Schools in Santa, Ilocos Sur

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

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

Summary

Santa, Ilocos Sur, has 2,613 learners in its 14 schools in SY 2024-25, which ranks 17th most of the 34 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Sur. Enrollment in its schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 5.8%, while private schools grew 18.1%. Public schools hold 90% of its learners, against 85% nationally, and private schools 10%, against 14%.

Its largest school, Mabilbila Integrated School, has 757 learners and also the most crowded public classrooms, at 26 learners per classroom. Santa Central School follows with 268 learners and Santa High School,Inc. with 254. The page lists its 14 schools with learners, teachers and classrooms, and beneath them the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 14; No change from SY 2023-24; 13 public, 1 private
Learners: 2,613; Down 106 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 135; Down 6 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 148; Up 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Santa has the 17th most learners of the 34 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Sur, and the 22nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 5.8% and private schools grew 18.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 10% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Mabilbila Integrated School (757 learners), Santa Central School (268 learners) and Santa High School,Inc. (254 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Santa High School,Inc. (+18%) and fell most at Rancho Elementary School (−11%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Mabilbila Integrated School, with 26 learners per classroom.
Of the 13 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (8%) has no internet, against 11% in Region I.
The 13 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱9.4 million. Across the 13 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱3,022 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,613 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,613
Male	1,378
Female	1,222
Not broken down by sex	13

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 13 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	1,461	0	1,461
Junior High School	638	145	783
Senior High School	260	96	356

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 13 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	92	71	163
Grade 1	89	81	170
Grade 2	92	104	196
Grade 3	130	101	231
Grade 4	141	122	263
Grade 5	107	94	201
Grade 6	118	119	237
Grade 7	108	101	209
Grade 8	91	78	169
Grade 9	116	86	202
Grade 10	101	102	203
Grade 11	98	93	191
Grade 12	95	70	165
Broken down by grade	1,378	1,222	2,600

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	345
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	11
All tracks	356

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	3	1	4
Junior High School	4	2	6
All	7	3	10

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 14 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	13
Private schools	1
All	14

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	9
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	13
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 135 teachers and 20 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	135
Non-teaching personnel	20
All personnel	155

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	83
Junior High School	39
Senior High School	13
All teachers	135

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	17.6
Junior High School	16.4
Senior High School	20.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 148 classrooms and 304 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 148
Seats (approximate): 2,874
Toilets: 304
Functional computers: 562
Faucets: 679; 679 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	111	27	10
Learners per classroom	13.2	23.6	26.0
Seats (approximate)	2,082	595	197
Learners per seat	0.7	1.1	1.3
Toilets	241	44	19
Learners per toilet	6.1	14.5	13.7
Functional computers	379	119	64
Learners per computer	3.9	5.4	4.1

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	10	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	3	1

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
Elementary	9	1
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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	9	1
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	2	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	89
Male	87
Shared	124
For persons with disabilities	4
All toilets	304

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	679
Without water	0
All faucets	679

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	13
Entrance Gate	12
Canteen	11
Computer Room	11
Exit Gate	10
Home Economic Room	10
Offices	10
Playground	9
Clinic	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	8
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Temporary Perimeter Fence	8
Covered Court	7
Industrial Arts Room	6
Science Laboratory	6
Conference Room	5
Faculty Room	5
Paved Pathway	5
Solar Panel	4
Flood Marker	2
Museum	2
Roofing	2
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Santa, Ilocos Sur in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Santa, Ilocos Sur: 14 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Banaoang Elementary School	Public	179	9	16
Basug Elementary School	Public	139	9	13
Basug National High School	Public	105	12	7
Bucalag-Tabucolan Elementary School	Public	177	9	9
Calungboyan Elementary School	Public	53	5	7
Dammay Elementary School	Public	27	4	5
Mabilbila Integrated School	Public	757	33	29
Nagpanaoan Elementary School	Public	115	9	7
Rancho Elementary School	Public	104	10	11
Rancho National High School	Public	148	10	7
Sacuyya Elementary School	Public	110	7	10
Santa Central School	Public	268	11	19
Santa High School,Inc.	Private	254	Not reported	Not reported
Santa National High School	Public	177	7	8

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

About this data

13 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.

Each school year's figures for Santa, Ilocos Sur 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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