Schools in Argao I, SDO 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

Argao I has the 21st most learners of the 55 districts in Cebu, and the 44th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 34 schools held 12,165 learners in schools and 548 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 4.6% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.7% and private schools fell 2.2%.

Of its learners in schools, 94% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 6% are in private schools, against 14%. All of its 30 reporting public schools have electricity and water, but five, or 17%, have no internet, against 14% in Region VII.

The figures are broken down by sector and level, and the school list gives each school's learners, teachers and classrooms.

Schools: 34; No change from SY 2023-24; 30 public, 4 private
Learners: 12,165; Down 582 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 548; Down 5 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 416; Down 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Argao I has the 21st most learners of the 55 districts in Cebu, and the 44th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.7% and private schools fell 2.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 6% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Argao National High School (3,586 learners), Argao I Central Elementary School (847 learners) and Talaga National High School (754 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Academia de San Lorenzo Ruiz Protomartir, Inc. (+5%) and fell most at Calagasan National High School (−11%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Tulic Elementary School, with 41 learners per classroom.
Of the 30 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 5 (17%) have no internet, against 14% in Region VII.
The 29 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱30.5 million. Across the 29 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,960 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 12,165 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	12,165
Male	6,321
Female	5,817
Not broken down by sex	27

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 27 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	5,091	345	5,436
Junior High School	4,041	336	4,377
Senior High School	2,270	55	2,325

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 27 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	339	311	650
Grade 1	384	360	744
Grade 2	394	392	786
Grade 3	389	408	797
Grade 4	410	415	825
Grade 5	404	338	742
Grade 6	444	431	875
Grade 7	645	530	1,175
Grade 8	507	440	947
Grade 9	564	494	1,058
Grade 10	606	591	1,197
Grade 11	604	576	1,180
Grade 12	621	524	1,145
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	10	7	17
Broken down by grade	6,321	5,817	12,138

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,361
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	964
All tracks	2,325

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

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	0	2
Junior High School	1	3	4
All	3	3	6

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	81	73	154

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 34 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	30
Private schools	4
All	34

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	24
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	8
Senior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	30
Non-sectarian	3
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 548 teachers and 50 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	548
Non-teaching personnel	50
All personnel	598

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	221
Junior High School	252
Senior High School	75
All teachers	548

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	23.0
Junior High School	16.0
Senior High School	30.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 416 classrooms and 478 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 416
Seats (approximate): 10,677
Toilets: 478
Functional computers: 645
Faucets: 733; 621 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	211	132	73
Learners per classroom	24.1	30.6	31.1
Seats (approximate)	5,595	3,147	1,935
Learners per seat	0.9	1.3	1.2
Toilets	271	136	71
Learners per toilet	18.8	29.7	32.0
Functional computers	146	263	236
Learners per computer	34.9	15.4	9.6

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	22	0
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	8	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	22
Junior High School	7
Senior High School	8

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	18	4
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	6	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	94
Male	112
Shared	245
For persons with disabilities	27
All toilets	478

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	621
Without water	112
All faucets	733

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	28
Entrance Gate	25
Permanent Perimeter Fence	24
Offices	22
Playground	20
Exit Gate	19
Covered Court	18
Computer Room	16
Temporary Perimeter Fence	16
Library/Learning Resource Center	15
Home Economic Room	12
Clinic	8
Faculty Room	8
Supply Room	6
Paved Pathway	5
Conference Room	4
Roofing	3
Science Laboratory	3
Solar Panel	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Canteen	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Argao I, SDO Cebu in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Argao I, SDO Cebu: 35 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Academia de San Lorenzo Ruiz Protomartir, Inc.	Private	229	Not reported	Not reported
Academia de San Miguel Arcangel Principe de la Milicia Celestial, Inc.	Private	242	Not reported	Not reported
Argao Center for Science Learning, Inc.	Private	36	Not reported	Not reported
Argao Evangelical Christian School, Inc.	Private	53	Not reported	Not reported
Argao I Central Elementary School	Public	847	36	31
Argao National High School	Public	3,586	136	89
Balisong-Casay Elementary School	Public	338	13	12
Banahao Elementary School	Public	86	5	5
Bogo Elementary School	Public	425	17	17
Bug-Ot Elementary School	Public	83	5	7
Calagasan National High School	Public	237	4	14
Canbantug Elementary School	Public	109	7	5
Canbanua Elementary School	Public	308	11	10
Candolonon Primary School	Public	6	2	1
Cansuje Elementary School	Public	249	8	11
Cansuje National High School - Usmad Ext.	Public	374	6	11
Catang Primary School	Public	43	3	3
Christian Learning Center of Argao, Cebu, Inc.	Private	223	Not reported	Not reported
Conalum Elementary School	Public	71	4	4
Dalas-Ag Primary School	Public	90	5	5
Hilario P. Davide Sr. National High School	Public	902	109	47
Jomgao Elementary School	Public	159	9	8
Langtad Elementary School	Public	484	18	18
Lapay Elementary School	Public	135	8	7
Malacorong Primary School	Public	19	2	2
Mandilikit National High School	Public	217	0	11
Tabayag Elementary School	Public	103	7	8
Talaga Elementary School	Public	388	17	18
Talaga National High School	Public	754	31	21
Talaytay Elementary School	Public	252	9	10
Taloot Stand Alone Senior High School	Public	27	0	0
Tiguib Elementary School	Public	115	7	5
Tulic Elementary School	Public	615	21	15
Usmad Elementary School	Public	166	7	9
Usmad National High School	Public	230	41	12

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

About this data

27 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.

The figures for Argao I, SDO Cebu exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Argao I, SDO 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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