Schools in District Learning Center III, SDO Tacloban 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

District Learning Center III in Tacloban City, with nine schools and 4,554 learners in SY 2024-25, has the sixth most learners of the six districts in Tacloban City, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in its schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24, ALS not counted, as public schools fell 3.2% while private schools grew 24.7%.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Mercyville Elementary School, with 51 learners per classroom. The seven public schools with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱7.7 million, and across the seven with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,294 for each learner.

Its nine schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 9; No change from SY 2023-24; 7 public, 2 private
Learners: 4,554; Down 124 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 182; Up 9 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 143; Up 11 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

District Learning Center III has the 6th most learners of the 6 districts in Tacloban City, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.2% and private schools grew 24.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 3% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Kapangian Central School (1,113 learners), Tacloban National Agricultural School (844 learners) and Palanog Elementary School (743 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Mercyville Elementary School, with 51 learners per classroom.
Of the 7 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 2 (29%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 7 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱7.7 million. Across the 7 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,294 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 4,554 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	4,554
Male	2,388
Female	2,136
Not broken down by sex	30

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 30 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	3,594	56	3,650
Junior High School	669	0	669
Senior High School	147	58	205

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 30 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	237	196	433
Grade 1	255	246	501
Grade 2	260	221	481
Grade 3	281	261	542
Grade 4	300	281	581
Grade 5	286	259	545
Grade 6	276	283	559
Grade 7	112	80	192
Grade 8	102	72	174
Grade 9	80	66	146
Grade 10	86	71	157
Grade 11	65	53	118
Grade 12	41	46	87
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	7	1	8
Broken down by grade	2,388	2,136	4,524

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	119
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	116
All tracks	235

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	1	3

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 9 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	7
Private schools	2
All	9

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	7
Junior and senior high	1
Senior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	7
Non-sectarian	1
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 182 teachers and 19 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	182
Non-teaching personnel	19
All personnel	201

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	132
Junior High School	31
Senior High School	19
All teachers	182

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	27.2
Junior High School	21.6
Senior High School	7.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 143 classrooms and 195 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 143
Seats (approximate): 3,639
Toilets: 195
Functional computers: 402
Faucets: 320; 183 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	113	23	7
Learners per classroom	31.8	29.1	21.0
Seats (approximate)	2,004	1,475	160
Learners per seat	1.8	0.5	0.9
Toilets	119	60	16
Learners per toilet	30.2	11.2	9.2
Functional computers	303	51	48
Learners per computer	11.9	13.1	3.1

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	6	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	6
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	2
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	33
Male	31
Shared	116
For persons with disabilities	15
All toilets	195

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	183
Without water	137
All faucets	320

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	7
Playground	5
School Garden	5
Clinic	4
Covered Court	4
Exit Gate	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Offices	4
Temporary Perimeter Fence	4
Paved Pathway	3
Permanent Perimeter Fence	3
Computer Room	2
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Faculty Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Home Economic Room	1
Roofing	1
Science Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in District Learning Center III, SDO Tacloban City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in District Learning Center III, SDO Tacloban City: 9 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
AMA Computer College - Tacloban City, Inc.	Private	60	Not reported	Not reported
Alpha-Omega Learning Center of Tacloban City Inc.	Private	56	Not reported	Not reported
Basper Elementary School	Public	295	12	11
Kapangian Central School	Public	1,113	39	38
Mercyville Elementary School	Public	563	19	11
Palanog Elementary School	Public	743	29	25
Palanog Resettlement Elementary School	Public	495	18	16
Salvacion Elementary School	Public	385	15	12
Tacloban National Agricultural School	Public	844	50	30

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

About this data

30 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 District Learning Center III, SDO Tacloban City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for District Learning Center III, SDO Tacloban 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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