Schools in Murcia I, SDO Negros Occidental

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

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

Summary

Murcia I, SDO Negros Occidental, has the most learners of the 31 districts in Negros Occidental, with 22,355 learners in its 27 schools in SY 2024-25. Its 774 public teachers give it the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.3%, while private schools grew 2.5%.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Murcia National High School, where there is one classroom for every 47 learners. Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, while three (17%) have no internet, against 33% in NIR. The school list that follows gives learners, teachers and classrooms for each school, and the charts and tables break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 27; No change from SY 2023-24; 18 public, 9 private
Learners: 22,355; Down 447 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 774; Up 26 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 575; Up 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Murcia I has the most learners of the 31 districts in Negros Occidental, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.3% and private schools grew 2.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 92% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 8% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Negros Occidental High School (9,246 learners), Murcia National High School (3,319 learners) and Murcia Elementary School (1,345 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Central Philippine Adventist College Elem School (+10%) and fell most at Hda. Puyas Elementary School (−10%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Murcia National High School, with 47 learners per classroom.
Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 3 (17%) have no internet, against 33% in NIR.
The 18 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱38.8 million. Across the 18 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,505 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 22,355 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	22,355
Male	11,017
Female	11,293
Not broken down by sex	45

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 45 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	6,459	605	7,064
Junior High School	9,650	648	10,298
Senior High School	4,506	442	4,948

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 45 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	443	417	860
Grade 1	525	505	1,030
Grade 2	508	462	970
Grade 3	518	479	997
Grade 4	552	458	1,010
Grade 5	554	444	998
Grade 6	542	557	1,099
Grade 7	1,298	1,402	2,700
Grade 8	1,225	1,326	2,551
Grade 9	1,177	1,325	2,502
Grade 10	1,234	1,311	2,545
Grade 11	1,193	1,275	2,468
Grade 12	1,191	1,289	2,480
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	57	43	100
Broken down by grade	11,017	11,293	22,310

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	3,307
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,686
All tracks	4,993

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	1	2
Junior High School	2	12	14
Senior High School	1	9	10
All	4	22	26

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: 27 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	18
Private schools	9
All	27

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	18
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	4
Senior high only	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Non-sectarian	6
Sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 774 teachers and 93 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	774
Non-teaching personnel	93
All personnel	867

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	243
Junior High School	377
Senior High School	154
All teachers	774

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	26.6
Junior High School	25.6
Senior High School	29.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 575 classrooms and 670 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 575
Seats (approximate): 17,790
Toilets: 670
Functional computers: 861
Faucets: 1,726; 1,624 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	242	225	108
Learners per classroom	26.7	42.9	41.7
Seats (approximate)	5,866	8,237	3,687
Learners per seat	1.1	1.2	1.2
Toilets	320	239	111
Learners per toilet	20.2	40.4	40.6
Functional computers	181	317	363
Learners per computer	35.7	30.4	12.4

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	14	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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	14
Junior High School	4
Senior High School	4

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	11	3
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	209
Male	144
Shared	293
For persons with disabilities	24
All toilets	670

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	1,624
Without water	102
All faucets	1,726

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Offices	18
School Garden	18
Entrance Gate	17
Exit Gate	15
Permanent Perimeter Fence	15
Roofing	13
Temporary Perimeter Fence	13
Computer Room	12
Covered Court	12
Paved Pathway	12
Home Economic Room	10
Library/Learning Resource Center	9
Playground	8
Clinic	7
Industrial Arts Room	7
Conference Room	4
Supply Room	4
Canteen	3
Science Laboratory	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Faculty Room	2
Bike Rack	1
Solar Panel	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Murcia I, SDO Negros Occidental in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Murcia I, SDO Negros Occidental: 27 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Alegria Elementary School	Public	650	21	19
B.R. Dela Rama Elementary School	Public	342	15	17
Barangay Alegria National High School	Public	684	27	17
Benjamin H. Jalandoni Sr. Elementary School (Buenavista ES)	Public	305	13	12
Cansilayan Elementary School	Public	835	31	32
Cansilayan Farm School	Public	952	41	29
Central Philippine Adventist College	Private	257	Not reported	Not reported
Central Philippine Adventist College Elem School	Private	215	Not reported	Not reported
Dizon-Saison Elementary School	Public	356	12	12
Don A. R. Montelibano Elementary School	Public	408	16	19
Dreamland Christian School of Murcia	Private	271	Not reported	Not reported
Gov. V. Gatuslao Elementary School	Public	184	8	9
Hda. Puyas Elementary School	Public	206	8	7
La Consolacion College - Murcia, Negros Occidental	Private	46	Not reported	Not reported
La Consolacion College of Murcia, Inc.	Private	426	Not reported	Not reported
Marañon Elementary School	Public	225	10	10
Murcia Achievers Preschool, Inc.	Private	55	Not reported	Not reported
Murcia CRC Preparatory School, Inc.	Private	3	Not reported	Not reported
Murcia East Elementary School	Public	418	16	18
Murcia Elementary School	Public	1,345	51	49
Murcia National High School	Public	3,319	118	71
Murcia Open Bible Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	417	Not reported	Not reported
Negros Occidental High School	Public	9,246	345	216
Scoula Figlie Di Immacolata, Inc.	Private	5	Not reported	Not reported
Smile Village Elementary School	Public	519	17	15
Sta. Cruz Elementary School	Public	492	17	17
Tumpok Elementary School	Public	174	8	6

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

About this data

45 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 Murcia I, SDO Negros Occidental exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Murcia I, SDO Negros Occidental 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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