Schools in Sta. Cruz South, SDO 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

Sta. Cruz South has the most learners of the 14 districts in Davao del Sur, and the most learners per teacher in its public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 19 schools held 14,361 learners, with 464 teachers in its public schools. Enrollment in its schools fell 1.3% from SY 2023-24, leaving out ALS; public schools fell 1.4%, while private schools grew 2.3%. Of its learners in schools, 96% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 4% in private schools, against 14% nationally.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Manuel Francisco C. Ramos Sr. National High School, where there is one classroom for every 89 learners. Next, the schools are listed one by one with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 19; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public, 3 private
Learners: 14,361; Down 183 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 464; Down 8 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 370; Up 12 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Sta. Cruz South has the most learners of the 14 districts in Davao del Sur, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.4% and private schools grew 2.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 4% 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 Apolinar Franco Sr. Elementary School (1,221 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Loay Elementary School (+10%) and fell most at Ciriaco G. Godoy Elementary School (−10%), 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 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (6%) has no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱23.9 million. Across the 16 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,320 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 14,361 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	14,361
Male	7,171
Female	7,190

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	7,817	76	7,893
Junior High School	4,161	366	4,527
Senior High School	1,846	95	1,941

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	488	411	899
Grade 1	564	549	1,113
Grade 2	635	585	1,220
Grade 3	624	597	1,221
Grade 4	529	517	1,046
Grade 5	552	518	1,070
Grade 6	633	623	1,256
Grade 7	679	644	1,323
Grade 8	506	544	1,050
Grade 9	474	562	1,036
Grade 10	513	605	1,118
Grade 11	512	520	1,032
Grade 12	419	490	909
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	43	25	68
All grades	7,171	7,190	14,361

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,016
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	925
All tracks	1,941

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	67	70	137
Junior High School	0	2	2
All	67	72	139

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	27	36	63
Elementary	263	238	501
Junior High School	88	98	186
Senior High School	30	52	82
All	408	424	832

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	0	1	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 19 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	16
Private schools	3
All	19

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	16
Non-sectarian	2
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 464 teachers and 40 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	464
Non-teaching personnel	40
All personnel	504

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	272
Junior High School	142
Senior High School	50
All teachers	464

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	28.7
Junior High School	29.3
Senior High School	36.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 370 classrooms and 387 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 370
Seats (approximate): 8,305
Toilets: 387
Functional computers: 660
Faucets: 760; 615 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	245	86	39
Learners per classroom	31.9	48.4	47.3
Seats (approximate)	4,353	2,630	1,322
Learners per seat	1.8	1.6	1.4
Toilets	279	77	31
Learners per toilet	28.0	54.0	59.6
Functional computers	393	137	130
Learners per computer	19.9	30.4	14.2

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	13	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	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	13
Junior High School	3
Senior High School	2

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	12	1
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	41
Male	38
Shared	294
For persons with disabilities	14
All toilets	387

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	615
Without water	145
All faucets	760

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	16
Exit Gate	15
School Garden	15
Covered Court	13
Offices	13
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Computer Room	6
Playground	6
Clinic	5
Faculty Room	5
Home Economic Room	5
Solar Panel	5
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Gymnasium	2
Paved Pathway	2
Science Laboratory	2
Supply Room	2
Canteen	1
Conference Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Roofing	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Sta. Cruz South, SDO Davao del Sur: 19 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Agripina Elementary School	Public	756	25	23
Anastacio G. Canda Elementary School	Public	489	17	16
Apolinar Franco Sr. Elementary School	Public	1,221	38	33
Bato National High School	Public	847	28	24
Cavite Bible Baptist Academy - Astorga Branch	Private	10	Not reported	Not reported
Ciriaco G. Godoy Elementary School	Public	131	8	7
Fortress Baptist Academy of Tuban, Inc.	Private	72	Not reported	Not reported
Loay Elementary School	Public	115	8	7
Manuel Francisco C. Ramos Sr. National High School	Public	534	26	6
Matutungan Elementary School	Public	171	7	8
Melilla Elementary School	Public	88	6	8
Patulangon Elementary School	Public	366	14	13
Saliducon Elementary School	Public	131	6	9
Santa Cruz Central Elementary School	Public	2,725	90	70
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
Tuban Elementary School	Public	1,116	34	32

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.

The figures for Sta. Cruz South, SDO Davao del Sur exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Sta. Cruz South, SDO 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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