Schools in Masbate South District 1, SDO 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 South District 1 holds 6,109 learners in its eight schools in SY 2024-25, the second most of the four districts in Masbate City. It also has the most learners per teacher in public schools, with 204 public teachers in SY 2024-25. Enrollment in schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 4.1%, while private schools grew 2.8%.

Public schools hold 96% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 4%, against 14% nationally. The most crowded public classrooms are at Usab High School, with 48 learners per classroom.

The page lists the eight schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 8; No change from SY 2023-24; 5 public, 3 private
Learners: 6,109; Down 245 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 204; Down 10 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 169; Up 5 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Masbate South District 1 has the 2nd most learners of the 4 districts in Masbate City, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.1% and private schools grew 2.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 4% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Jose Zurbito Sr. Elementary School (2,990 learners), Usab High School (813 learners) and Tugbo Elementary School (631 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Usab High School, with 48 learners per classroom.
Of the 5 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 5 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱8.7 million. Across the 5 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,340 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 6,109 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	6,109
Male	3,098
Female	3,011

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	5,076	174	5,250
Junior High School	588	0	588
Senior High School	225	46	271

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	284	284	568
Grade 1	380	327	707
Grade 2	382	381	763
Grade 3	403	418	821
Grade 4	376	354	730
Grade 5	398	370	768
Grade 6	416	398	814
Grade 7	78	87	165
Grade 8	63	57	120
Grade 9	47	74	121
Grade 10	84	98	182
Grade 11	76	72	148
Grade 12	66	57	123
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	45	34	79
All grades	3,098	3,011	6,109

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	155
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	116
All tracks	271

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

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: 8 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	5
Private schools	3
All	8

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	6
Junior and senior high	1
Senior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	5
Non-sectarian	2
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 204 teachers and 17 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	204
Non-teaching personnel	17
All personnel	221

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	169
Junior High School	28
Senior High School	7
All teachers	204

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	30.0
Junior High School	21.0
Senior High School	32.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 169 classrooms and 277 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 169
Seats (approximate): 5,772
Toilets: 277
Functional computers: 172
Faucets: 480; 416 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	152	12	5
Learners per classroom	33.4	49.0	45.0
Seats (approximate)	5,395	273	104
Learners per seat	0.9	2.2	2.2
Toilets	251	19	7
Learners per toilet	20.2	31.0	32.1
Functional computers	109	63	Not reported
Learners per computer	46.6	9.3	Not reported

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	4	0
Junior High School	1	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
Elementary	4
Junior High School	1
Senior High School	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	4	0
Junior High School	1	0
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	18
Male	20
Shared	232
For persons with disabilities	7
All toilets	277

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	416
Without water	64
All faucets	480

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Computer Room	5
Entrance Gate	5
Exit Gate	5
Permanent Perimeter Fence	5
Paved Pathway	4
School Garden	4
Temporary Perimeter Fence	3
Clinic	2
Covered Court	2
Faculty Room	2
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Playground	2
Roofing	2
Supply Room	2
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Gymnasium	1
Offices	1

List of schools

Every school in Masbate South District 1, SDO Masbate City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Masbate South District 1, SDO Masbate City: 8 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Escuela de Bhea Maris	Private	3	Not reported	Not reported
F. Magallanes Elementary School	Public	216	8	6
Jose Zurbito Sr. Elementary School	Public	2,990	100	91
Masbate Central Technical Institute	Private	46	Not reported	Not reported
Nursery Elementary School	Public	1,239	40	33
Sacro Costato School	Private	171	Not reported	Not reported
Tugbo Elementary School	Public	631	21	22
Usab High School	Public	813	35	17

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 Masbate South District 1, SDO Masbate City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Masbate South District 1, SDO 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

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