Schools in Lapaz, SDO Iloilo City

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

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

Summary

Lapaz has the fourth most learners of the seven districts in Iloilo City, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 26 schools held 12,502 learners, and its public schools had 351 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 6.8% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.7%, private schools fell 21.0%, while SUC and LUC schools grew 2.6%.

Public schools hold 75% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally; private schools hold 17%, against 14% nationally, and SUC and LUC schools 7%, against 1%. La Paz National High School is both the largest school, with 3,831 learners, and the most crowded public classrooms, at 48 learners per classroom. The page breaks the figures down by sector and level, in charts and tables.

Schools: 26; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 7 public, 17 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Learners: 12,502; Down 915 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 351; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 285; Down 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Lapaz has the 4th most learners of the 7 districts in Iloilo City, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 6.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.7%, private schools fell 21.0% and SUC and LUC schools grew 2.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 75% are in public schools (85% nationally), 17% in private schools (14% nationally) and 7% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are La Paz National High School (3,831 learners), La Paz Elementary School I (1,607 learners) and Ticud Elementary School (1,172 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at St. Mary's Academy of Iloilo City, Inc. (+34%) and fell most at St. Therese-MTC Colleges-Jalandoni (−17%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at La Paz National High School, with 48 learners per classroom.
Of the 7 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 7 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱14.8 million. Across the 6 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,362 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 12,502 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	12,502
Male	6,652
Female	5,827
Not broken down by sex	23

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 23 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Total
Elementary	5,417	1,057	316	6,790
Junior High School	2,896	401	554	3,851
Senior High School	1,110	683	45	1,838

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 23 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	401	385	786
Grade 1	464	407	871
Grade 2	506	442	948
Grade 3	527	482	1,009
Grade 4	568	520	1,088
Grade 5	512	459	971
Grade 6	547	487	1,034
Grade 7	530	432	962
Grade 8	482	397	879
Grade 9	541	469	1,010
Grade 10	492	498	990
Grade 11	505	410	915
Grade 12	514	409	923
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	57	26	83
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	6	4	10
Broken down by grade	6,652	5,827	12,479

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,350
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	498
All tracks	1,848

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3	3	6
Elementary	14	23	37
All	17	26	43

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	3	3	6
Junior High School	2	4	6
Senior High School	1	1	2
All	6	8	14

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

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 26 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	7
Private schools	17
SUCs and LUCs	2
All	26

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	12
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	5
Kindergarten to Grade 12	4
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	2
Senior high only	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Non-sectarian	13
DepEd managed	7
Sectarian	4
State universities and colleges	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 351 teachers and 38 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	351
Non-teaching personnel	38
All personnel	389

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	198
Junior High School	122
Senior High School	31
All teachers	351

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	27.4
Junior High School	23.7
Senior High School	35.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 285 classrooms and 368 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 285
Seats (approximate): 9,241
Toilets: 368
Functional computers: 569
Faucets: 848; 814 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	196	66	23
Learners per classroom	27.6	43.9	48.3
Seats (approximate)	4,891	3,119	1,231
Learners per seat	1.1	0.9	0.9
Toilets	259	81	28
Learners per toilet	20.9	35.8	39.6
Functional computers	263	197	109
Learners per computer	20.6	14.7	10.2

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	6	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	4	2
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	0
Junior High School	1	1
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	53
Male	49
Shared	248
For persons with disabilities	18
All toilets	368

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	814
Without water	34
All faucets	848

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	7
Offices	7
Covered Court	6
Exit Gate	6
Permanent Perimeter Fence	6
Computer Room	5
School Garden	5
Canteen	4
Clinic	4
Home Economic Room	4
Industrial Arts Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Solar Panel	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Paved Pathway	3
Conference Room	2
Playground	2
Temporary Perimeter Fence	2
Faculty Room	1
Gymnasium	1
Science Laboratory	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Lapaz, SDO Iloilo City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Lapaz, SDO Iloilo City: 27 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Baptist Center Christian School of Iloilo City, Inc.	Private	86	Not reported	Not reported
Children's Explore Learning Center Iloilo, Inc.	Private	99	Not reported	Not reported
Excellence Christian Education of La Paz	Private	84	Not reported	Not reported
Graciano Lopez Jaena Elementary School	Public	936	35	39
Hua Siong College of Iloilo, Inc.	Private	1	Not reported	Not reported
Iloilo Science and Technology University	SUC or LUC	387	Not reported	Not reported
La Paz Adventist School, Inc.	Private	53	Not reported	Not reported
La Paz Elementary School I	Public	1,607	57	53
La Paz Elementary School II	Public	519	24	24
La Paz National High School	Public	3,831	151	79
N. J. Ingore Elementary School	Public	794	24	26
Nabitasan Integrated School	Public	564	20	24
PAREF Westbridge School, Inc.	Private	276	Not reported	Not reported
PAREF-Ridgefield School, Iloilo	Private	46	Not reported	Not reported
Philippine American Progress School Inc.	Private	125	Not reported	Not reported
Riverview Adventist Academy, Inc.	Private	109	Not reported	Not reported
San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic School - Bliss, Inc.	Private	110	Not reported	Not reported
Santa Clarita International School, Inc.	Private	198	Not reported	Not reported
St. Augustine School of Nursing-Iloilo City	Private	68	Not reported	Not reported
St. Clement Hofbauer Learning Center, Inc.	Private	33	Not reported	Not reported
St. Mary's Academy of Iloilo City, Inc.	Private	227	Not reported	Not reported
St. Therese-MTC Colleges-Jalandoni	Private	115	Not reported	Not reported
St. Warren's Scholastic Academy, Inc.	Private	112	Not reported	Not reported
Ticud Elementary School	Public	1,172	40	40
Vasquez Felsan Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	60	Not reported	Not reported
West Visayas State University - Integrated Laboratory School	SUC or LUC	528	Not reported	Not reported
Western Institute of Technology	Private	422	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

23 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 Lapaz, SDO Iloilo City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Lapaz, SDO Iloilo City 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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