Balabago Elementary School
School ID 117592 · Public elementary school · Barangay Balabago, Iloilo City (Capital), Iloilo · Western Visayas (Region VI)
Summary
Balabago Elementary School had 657 learners in SY 2024-25, served by 23 teachers and 23 classrooms: one teacher for every 29 learners and one classroom for every 29 learners. The page carries a review note on that teacher ratio, which puts the school at more learners per teacher than at 78% of the division's other public elementary schools. Classrooms point the other way: fewer learners per classroom than at 59% of the division's other public elementary schools, and that figure also carries a review note.
Enrollment fell 4% to 657 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.2%; the page carries a review note on this comparison. Its FY 2025 MOOE is ₱1,025,000, less than at 54% of the division's other public elementary schools, and in FY 2024 it was ₱686,000.
Two schools share this name, and the page links to the list of them.
- Learners
- 657
- Down 24 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 23
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 23
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 28.6
- Down 1.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 26.4
- Learners per classroom
- 28.6
- Down 1.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 29.7
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 4% to 657 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.2%. See the note on DepEd's figures
- The 25th largest of 47 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Iloilo City. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each teacher has 29 learners, more than at 78% of the division's other public elementary schools. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 29 learners, fewer than at 59% of the division's other public elementary schools. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱1,025,000 is less than at 54% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱686,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,044 for each of the 657 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,071 across the 47 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners. See the note on DepEd's figures
- The nearest public schools with junior high are R. G. Hechanova Memorial National High School (1.9 km), Iloilo National High School (3.2 km) and Buntatala National High School (3.3 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 657 learners, down 24 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 37 | 71 |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 48 | 99 |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 52 | 107 |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 51 | 94 |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 45 | 112 |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 31 | 71 |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 59 | 103 |
| All grades | 334 | 323 | 657 |
Teachers and staff
Its 28.6 learners per teacher is above the Iloilo City median of 26.4 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 23 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 2 |
| Learners per teacher | 28.6 |
| Iloilo City division median | 26.4 |
| Western Visayas median | 18.1 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 15 |
|---|---|
| Teacher I | 5 |
| Master Teacher I | 2 |
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
| School Principal I | 1 |
| Teacher II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 28.6 learners per classroom is below the Iloilo City median of 29.7 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 23
- 28.6 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 4
- Seats (approximate)
- 922
- 0.7 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 27
- 24.3 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 50
- 50 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 11
- 59.7 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 1 |
|---|---|
| Male | 1 |
| Shared | 25 |
| All toilets | 27 |
Other facilities
- Covered Court
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Home Economic Room
- Industrial Arts Room
- Library/Learning Resource Center
- Offices
- Paved Pathway
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- Roofing
- School Garden
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱1,025,000, up ₱339,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱666,000 | ₱666,000 |
| 2024 | ₱686,000 | ₱686,000 |
| 2025 | ₱1,025,000 | ₱1,025,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 47 elementary schools in the Iloilo City division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 28.6 | 26.4 | 79% |
| Learners per classroom | 28.6 | 29.7 | 43% |
| Learners per toilet | 24.3 | 21.1 | 72% |
| Learners per computer | 59.7 | 27.1 | 89% |
Location
Barangay Balabago, Iloilo City (Capital), Iloilo
Legislative district: Lone District
Map point: 10.7394221, 122.5800954
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- Some of DepEd's detail rows for this school were merged in its public export, so a breakdown on this page may be lower than the true count. Totals use DepEd's own figures.
- A figure changed unusually much between SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25.
Figures for school ID 117592 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked