Schools in Palanas North, SDO Masbate

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

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

Summary

Palanas North has the 24th most learners of the 32 districts in Masbate, and the 31st most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 18 schools held 4,827 learners, and enrollment in schools fell 6.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted. Public schools account for 93% of its learners, against 85% nationally, and private schools for 7%, against 14%.

Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, but 10, or 63%, have no internet, against 39% in Region V. Next, the 18 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 18; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public, 2 private
Learners: 4,827; Down 321 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 267; Down 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 198; Up 7 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Palanas North has the 24th most learners of the 32 districts in Masbate, and the 31st most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 6.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 6.2% and private schools fell 6.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 7% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Rondina-Atendido National High School (902 learners), Maravilla National High School (638 learners) and Palanas North CS (622 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Bibiano A. Avenir Parina Integrated School (+1%) and fell most at Salvacion High School (−18%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Malibas Elementary School, with 35 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 10 (63%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱14.6 million. Across the 15 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,584 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 4,827 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	4,827
Male	2,339
Female	2,476
Not broken down by sex	12

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 12 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	2,056	15	2,071
Junior High School	1,776	199	1,975
Senior High School	673	96	769

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 12 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	121	133	254
Grade 1	145	153	298
Grade 2	143	149	292
Grade 3	160	128	288
Grade 4	152	148	300
Grade 5	175	142	317
Grade 6	143	172	315
Grade 7	281	299	580
Grade 8	246	237	483
Grade 9	207	233	440
Grade 10	219	253	472
Grade 11	198	204	402
Grade 12	145	222	367
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	4	3	7
Broken down by grade	2,339	2,476	4,815

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	629
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	140
All tracks	769

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Junior High School	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 18 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	16
Private schools	2
All	18

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	11
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior and senior high	6

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	16
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 267 teachers and 29 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	267
Non-teaching personnel	29
All personnel	296

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	122
Junior High School	112
Senior High School	33
All teachers	267

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	16.9
Junior High School	15.9
Senior High School	20.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 198 classrooms and 290 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 198
Seats (approximate): 4,792
Toilets: 290
Functional computers: 361
Faucets: 1,043; 858 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	99	71	28
Learners per classroom	20.8	25.0	24.0
Seats (approximate)	2,283	1,318	1,191
Learners per seat	0.9	1.4	0.6
Toilets	144	104	42
Learners per toilet	14.3	17.1	16.0
Functional computers	96	194	71
Learners per computer	21.4	9.2	9.5

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	6	0
Senior High School	5	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	8	3	0
Junior High School	2	3	1
Senior High School	3	2	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	3	8
Junior High School	3	3
Senior High School	3	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	114
Male	84
Shared	71
For persons with disabilities	21
All toilets	290

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	858
Without water	185
All faucets	1,043

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	16
Playground	16
Temporary Perimeter Fence	16
School Garden	15
Computer Room	11
Offices	9
Paved Pathway	8
Clinic	7
Exit Gate	7
Home Economic Room	6
Solar Panel	6
Library/Learning Resource Center	5
Roofing	5
Conference Room	4
Canteen	2
Flood Marker	2
Science Laboratory	2
Supply Room	2
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Faculty Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Palanas North, SDO Masbate in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Palanas North, SDO Masbate: 18 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
ALEJANDRA B. TAMBAGO High School	Public	273	21	14
Bibiano A. Avenir Parina Integrated School	Public	175	10	8
Bontod Elementary School	Public	167	10	9
Buenasuerte Elementary School	Public	91	7	7
Holy Name Academy	Private	307	Not reported	Not reported
Jose A. Abenir Sr. Elementary School	Public	99	8	7
Malibas Elementary School	Public	246	13	7
Maravilla National High School	Public	638	29	20
Palanas National Agriculture High School	Public	458	30	18
Palanas North CS	Public	622	31	27
Pedro A. Basas Elementary School	Public	208	9	9
Rondina-Atendido National High School	Public	902	51	33
Salvacion High School	Public	124	12	14
San Antonio Elementary School	Public	46	7	5
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	101	7	5
San Mariano Elementary School	Public	50	5	3
St. John Marie Vianney Diocesan School	Private	15	Not reported	Not reported
Sta. Cruz Elementary School	Public	305	17	12

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

About this data

12 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 Palanas North, SDO Masbate exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Palanas North, SDO Masbate 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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