Schools in Santa Maria, 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

Of the 6,266 learners in schools in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, 91% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 6% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.0%, while private schools fell 10.1%. Santa Maria has the eighth most learners of the 34 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Sur, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools.

All 21 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet. Each of its 25 schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are also broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 25; No change from SY 2023-24; 21 public, 3 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 4; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 6,345; Down 226 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 276; Up 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 243; Up 9 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Santa Maria has the 8th most learners of the 34 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Sur, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.0%, private schools fell 10.1% and SUC and LUC schools fell 3.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 91% are in public schools (85% nationally), 6% in private schools (14% nationally) and 4% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Sta. Maria West Central School (557 learners), Sta. Maria East Central School (327 learners) and St. Mary's College Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur, Inc. (321 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Silag-Pacang Integrated School (+3%) and fell most at Tinaan 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 Ag-agrao National High School, with 30 learners per classroom.
Of the 21 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 21 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱17.7 million. Across the 20 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,214 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 6,345 learners, 6,266 in schools and 79 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	6,345
In schools	6,266
In community learning centers (ALS)	79
Male	3,252
Female	3,089
Not broken down by sex	4

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 4 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	3,021	117	0	0	3,138
Junior High School	1,694	188	152	0	2,034
Senior High School	956	57	77	0	1,090
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	9	9
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2	2
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	68	68

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 4 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	202	163	365
Grade 1	183	198	381
Grade 2	210	206	416
Grade 3	241	218	459
Grade 4	264	257	521
Grade 5	206	200	406
Grade 6	302	288	590
Grade 7	307	266	573
Grade 8	211	216	427
Grade 9	259	231	490
Grade 10	264	280	544
Grade 11	283	296	579
Grade 12	279	232	511
ALS Basic Literacy Program	6	3	9
ALS A&E elementary	2	0	2
ALS A&E secondary	33	35	68
Broken down by grade	3,252	3,089	6,341

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	878
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	212
All tracks	1,090

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	0	1
Elementary	7	3	10
Junior High School	9	8	17
Senior High School	5	3	8
All	22	14	36

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	1	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 25 schools and 4 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	21
Private schools	3
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	4
All	29

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	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	21
Community learning centers (ALS)	4
Sectarian	2
Non-sectarian	1
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 276 teachers and 45 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	276
Non-teaching personnel	45
All personnel	321

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	169
Junior High School	73
Senior High School	34
All teachers	276

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	17.9
Junior High School	23.2
Senior High School	28.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 243 classrooms and 325 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 243
Seats (approximate): 5,686
Toilets: 325
Functional computers: 322
Faucets: 861; 829 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	169	47	27
Learners per classroom	17.9	36.0	35.4
Seats (approximate)	3,059	1,656	971
Learners per seat	1.0	1.0	1.0
Toilets	256	44	25
Learners per toilet	11.8	38.5	38.2
Functional computers	190	106	26
Learners per computer	15.9	16.0	36.8

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	19	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	1	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
Elementary	19
Junior High School	3
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	19	0
Junior High School	3	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	29
Male	27
Shared	264
For persons with disabilities	5
All toilets	325

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	829
Without water	32
All faucets	861

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Covered Court	21
Entrance Gate	21
School Garden	21
Offices	18
Playground	18
Canteen	15
Exit Gate	13
Temporary Perimeter Fence	12
Clinic	11
Permanent Perimeter Fence	10
Computer Room	8
Home Economic Room	8
Supply Room	8
Paved Pathway	7
Conference Room	5
Solar Panel	5
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Science Laboratory	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Faculty Room	2
Roofing	2
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Museum	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur: 25 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Ag-Agrao Elementary School	Public	128	7	10
Ag-agrao National High School	Public	270	14	9
Ampuagan Elementary School	Public	81	8	8
Babal-Lasioan Elementary School	Public	121	9	10
Bia-O Elementary School	Public	194	10	8
Butir Elementary School	Public	60	6	5
Cabaroan Elementary School	Public	102	8	8
Danuman Elementary School	Public	104	7	7
Dunglayan Elementary School	Public	65	5	5
Gusing Elementary School	Public	109	7	6
ISPSC Sta. Maria Campus	SUC or LUC	229	Not reported	Not reported
Laslasong Elementary School	Public	135	8	8
Little Vessels of God Preparatory School Inc.	Private	20	Not reported	Not reported
Maynganay Elementary School	Public	165	9	9
Nagsayaoan Elementary School	Public	95	8	8
Nalvo Elementary School	Public	148	8	8
Santa Maria National High School	Public	2,334	92	65
Silag-Pacang Integrated School	Public	264	10	12
St. Mary's College Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur, Inc.	Private	321	Not reported	Not reported
Sta. Maria East Central School	Public	327	14	12
Sta. Maria West Central School	Public	557	20	20
Suso Elementary School	Public	211	10	12
Tangaoan Elementary School	Public	97	8	7
The United Methodist Church Little Lambs Kiddie School NWPAC, INC.	Private	25	Not reported	Not reported
Tinaan Elementary School	Public	104	8	6

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

About this data

4 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 Maria, 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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