Schools in Zaragoza, SDO Nueva Ecija

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

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

Summary

Of the 30 districts in Nueva Ecija, Zaragoza has the 12th most learners and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 26 schools held 13,734 learners, and its public schools had 470 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 1.6% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools fell 2.4% and private schools grew 5.7%.

Of the learners in schools, 89% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 11% are in private schools against 14% nationally. Of the 21 reporting public schools, all have electricity, water and internet.

Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Zaragoza National High School with 3,195 learners, Zaragoza Central School with 1,192 and Vincentian Catholic Academy, Inc. with 922. The next section on the page breaks the figures down by sector and level, in charts and tables.

Schools: 26; No change from SY 2023-24; 21 public, 5 private
Learners: 13,734; Down 220 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 470; Up 5 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 334; Down 4 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Zaragoza has the 12th most learners of the 30 districts in Nueva Ecija, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.4% and private schools grew 5.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 89% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 11% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Zaragoza National High School (3,195 learners), Zaragoza Central School (1,192 learners) and Vincentian Catholic Academy, Inc. (922 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Agape Ecumenical School Inc. (+17%) and fell most at Felicidad V. Buendia Elementary School (−18%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at F.B. Mesina Elementary School, with 90 learners per classroom.
Of the 21 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 20 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱25.1 million. Across the 20 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,660 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 13,734 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	13,734
Male	7,067
Female	6,612
Not broken down by sex	55

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 55 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	6,518	851	7,369
Junior High School	3,868	421	4,289
Senior High School	1,734	287	2,021

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 55 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	455	412	867
Grade 1	546	429	975
Grade 2	558	482	1,040
Grade 3	606	532	1,138
Grade 4	588	555	1,143
Grade 5	505	441	946
Grade 6	626	589	1,215
Grade 7	600	629	1,229
Grade 8	453	496	949
Grade 9	482	480	962
Grade 10	589	556	1,145
Grade 11	539	528	1,067
Grade 12	491	463	954
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	26	19	45
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	3	1	4
Broken down by grade	7,067	6,612	13,679

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,618
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	403
All tracks	2,021

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	1	1
Elementary	3	0	3
Junior High School	1	2	3
Senior High School	0	1	1
All	4	4	8

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 26 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	21
Private schools	5
All	26

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	20
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	21
Non-sectarian	4
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 470 teachers and 76 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	470
Non-teaching personnel	76
All personnel	546

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	243
Junior High School	154
Senior High School	73
All teachers	470

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	25.1
Senior High School	23.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 334 classrooms and 388 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 334
Seats (approximate): 10,264
Toilets: 388
Functional computers: 523
Faucets: 781; 749 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	181	105	48
Learners per classroom	36.0	36.8	36.1
Seats (approximate)	5,641	3,460	1,163
Learners per seat	1.2	1.1	1.5
Toilets	257	91	40
Learners per toilet	25.4	42.5	43.4
Functional computers	181	206	136
Learners per computer	36.0	18.8	12.8

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	17	0
Junior High School	5	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	17
Junior High School	5
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	17	0
Junior High School	5	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	36
Male	36
Shared	305
For persons with disabilities	11
All toilets	388

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	749
Without water	32
All faucets	781

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	21
Permanent Perimeter Fence	21
Covered Court	20
Exit Gate	19
Flood Marker	19
Offices	19
School Garden	19
Computer Room	8
Roofing	8
Home Economic Room	7
Paved Pathway	7
Clinic	6
Faculty Room	6
Playground	6
Canteen	5
Library/Learning Resource Center	5
Science Laboratory	4
Conference Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Temporary Perimeter Fence	3
Industrial Arts Room	1
Museum	1
Supply Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Zaragoza, SDO Nueva Ecija in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Zaragoza, SDO Nueva Ecija: 27 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Agape Ecumenical School Inc.	Private	396	Not reported	Not reported
Alyssa Claire Learning Center	Private	71	Not reported	Not reported
Batitang Elementary School	Public	561	18	11
Batitang National High School	Public	564	25	23
Blueridge Christian School	Private	111	Not reported	Not reported
Carmen Elementary School	Public	598	26	18
Carmen National High School	Public	1,116	41	32
Concepcion East Elementary School	Public	202	8	4
Concepcion West Elementary School	Public	283	10	9
Don Cirilo B. Acosta Elementary School	Public	471	15	10
Emilia Belmonte Acosta National High School	Public	782	25	20
F.B. Mesina Elementary School	Public	452	16	5
Felicidad V. Buendia Elementary School	Public	128	8	6
Gen. Luna Elementary School	Public	247	10	4
H. Romero Elementary School	Public	99	1	3
Manaol Elementary School	Public	180	8	7
Mayamot Elementary School	Public	165	8	6
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	872	28	27
Sta. Cruz Elementary School	Public	150	8	3
Sta. Lucia (O) Elementary School	Public	238	9	9
Sta. Lucia (O) Integrated School	Public	237	9	9
Sta. Lucia (Y) Elementary School	Public	294	10	8
Sto. Rosario (Y) Elementary School	Public	387	14	13
Vincentian Catholic Academy, Inc.	Private	922	Not reported	Not reported
Zaragoza Central School	Public	1,192	46	38
Zaragoza Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	59	Not reported	Not reported
Zaragoza National High School	Public	3,195	136	78

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

About this data

55 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 Zaragoza, SDO Nueva Ecija exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Zaragoza, SDO Nueva Ecija 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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