Schools Division of Masbate 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

Masbate City has the 12th most learners of the 13 schools divisions in Region V, but the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 58 schools held 33,535 learners in schools, with another 1,802 in ALS, and its public schools had 1,166 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.4% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, while public schools fell 3.4% and private schools fell 3.6%.

Of the 45 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, and four, or 9%, have no internet, against 39% in Region V. The 43 public schools with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱60.3 million.

The page lists its four districts, and it shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 58; Up 2 from SY 2023-24; 45 public, 13 private
Community learning centers: 29; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 35,337; Down 1,276 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 1,166; Up 68 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 850; Up 27 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Masbate City has the 12th most learners of the 13 schools divisions in Region V, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.4% and private schools fell 3.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 85% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 15% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Jose Zurbito Sr. Elementary School (2,990 learners), Osmeña Colleges (2,948 learners) and Amancio Aguilar Elementary School (1,094 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Snappy's Kiddie School, Inc. (+20%) and fell most at Masbate Colleges Inc. - Masbate (−21%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Batuhan East Elementary School, with 55 learners per classroom.
Of the 45 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 4 (9%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 43 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱60.3 million. Across the 43 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,758 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 35,337 learners, 33,535 in schools and 1,802 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	35,337
In schools	33,535
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,802
Male	17,661
Female	17,598
Not broken down by sex	78

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 78 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	16,288	1,639	0	17,927
Junior High School	8,043	1,893	0	9,936
Senior High School	4,224	1,370	0	5,594
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	27	27
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	414	414
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,361	1,361

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 78 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,272	1,177	2,449
Grade 1	1,320	1,155	2,475
Grade 2	1,342	1,229	2,571
Grade 3	1,413	1,309	2,722
Grade 4	1,282	1,181	2,463
Grade 5	1,343	1,220	2,563
Grade 6	1,315	1,290	2,605
Grade 7	1,450	1,360	2,810
Grade 8	1,171	1,144	2,315
Grade 9	1,148	1,249	2,397
Grade 10	1,137	1,277	2,414
Grade 11	1,229	1,546	2,775
Grade 12	1,250	1,569	2,819
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	45	34	79
ALS Basic Literacy Program	15	12	27
ALS A&E elementary	236	178	414
ALS A&E secondary	693	668	1,361
Broken down by grade	17,661	17,598	35,259

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	4,487
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,161
All tracks	5,648

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3	0	3
Elementary	3	8	11
All	6	8	14

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

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: 58 schools and 29 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	45
Private schools	13
Community learning centers (ALS)	29
All	87

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	39
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	4
Kindergarten to Grade 12	4
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	8
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	29

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	45
Community learning centers (ALS)	29
Non-sectarian	8
Sectarian	5

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 1,166 teachers and 131 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	1,166
Non-teaching personnel	131
All personnel	1,297

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	608
Junior High School	381
Senior High School	177
All teachers	1,166

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	26.8
Junior High School	21.1
Senior High School	23.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 850 classrooms and 992 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 850
Seats (approximate): 24,129
Toilets: 992
Functional computers: 1,266
Faucets: 2,161; 1,899 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	520	214	116
Learners per classroom	31.3	37.6	36.4
Seats (approximate)	14,793	6,304	3,032
Learners per seat	1.1	1.3	1.4
Toilets	629	239	124
Learners per toilet	25.9	33.7	34.1
Functional computers	646	552	68
Learners per computer	25.2	14.6	62.1

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	36	0
Junior High School	12	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	34	1	1
Junior High School	9	0	3
Senior High School	7	0	1

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	33	3
Junior High School	11	1
Senior High School	7	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	187
Male	172
Shared	583
For persons with disabilities	50
All toilets	992

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	1,899
Without water	262
All faucets	2,161

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	44
School Garden	42
Temporary Perimeter Fence	38
Exit Gate	35
Paved Pathway	33
Permanent Perimeter Fence	27
Playground	27
Computer Room	22
Offices	12
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Clinic	9
Faculty Room	9
Covered Court	6
Science Laboratory	6
Supply Room	5
Solar Panel	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Home Economic Room	3
Roofing	3
Gymnasium	2
Bike Rack	1
Canteen	1
Conference Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Museum	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

Districts

4 districts, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Districts in SDO Masbate City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Masbaste North District 1	23	17,405	577	22.2
Masbaste North District 2	15	4,213	158	26.2
Masbate South District 1	8	6,109	204	28.9
Masbate South District 2	12	5,808	227	25.6

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

About this data

78 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.

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for the Schools Division of Masbate 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

Report a correction to the figures for the Schools Division of Masbate City