Schools in Santa Cruz, 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 Cruz in Ilocos Sur has the sixth most learners of the 34 cities and municipalities in its province, and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 31 schools held 7,732 learners, with another 105 in ALS, and its public schools had 243 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.6% and private schools fell 3.3%.

Of the learners in schools, 72% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 28% are in private schools against 14% nationally. Of the 26 reporting public schools, all have electricity, water and internet.

The 31 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 31; No change from SY 2023-24; 26 public, 5 private
Community learning centers: 16; Up 8 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 7,837; Down 223 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 243; Down 7 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 229; Up 5 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Santa Cruz has the 6th most learners of the 34 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Sur, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.6% and private schools fell 3.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 72% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 28% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Pascual Rivera Pimentel Memorial Academy (911 learners), Dili National High School (762 learners) and Sta. Cruz Institute, Inc. (759 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Dili National High School (+5%) and fell most at Villa Hermosa Elementary School (−14%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Dili Elementary School, with 41 learners per classroom.
Of the 26 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 26 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱17.7 million. Across the 26 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,897 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,837 learners, 7,732 in schools and 105 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,837
In schools	7,732
In community learning centers (ALS)	105
Male	3,978
Female	3,843
Not broken down by sex	16

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 16 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	4,293	147	0	4,440
Junior High School	889	1,375	0	2,264
Senior High School	355	657	0	1,012
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	1	1
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	11	11
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	93	93

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 16 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	259	263	522
Grade 1	291	273	564
Grade 2	318	295	613
Grade 3	326	300	626
Grade 4	355	365	720
Grade 5	300	275	575
Grade 6	401	389	790
Grade 7	324	293	617
Grade 8	257	244	501
Grade 9	292	290	582
Grade 10	262	302	564
Grade 11	285	276	561
Grade 12	213	238	451
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	17	13	30
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	1	1
ALS A&E elementary	10	1	11
ALS A&E secondary	68	25	93
Broken down by grade	3,978	3,843	7,821

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	921
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	91
All tracks	1,012

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	30	34	64
Elementary	267	241	508
Junior High School	130	120	250
Senior High School	9	9	18
All	436	404	840

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 31 schools and 16 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	26
Private schools	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
All	47

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	25
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	16

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	26
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
Sectarian	5

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 243 teachers and 40 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	243
Non-teaching personnel	40
All personnel	283

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	193
Junior High School	33
Senior High School	17
All teachers	243

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	22.2
Junior High School	26.9
Senior High School	20.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 229 classrooms and 421 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 229
Seats (approximate): 4,260
Toilets: 421
Functional computers: 222
Faucets: 1,232; 1,220 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	191	27	11
Learners per classroom	22.5	32.9	32.3
Seats (approximate)	3,389	628	243
Learners per seat	1.3	1.4	1.5
Toilets	370	36	15
Learners per toilet	11.6	24.7	23.7
Functional computers	148	61	13
Learners per computer	29.0	14.6	27.3

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	24	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	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	24
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	2

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	24	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	114
Male	107
Shared	192
For persons with disabilities	8
All toilets	421

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	1,220
Without water	12
All faucets	1,232

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	26
School Garden	25
Playground	23
Offices	21
Exit Gate	17
Permanent Perimeter Fence	16
Covered Court	14
Canteen	12
Temporary Perimeter Fence	12
Home Economic Room	10
Clinic	9
Paved Pathway	9
Computer Room	7
Conference Room	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Roofing	6
Data File Room/Records Room	4
Faculty Room	4
Flood Marker	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Solar Panel	2
Supply Room	2

List of schools

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

Schools in Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur: 31 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Amarao Elementary School	Public	132	8	8
Amarao National High School	Public	482	19	15
Babayoan Elementary School	Public	153	8	7
Bacsayan Primary School	Public	38	5	3
Banay Elementary School	Public	82	6	6
Bayugao Primary School	Public	58	3	4
Besalan Elementary School	Public	141	7	8
Calaoaan Elementary School	Public	249	9	11
Caparia-an UMC Kiddie Center of Excellence, Inc.	Private	16	Not reported	Not reported
Capariaan Elementary School	Public	180	8	8
Daligan Primary School	Public	51	4	4
Dili Elementary School	Public	488	14	12
Dili National High School	Public	762	31	23
Lantag Elementary School	Public	131	9	7
Linggawa Primary School	Public	30	3	3
Nagtenga Elementary School	Public	152	7	7
Our Lady of Guadalupe Academy (Sevilla)	Private	204	Not reported	Not reported
Padaoil Elementary School	Public	52	3	5
Pascual Rivera Pimentel Memorial Academy	Private	911	Not reported	Not reported
Pattiqui-Gabur Sur Elementary School	Public	159	10	7
Pilar Elementary School	Public	219	8	10
Pinipin Elementary School	Public	130	8	8
Quinsoriano Primary School	Public	33	2	2
Sagat Elementary School	Public	330	12	14
San Jose Elementary School	Public	159	7	9
San Jose High School, Inc.	Private	305	Not reported	Not reported
Sevilla Elementary School	Public	308	11	14
Sidaoen Elementary School	Public	159	7	2
Sta. Cruz Central School	Public	709	25	25
Sta. Cruz Institute, Inc.	Private	759	Not reported	Not reported
Villa Hermosa Elementary School	Public	150	9	7

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

About this data

16 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 Cruz, 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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