Schools in Mercedes, SDO Eastern Samar

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Mercedes has the 26th most learners of the 27 districts in Eastern Samar, 1,462 across its 13 schools in SY 2024-25. Enrollment in its schools fell 5.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted. Against its 90 public teachers, it has the 25th most learners per teacher in public schools.

Its largest schools are Mercedes National High School with 686 learners, then Mercedes Central School with 175. The most crowded public classrooms are at San Jose Primary School, with one classroom for every 27 learners. All 13 reporting public schools have electricity and water, but five, or 38%, have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.

The 13 public schools received ₱8.4 million in FY 2025 MOOE. Across the 13 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱4,162 for each learner. The 13 schools are listed here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 13; No change from SY 2023-24; 13 public
Learners: 1,462; Down 80 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 90; Down 2 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 95; Up 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Mercedes has the 26th most learners of the 27 districts in Eastern Samar, and the 25th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 5.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are Mercedes National High School (686 learners), Mercedes Central School (175 learners) and Anuron Elementary School (127 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at San Jose Primary School, with 27 learners per classroom.
Of the 13 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 5 (38%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 13 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱8.4 million. Across the 13 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱4,162 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 1,462 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	1,462
Male	779
Female	666
Not broken down by sex	17

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 17 not broken down by level
Level	Learners
Elementary	711
Junior High School	479
Senior High School	255

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 17 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	45	41	86
Grade 1	54	43	97
Grade 2	52	45	97
Grade 3	45	55	100
Grade 4	61	52	113
Grade 5	61	40	101
Grade 6	57	60	117
Grade 7	65	59	124
Grade 8	58	45	103
Grade 9	56	55	111
Grade 10	73	68	141
Grade 11	88	62	150
Grade 12	64	41	105
Broken down by grade	779	666	1,445

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	163
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	109
All tracks	272

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 13 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	13

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	11
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	13

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 90 teachers and 17 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	90
Non-teaching personnel	17
All personnel	107

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	47
Junior High School	31
Senior High School	12
All teachers	90

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	15.1
Junior High School	15.5
Senior High School	21.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 95 classrooms and 132 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 95
Seats (approximate): 1,547
Toilets: 132
Functional computers: 205
Faucets: 222; 193 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	52	29	14
Learners per classroom	13.7	16.5	18.2
Seats (approximate)	611	639	297
Learners per seat	1.2	0.8	0.9
Toilets	91	29	12
Learners per toilet	7.8	16.5	21.3
Functional computers	53	106	46
Learners per computer	13.4	4.5	5.5

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	11	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	10	1
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	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	6	5
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	0	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	31
Male	33
Shared	62
For persons with disabilities	6
All toilets	132

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	193
Without water	29
All faucets	222

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	12
School Garden	12
Playground	10
Temporary Perimeter Fence	7
Exit Gate	6
Permanent Perimeter Fence	6
Computer Room	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Offices	3
Clinic	2
Home Economic Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Solar Panel	2
Conference Room	1
Covered Court	1
Faculty Room	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Paved Pathway	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Mercedes, SDO Eastern Samar in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Mercedes, SDO Eastern Samar: 13 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Anuron Elementary School	127	6	7
Banuyo Elementary School	51	5	6
Bobon Elementary School	52	5	7
Bobon National High School	65	7	7
Busay Primary School	48	3	4
Cabunga-An Primary School	33	3	3
Cambante Primary School	26	2	2
Mercedes Central School	175	8	8
Mercedes National High School	686	36	36
Niño Jesus Primary School	46	3	0
San Jose Primary School	54	3	2
San Roque Primary School	46	3	3
Sung-An Elementary School	53	6	10

About this data

17 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.

The figures for Mercedes, SDO Eastern Samar exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Mercedes, SDO Eastern Samar 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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