Merida Central School
School ID 121730 · Public elementary school · Barangay Poblacion, Merida, Leyte · Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Summary
Merida Central School, a public elementary school, had 655 learners in SY 2024-25; its enrollment fell 9% from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.0%. With 26 teachers, it has one teacher for every 25 learners, more learners per teacher than at 86% of the division's other public elementary schools.
Its FY 2024 MOOE comes to ₱1,559 for each of its 655 learners in 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 on record. The page compares the school's ratios with the medians of its division, its region and the Philippines, and lists the nearest schools with straight-line distances.
- Learners
- 655
- Down 64 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 26
- Down 2 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 21
- Down 4 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 25.2
- Down 0.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.0
- Learners per classroom
- 31.2
- Up 2.4 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.8
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 9% to 655 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.0%.
- The 38th largest of 1,104 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Leyte.
- Each teacher has 25 learners, more than at 86% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 31 learners, more than at 90% of the 1,100 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱1,056,000 is more than at 97% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱1,021,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,559 for each of the 655 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.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Merida Vocational School (0.2 km), Libas National High School (3.5 km) and Calunangan National High School (4.6 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 655 learners, down 64 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 33 | 34 | 67 |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 49 | 94 |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 44 | 84 |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 53 | 100 |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 50 | 101 |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 50 | 107 |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 56 | 102 |
| All grades | 319 | 336 | 655 |
Teachers and staff
Its 25.2 learners per teacher is above the Leyte median of 19.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 26 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 4 |
| Learners per teacher | 25.2 |
| Leyte division median | 19.0 |
| Eastern Visayas median | 17.4 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 20 |
|---|---|
| Master Teacher I | 3 |
| Master Teacher II | 3 |
| Administrative Assistant III (Senior Bookkeeper) | 1 |
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
| Project Development Officer I | 1 |
| School Principal III | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 31.2 learners per classroom is above the Leyte median of 19.8 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 21
- 31.2 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 10
- Seats (approximate)
- 428
- 1.5 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 35
- 18.7 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 90
- 90 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 6
- 109.2 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 4 |
|---|---|
| Male | 4 |
| Shared | 27 |
| All toilets | 35 |
Other facilities
- Canteen
- Clinic
- Computer Room
- Conference Room
- Covered Court
- Data File Room/Records Room
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Home Economic Room
- Library/Learning Resource Center
- Offices
- Paved Pathway
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- Roofing
- School Garden
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱1,056,000, up ₱35,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱724,000 | ₱724,000 |
| 2024 | ₱1,021,000 | ₱1,021,000 |
| 2025 | ₱1,056,000 | ₱1,056,000 |
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 | 25.2 | 19.0 | 86% |
| Learners per classroom | 31.2 | 19.8 | 91% |
| Learners per toilet | 18.7 | 15.8 | 66% |
| Learners per computer | 109.2 | 34.6 | 83% |
Location
Barangay Poblacion, Merida, Leyte
Legislative district: 4th District
Map point: 10.9101955, 124.537164
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 121730 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked