Schools in Leyte

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

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

Summary

Leyte has the most learners of the six provinces in Region VIII, and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 1,684 schools held 523,766 learners, with another 12,476 in ALS, and its public teachers numbered 21,647.

Enrollment in schools fell 3.6% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.7%, private schools fell 0.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 32.2%. Of its learners in schools, 92% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 8% are in private schools, against 14% nationally.

Of the 1,521 reporting public schools, 75 or 5% have no internet, against 25% across Region VIII. The page lists its 43 cities and municipalities, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 1,684; Up 10 from SY 2023-24; 1,522 public, 157 private, 5 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 512; Down 7 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 536,242; Down 19,792 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 21,647; Up 463 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 17,974; Up 184 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Leyte has the most learners of the 6 provinces in Region VIII, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.7%, private schools fell 0.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 32.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 92% are in public schools (85% nationally), 8% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 6 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Hilongos National Vocational School (4,217 learners), Palo National High School (3,795 learners) and Tanauan National High School (San Roque NHS) (3,487 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Minuhang Stand Alone Senior High School (+28%) and fell most at Eastern Visayas State University (−47%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Hampangan National High School, with 162 learners per classroom.
Of the 1,521 reporting public schools, 1 (1%) has no electricity, against 1% in Region VIII; 30 (2%) have no water, against 2% in Region VIII; 75 (5%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 1,521 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱1.3 billion. Across the 1,505 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,007 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 536,242 learners, 523,766 in schools and 12,476 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	536,242
In schools	523,766
In community learning centers (ALS)	12,476
Male	275,149
Female	260,360
Not broken down by sex	733

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 733 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	276,766	12,683	333	0	289,782
Junior High School	142,393	12,239	1,002	0	155,634
Senior High School	60,843	16,685	371	0	77,899
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	749	749
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2,522	2,522
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	8,923	8,923

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 733 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	17,234	16,035	33,269
Grade 1	20,030	18,268	38,298
Grade 2	20,809	19,066	39,875
Grade 3	22,569	20,737	43,306
Grade 4	23,866	22,029	45,895
Grade 5	21,823	19,516	41,339
Grade 6	23,687	22,812	46,499
Grade 7	22,431	22,034	44,465
Grade 8	18,307	17,524	35,831
Grade 9	19,186	19,262	38,448
Grade 10	18,249	18,621	36,870
Grade 11	20,122	20,028	40,150
Grade 12	18,820	18,929	37,749
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	832	469	1,301
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	11	9	20
ALS Basic Literacy Program	476	273	749
ALS A&E elementary	1,668	854	2,522
ALS A&E secondary	5,029	3,894	8,923
Broken down by grade	275,149	260,360	535,509

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	52,531
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	25,228
Arts and Design	92
Sports	280
All tracks	78,131

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	17	10	27
Elementary	101	75	176
Junior High School	8	4	12
All	126	89	215

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	20	14	34
Elementary	115	115	230
Junior High School	22	34	56
Senior High School	6	17	23
All	163	180	343

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	5	2	7
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	21	25	46
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	0	3	3
Open High School Program	9	11	20
Other School-Initiated Intervention	40	38	78
All	75	79	154

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 1,684 schools and 512 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	1,522
Private schools	157
SUCs and LUCs	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	512
All	2,196

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	1,356
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	32
Kindergarten to Grade 12	36
Junior high only	48
Junior and senior high	177
Senior high only	35
Community learning centers (ALS)	512

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	1,521
Community learning centers (ALS)	512
Non-sectarian	83
Sectarian	74
State universities and colleges	4
DOST managed	1
Local universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 21,647 teachers and 2,719 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	21,647
Non-teaching personnel	2,719
All personnel	24,366

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	12,236
Junior High School	6,802
Senior High School	2,609
All teachers	21,647

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	22.6
Junior High School	20.9
Senior High School	23.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 17,974 classrooms and 22,690 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 17,974
Seats (approximate): 434,901
Toilets: 22,690
Functional computers: 32,793
Faucets: 51,007; 43,339 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	11,621	4,436	1,917
Learners per classroom	23.8	32.1	31.7
Seats (approximate)	246,788	133,235	54,878
Learners per seat	1.1	1.1	1.1
Toilets	15,337	5,148	2,205
Learners per toilet	18.1	27.7	27.6
Functional computers	9,716	14,736	8,341
Learners per computer	28.5	9.7	7.3

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	1,276	30
Junior High School	227	0
Senior High School	172	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	1,281	4	20	1
Junior High School	225	2	0	0
Senior High School	172	0	1	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	1,237	69
Junior High School	215	12
Senior High School	160	13

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	3,390
Male	3,001
Shared	15,491
For persons with disabilities	808
All toilets	22,690

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	43,339
Without water	7,668
All faucets	51,007

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	1,470
School Garden	1,385
Playground	1,134
Temporary Perimeter Fence	1,090
Offices	991
Paved Pathway	905
Computer Room	784
Exit Gate	754
Permanent Perimeter Fence	445
Library/Learning Resource Center	393
Home Economic Room	382
Clinic	367
Covered Court	266
Conference Room	252
Roofing	233
Supply Room	217
Faculty Room	189
Solar Panel	157
Data File Room/Records Room	152
Science Laboratory	149
Industrial Arts Room	104
Canteen	82
Student Co-Curricular Center	60
Gymnasium	45
Youth Development Center	19
Flood Marker	18
Museum	9
Speech Laboratory	5
Bike Rack	4

Cities and municipalities

43 cities and municipalities, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in Leyte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Abuyog	72	16,507	647	20.7
Alangalang	59	15,319	647	22.3
Albuera	29	12,106	458	25.3
Babatngon	25	8,376	345	23.2
Barauen	69	14,068	635	21.4
Barugo	39	8,041	392	19.5
Bato	38	11,738	476	21.6
Calubian	33	8,625	383	21.1
Capoocan	26	8,334	377	21.8
Carigara	36	15,148	590	22.9
City of Baybay	93	28,557	1,226	20.8
Dagami	38	9,546	428	20.8
Dulag	46	12,897	585	21.2
Hilongos	61	16,017	663	21.7
Hindang	24	4,755	239	18.3
Inopacan	27	5,440	253	19.6
Isabel	32	13,102	464	24.7
Jaro	50	12,253	544	20.9
Javier (Bugho)	29	7,155	289	22.1
Julita	21	3,529	182	18.9
Kananga	34	15,722	553	25.6
La Paz	32	5,432	270	19.8
Leyte	35	9,930	447	21.7
Macarthur	33	5,969	283	20.6
Mahaplag	33	7,676	377	19.7
Matag-Ob	22	4,845	222	21.2
Matalom	34	7,383	372	18.2
Mayorga	15	4,424	188	22.9
Merida	28	6,693	301	21.7
Ormoc City	122	64,764	2,266	23.7
Palo	44	19,723	696	24.3
Palompon	59	14,422	617	20.9
Pastrana	25	5,406	261	20.4
San Isidro	25	7,205	299	21.9
San Miguel	25	5,427	267	19.7
Santa Fe	19	5,719	243	22.9
Tabango	29	8,934	399	21.8
Tabontabon	14	3,471	141	23.4
Tacloban City (Capital)	97	67,212	2,232	24.3
Tanauan	48	15,038	582	24.7
Tolosa	17	6,025	244	23.4
Tunga	6	3,543	143	23.6
Villaba	41	9,766	421	18.8

About this data

733 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 Leyte 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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