Benabaye Elementary School
School ID 121714 · Public elementary school · Barangay Binabaye, Merida, Leyte · Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Summary
Benabaye Elementary School's page reports 138 learners in SY 2024-25, taught by seven teachers in six classrooms, with electricity, water and internet all listed as present. Its ratio is one teacher for every 20 learners, more learners per teacher than at 55% of the division's other public elementary schools, though the page carries a review note on this figure.
Enrollment fell 6% from SY 2023-24 to 138 learners, while the division's public schools fell 4.0%, and the page carries a review note on this figure. Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱591,000 is more than at 56% of the division's other public elementary schools, and in FY 2024 it was ₱366,000. For junior high, the nearest public school is Calunangan National High School, 1.6 km away in a straight line.
The page also compares its ratios with the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 138
- Down 9 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 7
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 6
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 19.7
- Down 1.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.0
- Learners per classroom
- 23.0
- Down 1.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.8
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 6% to 138 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.0%. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Tied as the 474th largest of 1,104 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Leyte. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each teacher has 20 learners, more than at 55% of the division's other public elementary schools. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 23 learners, more than at 67% of the 1,100 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱591,000 is more than at 56% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱366,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱2,652 for each of the 138 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,607 across the 1,103 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 Calunangan National High School (1.6 km), Bilwang National High School (4.2 km) and Matlang National High School (5.3 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 138 learners, down 9 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| All grades | 67 | 71 | 138 |
Teachers and staff
Its 19.7 learners per teacher is above the Leyte median of 19.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 7 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 19.7 |
| Leyte division median | 19.0 |
| Eastern Visayas median | 17.4 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 5 |
|---|---|
| Master Teacher I | 1 |
| School Principal II | 1 |
| Teacher II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 23.0 learners per classroom is above the Leyte median of 19.8 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 6
- 23.0 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 154
- 0.9 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 6
- 23.0 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 21
- 21 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 1
- 138.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 6 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 6 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Paved Pathway
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱591,000, up ₱225,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱264,000 | ₱264,000 |
| 2024 | ₱366,000 | ₱366,000 |
| 2025 | ₱591,000 | ₱591,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 1,104 elementary schools in the Leyte division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 19.7 | 19.0 | 56% |
| Learners per classroom | 23.0 | 19.8 | 67% |
| Learners per toilet | 23.0 | 15.8 | 83% |
| Learners per computer | 138.0 | 34.6 | 88% |
Location
Barangay Binabaye, Merida, Leyte
Legislative district: 4th District
Map point: 10.8694666, 124.5009238
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- A figure changed unusually much between SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25.
Figures for school ID 121714 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked