Schools in La Paz, 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

La Paz has the 35th most learners of the 43 cities and municipalities in Leyte, and the 35th most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 32 schools held 5,356 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 76 in ALS, and enrollment in schools fell 5.5% from SY 2023-24, ALS not counted.

Of the 32 reporting public schools, all have electricity, one (3%) has no water against 2% in Region VIII, and two (6%) have no internet against 25% in Region VIII. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the largest school is Atty. Roque A. Marcos Memorial School (La Paz NHS), with 2,009 learners. That school also has the most crowded public classrooms, with one classroom for every 31 learners.

Each of its schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 32; No change from SY 2023-24; 32 public
Community learning centers: 4; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 5,432; Down 297 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 270; Up 11 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 254; Down 7 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

La Paz has the 35th most learners of the 43 cities and municipalities in Leyte, and the 35th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 5.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Atty. Roque A. Marcos Memorial School (La Paz NHS) (2,009 learners), La Paz Central School (619 learners) and Luneta Elementary School (201 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Atty. Roque A. Marcos Memorial School (La Paz NHS), with 31 learners per classroom.
Of the 32 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (3%) has no water, against 2% in Region VIII; 2 (6%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 32 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱23.1 million. Across the 32 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱3,130 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,432 learners, 5,356 in schools and 76 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,432
In schools	5,356
In community learning centers (ALS)	76
Male	2,786
Female	2,612
Not broken down by sex	34

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 34 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	2,769	0	2,769
Junior High School	1,771	0	1,771
Senior High School	784	0	784
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	2	2
ALS A&E elementary	0	26	26
ALS A&E secondary	0	46	46

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 34 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	185	134	319
Grade 1	187	198	385
Grade 2	204	177	381
Grade 3	202	213	415
Grade 4	242	204	446
Grade 5	178	188	366
Grade 6	240	217	457
Grade 7	244	256	500
Grade 8	203	219	422
Grade 9	220	200	420
Grade 10	223	206	429
Grade 11	244	209	453
Grade 12	170	161	331
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1	1	2
ALS A&E elementary	18	8	26
ALS A&E secondary	25	21	46
Broken down by grade	2,786	2,612	5,398

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	510
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	306
All tracks	816

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 32 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	32
Community learning centers (ALS)	4
All	36

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	29
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	32
Community learning centers (ALS)	4

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 270 teachers and 43 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	270
Non-teaching personnel	43
All personnel	313

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	155
Junior High School	80
Senior High School	35
All teachers	270

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	22.1
Senior High School	22.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 254 classrooms and 313 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 254
Seats (approximate): 6,831
Toilets: 313
Functional computers: 388
Faucets: 1,018; 930 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	163	62	29
Learners per classroom	17.0	28.6	27.0
Seats (approximate)	4,269	1,694	868
Learners per seat	0.7	1.1	0.9
Toilets	233	55	25
Learners per toilet	11.9	32.2	31.4
Functional computers	91	108	189
Learners per computer	30.4	16.4	4.2

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	28	1
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	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	29
Junior High School	3
Senior High School	3

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	27	2
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	31
Male	26
Shared	249
For persons with disabilities	7
All toilets	313

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	930
Without water	88
All faucets	1,018

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	31
Temporary Perimeter Fence	30
School Garden	27
Paved Pathway	21
Playground	21
Offices	20
Library/Learning Resource Center	13
Home Economic Room	11
Supply Room	11
Clinic	10
Computer Room	8
Data File Room/Records Room	7
Exit Gate	6
Faculty Room	6
Canteen	5
Conference Room	4
Science Laboratory	4
Solar Panel	4
Industrial Arts Room	3
Permanent Perimeter Fence	3
Covered Court	2
Gymnasium	1
Roofing	1

List of schools

Every school in La Paz, Leyte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in La Paz, Leyte: 32 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Atty. Roque A. Marcos Memorial School (La Paz NHS)	2,009	81	64
Bagacay East Elementary School	109	7	8
Bagacay West Elementary School	28	2	2
Bongtod Primary School	32	2	2
Buracan Elementary School	105	7	10
Buracan National High School	187	13	9
Caabangan Elementary School	42	3	3
Cabadiangan Elementary School	85	7	6
Cacao Elementary School	27	2	2
Calaghusan Elementary School	46	4	3
Caltayan Primary School	17	1	2
Canbañez Elementary School	42	4	3
Cogon Primary School	39	3	3
Doyog Elementary School	129	7	7
Gimiranat East Elementary School	82	4	4
Gimiranat West Elementary School	62	3	5
Jacinta Vivero Memorial Primary School	20	1	1
La Paz Central School	619	28	28
Limba Elementary School	170	7	8
Luneta Elementary School	201	9	12
Mag-Aso Elementary School	127	8	8
Miguel Gernale Memorial Primary School	11	1	1
Moroboro Elementary School	58	4	3
Nicasio Vivero Memorial Primary School	10	2	1
Pansud Elementary School	52	4	4
Pawa Elementary School	63	5	5
Piliway Elementary School	36	3	3
Rizal Elementary School	125	7	8
San Victoray Elementary School	182	7	9
Sta. Ana Elementary School	199	10	10
Sta. Ana National High School	391	21	18
Tarugan Elementary School	51	3	2

About this data

34 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 La Paz, 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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