Schools in Lucena South District, SDO Lucena City
Summary
Lucena South District, with 17,600 learners in its 18 schools in SY 2024-25, has the second most learners of the four districts in Lucena City and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in its schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.7% and private schools 0.2%.
Public schools hold 90% of its learners against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 10% against 14% nationally. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Dalahican Elementary School with 3,590 learners, Cotta National High School with 1,544 and Lucena South I Elementary School with 1,338.
All of the 13 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet. Talao-Talao Elementary School has the most crowded public classrooms, at one classroom for every 57 learners. Next, the 18 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.
- Schools
- 18
- No change from SY 2023-24
- 13 public, 5 private
- Learners
- 17,600
- Down 447 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 518
- Down 11 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 376
- Down 13 from SY 2023-24
Key findings
For SY 2024-25 and all schools, whatever is chosen above.
- Lucena South District has the 2nd most learners of the 4 districts in Lucena City, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
- Enrollment in schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.7% and private schools fell 0.2%.
- Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 10% in private schools (14% nationally).
- Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Dalahican Elementary School (3,590 learners), Cotta National High School (1,544 learners) and Lucena South I Elementary School (1,338 learners).
- Enrollment grew fastest at Calayan Educational Foundation, Inc. (+4%) and fell most at Holy Rosary Catholic School (−12%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
- The most crowded public classrooms are at Talao-Talao Elementary School, with 57 learners per classroom.
- Of the 13 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
- The 13 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱23.7 million. Across the 13 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,262 for each learner.
Learners
SY 2024-25: 17,600 learners.
| Learners | Number |
|---|---|
| All learners | 17,600 |
| Male | 9,037 |
| Female | 8,563 |
| Level | Public schools | Private schools | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 10,847 | 711 | 11,558 |
| Junior High School | 4,222 | 552 | 4,774 |
| Senior High School | 819 | 449 | 1,268 |
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 813 | 756 | 1,569 |
| Grade 1 | 862 | 858 | 1,720 |
| Grade 2 | 953 | 847 | 1,800 |
| Grade 3 | 885 | 780 | 1,665 |
| Grade 4 | 858 | 790 | 1,648 |
| Grade 5 | 742 | 723 | 1,465 |
| Grade 6 | 831 | 814 | 1,645 |
| Grade 7 | 694 | 624 | 1,318 |
| Grade 8 | 543 | 521 | 1,064 |
| Grade 9 | 588 | 589 | 1,177 |
| Grade 10 | 597 | 612 | 1,209 |
| Grade 11 | 320 | 310 | 630 |
| Grade 12 | 321 | 317 | 638 |
| Special needs, non-graded (elementary) | 26 | 20 | 46 |
| Special needs, non-graded (junior high) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| All grades | 9,037 | 8,563 | 17,600 |
| Track | Learners |
|---|---|
| Academic | 833 |
| Technical-Vocational-Livelihood | 435 |
| All tracks | 1,268 |
| Level | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Elementary | 25 | 35 | 60 |
| All | 33 | 41 | 74 |
| Level | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 19 | 39 |
| Elementary | 67 | 72 | 139 |
| Junior High School | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Senior High School | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| All | 92 | 100 | 192 |
| Program | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open High School Program | 33 | 20 | 53 |
| Other School-Initiated Intervention | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| All | 36 | 21 | 57 |
Schools and community learning centers
SY 2024-25: 18 schools.
| Sector | Number |
|---|---|
| Public schools | 13 |
| Private schools | 5 |
| All | 18 |
| Offering | Number |
|---|---|
| Elementary only | 11 |
| Elementary and junior high (K to 10) | 1 |
| Kindergarten to Grade 12 | 3 |
| Junior and senior high | 3 |
| Subclassification | Number |
|---|---|
| DepEd managed | 13 |
| Non-sectarian | 3 |
| Sectarian | 2 |
DepEd's public report has staff and facilities data for public schools only.
School personnel
SY 2024-25: 518 teachers and 53 non-teaching personnel in public schools.
| Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Teachers | 518 |
| Non-teaching personnel | 53 |
| All personnel | 571 |
| Level | Teachers |
|---|---|
| Elementary | 328 |
| Junior High School | 148 |
| Senior High School | 42 |
| All teachers | 518 |
| Level | Learners per teacher |
|---|---|
| Elementary | 33.1 |
| Junior High School | 28.5 |
| Senior High School | 19.5 |
School resources
SY 2024-25: 376 classrooms and 427 toilets in public schools.
- Classrooms
- 376
- Seats (approximate)
- 11,814
- Toilets
- 427
- Functional computers
- 838
- Faucets
- 717
- 637 with water
| Measure | Elementary | Junior High School | Senior High School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classrooms | 238 | 114 | 24 |
| Learners per classroom | 45.6 | 37.0 | 34.1 |
| Seats (approximate) | 7,659 | 3,348 | 807 |
| Learners per seat | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Toilets | 232 | 163 | 32 |
| Learners per toilet | 46.8 | 25.9 | 25.6 |
| Functional computers | 116 | 222 | 500 |
| Learners per computer | 93.5 | 19.0 | 1.6 |
| Level | With water supply | Without |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 10 | 0 |
| Junior High School | 3 | 0 |
| Senior High School | 3 | 0 |
| Level | Grid supply | Grid and off-grid supply |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 9 | 1 |
| Junior High School | 3 | 0 |
| Senior High School | 3 | 0 |
| Level | With internet access | Without |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 10 | 0 |
| Junior High School | 3 | 0 |
| Senior High School | 3 | 0 |
| Type | Toilets |
|---|---|
| Female | 135 |
| Male | 95 |
| Shared | 172 |
| For persons with disabilities | 25 |
| All toilets | 427 |
| Faucets | Number |
|---|---|
| With water | 637 |
| Without water | 80 |
| All faucets | 717 |
| Facility | Schools |
|---|---|
| Entrance Gate | 13 |
| Exit Gate | 13 |
| School Garden | 13 |
| Computer Room | 11 |
| Offices | 11 |
| Permanent Perimeter Fence | 10 |
| Covered Court | 9 |
| Library/Learning Resource Center | 8 |
| Temporary Perimeter Fence | 8 |
| Canteen | 7 |
| Paved Pathway | 7 |
| Playground | 6 |
| Data File Room/Records Room | 5 |
| Clinic | 4 |
| Solar Panel | 4 |
| Supply Room | 3 |
| Conference Room | 2 |
| Home Economic Room | 2 |
| Science Laboratory | 2 |
| Bike Rack | 1 |
| Industrial Arts Room | 1 |
| Roofing | 1 |
| Student Co-Curricular Center | 1 |
List of schools
Every school in Lucena South District, SDO Lucena City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.
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 Lucena South District, SDO Lucena City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.
Each school year's figures for Lucena South District, SDO Lucena 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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