Schools in Palanas South, 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 South has the 32nd most learners of the 32 districts in Masbate, and the 32nd most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 16 schools held 2,451 learners and 154 public teachers, and enrollment in schools fell 4.9% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Of the reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, but 14, or 88%, have no internet, against 39% in Region V. The most crowded public classrooms are at San Carlos Elem. School, with 30 learners per classroom.

Each of its schools is listed with learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are shown by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 16; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public
Learners: 2,451; Down 127 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 154; No change from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 140; No change from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Palanas South has the 32nd most learners of the 32 districts in Masbate, and the 32nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are Nabangig Central School (591 learners), Lucio Atabay Memorial Elementary School (234 learners) and San Carlos High School (208 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Banco Elementary School (+17%) and fell most at Maanahao Elementary School (−9%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at San Carlos Elem. School, with 30 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 14 (88%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱9.9 million. Across the 16 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,675 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,451 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,451
Male	1,222
Female	1,229

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners
Elementary	2,243
Junior High School	141
Senior High School	67

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	141	135	276
Grade 1	173	170	343
Grade 2	158	176	334
Grade 3	169	174	343
Grade 4	153	155	308
Grade 5	159	159	318
Grade 6	154	160	314
Grade 7	25	20	45
Grade 8	19	16	35
Grade 9	16	15	31
Grade 10	17	13	30
Grade 11	15	20	35
Grade 12	19	13	32
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	4	3	7
All grades	1,222	1,229	2,451

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	67
All tracks	67

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	3	7	10

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 16 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	16

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	15
Junior and senior high	1

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

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 154 teachers and 24 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	154
Non-teaching personnel	24
All personnel	178

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	143
Junior High School	7
Senior High School	4
All teachers	154

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	15.7
Junior High School	20.1
Senior High School	16.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 140 classrooms and 222 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 140
Seats (approximate): 3,013
Toilets: 222
Functional computers: 315
Faucets: 528; 445 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	128	8	4
Learners per classroom	17.5	17.6	16.8
Seats (approximate)	2,784	155	74
Learners per seat	0.8	0.9	0.9
Toilets	198	16	8
Learners per toilet	11.3	8.8	8.4
Functional computers	121	46	148
Learners per computer	18.5	3.1	0.5

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	15	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	12	1	2
Junior High School	1	0	0
Senior High School	1	0	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	2	13
Junior High School	0	1
Senior High School	0	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	87
Male	83
Shared	40
For persons with disabilities	12
All toilets	222

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	445
Without water	83
All faucets	528

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	16
Playground	16
School Garden	16
Temporary Perimeter Fence	16
Offices	12
Solar Panel	10
Exit Gate	9
Computer Room	8
Paved Pathway	8
Supply Room	6
Library/Learning Resource Center	5
Canteen	4
Clinic	3
Conference Room	3
Home Economic Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Bike Rack	1
Covered Court	1
Faculty Room	1
Science Laboratory	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Palanas South, SDO Masbate: 16 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Aniano Almanzor Elementary School	65	7	8
Antipolo Elementary School	118	8	7
Apolinario Etang Elementary School	139	8	8
Banco Elementary School	122	7	7
Biga-A Elem. School	90	7	8
Catoogan Elementary School	28	4	3
Lucio Atabay Memorial Elementary School	234	16	11
Maanahao Elementary School	107	7	8
Mabini Elem. School	107	8	9
Malatawan Elem. School	70	6	7
Matugnao Elementary School	123	8	8
Nabangig Central School	591	29	22
Salvacion Elementary School	108	8	5
San Carlos Elem. School	182	9	6
San Carlos High School	208	11	12
Teofilo T. Tambago Elem. School	159	11	11

About this data

The figures for Palanas South, SDO Masbate exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Palanas South, 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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