off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	27	1	2
Junior High School	7	0	1
Senior High School	4	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	13	17
Junior High School	5	3
Senior High School	2	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	112
Male	98
Shared	254
For persons with disabilities	34
All toilets	498

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	759
Without water	101
All faucets	860

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	32
School Garden	29
Playground	28
Temporary Perimeter Fence	27
Offices	19
Exit Gate	18
Clinic	13
Library/Learning Resource Center	13
Covered Court	12
Conference Room	10
Faculty Room	10
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Canteen	7
Gymnasium	7
Computer Room	6
Solar Panel	6
Supply Room	6
Data File Room/Records Room	5
Home Economic Room	5
Paved Pathway	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Youth Development Center	2
Flood Marker	1
Roofing	1
Science Laboratory	1

List of schools

Every school in Santa Maria, Davao Occidental in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Santa Maria, Davao Occidental: 40 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Agro Industrial Foundation College of the Phil.	Private	225	Not reported	Not reported
Babak Primary School	Public	88	9	7
Basiawan Central Elementary School	Public	843	42	30
Basiawan National High School	Public	930	44	37
Buca Integrated School	Public	393	24	8
Cabalantian Elementary School	Public	227	13	11
Cadaatan Elementary School	Public	277	17	12
Colagsing Elementary School	Public	205	10	6
Colagsing-Tanglad National High School	Public	105	0	1
Datu Daligasao Elementary School	Public	127	8	0
Datu Intan National High School	Public	95	9	0
De Guzman- Zapanta Elementary School	Public	237	14	16
Doña Regina Elementary School	Public	80	8	6
Ernesto V. Bautista Elementary School	Public	156	7	8
Fred L. Maligon Elementary School	Public	71	6	0
Heracleo Casco Memorial National High School	Public	2,677	125	36
Hilario A. Nardo Elementary School	Public	187	9	8
Hilario K. Cernal Elementary School	Public	85	8	8
Holy Cross of Sta. Maria, Inc.	Private	198	Not reported	Not reported
Jose Timbol Sr. Central Elementary School	Public	1,536	49	45
Kidadan Elementary School	Public	167	11	9
Kinilidan Elemetary School	Public	69	8	8
L. Payan Integrated School	Public	307	21	7
Lanete Elementary School	Public	118	8	5
Leonila Limboran Elementary School	Public	37	3	7
Lilan Elementary School	Public	132	9	7
Malalag Tubig Elementary School	Public	161	10	3
Malaygan Elementary School	Public	136	7	6
Mamacao Elementary School	Public	268	13	16
Migsulang Elementary School	Public	78	7	5
Morning Star Academy, Inc.	Private	71	Not reported	Not reported
Pedro Mariscal Elementary School	Public	90	7	7
Pedro Mariscal National High School	Public	648	29	10
Pongpong Elementary School	Public	311	17	14
San Agustin Elementary School	Public	684	27	20
San Antonio Elementary School	Public	247	12	14
San Pedro Elementary School	Public	152	9	7
Sta. Maria Institute, Inc.	Private	279	Not reported	Not reported
Sta. Maria National High School	Public	577	38	8
Tanglad Elementary School	Public	498	18	19

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 Maria, Davao Occidental 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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