Schools in Merida, 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

Of the 6,543 learners in Merida's schools in SY 2024-25, 99% attend public schools, against 85% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, while public schools fell 3.6% and private schools fell 31.3%.

With 301 public teachers, Merida has the 20th most learners per teacher in public schools among the 43 cities and municipalities in Leyte. Of the 27 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, and two, or 7%, have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.

The page lists its 28 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 28; No change from SY 2023-24; 27 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 3; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 6,693; Down 245 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 301; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 266; Up 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Merida has the 30th most learners of the 43 cities and municipalities in Leyte, and the 20th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.6% and private schools fell 31.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Merida Vocational School (1,210 learners), Puerto Bello Elementary School (685 learners) and Puerto Bello National High School (685 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Minesite Elementary School (+5%) and fell most at Merida Central School (−9%), 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 Minesite Elementary School, with 43 learners per classroom.
Of the 27 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 2 (7%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 27 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱21.0 million. Across the 27 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,433 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 6,693 learners, 6,543 in schools and 150 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	6,693
In schools	6,543
In community learning centers (ALS)	150
Male	3,500
Female	3,183
Not broken down by sex	10

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 10 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	4,047	11	0	4,058
Junior High School	1,884	0	0	1,884
Senior High School	601	0	0	601
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	6	6
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	21	21
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	113	113

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 10 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	262	247	509
Grade 1	282	269	551
Grade 2	265	270	535
Grade 3	355	299	654
Grade 4	284	299	583
Grade 5	327	267	594
Grade 6	316	316	632
Grade 7	287	275	562
Grade 8	189	201	390
Grade 9	242	251	493
Grade 10	223	216	439
Grade 11	183	136	319
Grade 12	175	107	282
ALS Basic Literacy Program	5	1	6
ALS A&E elementary	19	2	21
ALS A&E secondary	86	27	113
Broken down by grade	3,500	3,183	6,683

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	230
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	371
All tracks	601

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	1	3

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 28 schools and 3 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	27
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	3
All	31

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	23
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	27
Community learning centers (ALS)	3
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 301 teachers and 39 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	301
Non-teaching personnel	39
All personnel	340

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	178
Junior High School	94
Senior High School	29
All teachers	301

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	22.7
Junior High School	20.0
Senior High School	20.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 266 classrooms and 307 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 266
Seats (approximate): 5,140
Toilets: 307
Functional computers: 512
Faucets: 766; 695 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	173	69	24
Learners per classroom	23.4	27.3	25.0
Seats (approximate)	3,646	1,033	461
Learners per seat	1.1	1.8	1.3
Toilets	226	63	18
Learners per toilet	17.9	29.9	33.4
Functional computers	100	302	110
Learners per computer	40.5	6.2	5.5

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	22	0
Junior High School	5	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	21	1
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	3	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	20	2
Junior High School	5	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	25
Male	24
Shared	252
For persons with disabilities	6
All toilets	307

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	695
Without water	71
All faucets	766

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	27
Temporary Perimeter Fence	26
Entrance Gate	24
Computer Room	18
Offices	18
Playground	17
Exit Gate	15
Paved Pathway	12
Clinic	7
Home Economic Room	6
Library/Learning Resource Center	5
Permanent Perimeter Fence	5
Roofing	5
Conference Room	4
Covered Court	4
Supply Room	3
Canteen	2
Faculty Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Solar Panel	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Merida, Leyte: 28 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Benabaye Elementary School	Public	138	7	6
Cabaliwan Elementary School	Public	87	6	7
Calunangan Elementary School	Public	136	7	8
Calunangan National High School	Public	309	14	13
Calunasan Elementary School	Public	106	6	8
Cambalong Elementary School	Public	117	7	6
Can-Unzo Elementary School	Public	124	7	8
Canbantug Elementary School	Public	178	9	7
Casilda Elementary School	Public	370	13	15
FHP Development Learning Center, Inc.	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Lamanoc Elementary School	Public	135	7	7
Libas Elementary School	Public	308	12	12
Libas National High School	Public	212	11	8
Libjo Elementary School	Public	221	7	8
Lundag Elementary School	Public	126	7	9
Macario Elementary School	Public	128	6	4
Mahalit Elementary School	Public	182	7	7
Mahayag Primary School	Public	48	2	4
Mat-E Primary School	Public	34	1	2
Merida Central School	Public	655	26	21
Merida Vocational School	Public	1,210	63	48
Minesite Elementary School	Public	130	8	3
Minesite National High School	Public	69	5	1
Puerto Bello Elementary School	Public	685	22	20
Puerto Bello National High School	Public	685	30	23
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	61	6	5
San Jose Elementary School	Public	59	4	5
Tubod Primary School	Public	19	1	1

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

About this data

10 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 Merida, 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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