Schools in Palo, 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

Palo, Leyte, has the fourth most learners of the 43 cities and municipalities in Leyte, with 19,249 learners in its 44 schools in SY 2024-25 and another 474 in ALS. It also has the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools, with 696 public teachers in SY 2024-25. Enrollment in its schools fell 4.4% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.2%, while private schools grew 0.8%.

Public schools hold 88% of the learners in its schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 12%, against 14% nationally. The largest schools are Palo National High School with 3,795 learners, Palo I Central School with 1,778 and St. Mary's Academy of Palo with 1,038, leaving out one school whose figures are under review.

Next, the school list sets out learners, teachers and classrooms for each school in Palo.

Schools: 44; No change from SY 2023-24; 37 public, 7 private
Community learning centers: 11; Down 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 19,723; Down 899 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 696; Up 45 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 585; Down 15 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Palo has the 4th most learners of the 43 cities and municipalities in Leyte, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.2% and private schools grew 0.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 12% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Palo National High School (3,795 learners), Palo I Central School (1,778 learners) and St. Mary's Academy of Palo (1,038 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at St. Scholastica's College Tacloban (+6%) and fell most at San Joaquin Central School (−16%), 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 Caloogan Elementary School, with 35 learners per classroom.
Of the 36 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 2 (6%) have no water, against 2% in Region VIII; all have internet.
The 36 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱38.1 million. Across the 36 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,791 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 19,723 learners, 19,249 in schools and 474 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	19,723
In schools	19,249
In community learning centers (ALS)	474
Male	10,050
Female	9,663
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	10,008	547	0	10,555
Junior High School	5,100	1,018	0	6,118
Senior High School	1,768	806	0	2,574
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	25	25
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	101	101
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	340	340

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	571	572	1,143
Grade 1	705	588	1,293
Grade 2	696	656	1,352
Grade 3	817	737	1,554
Grade 4	946	917	1,863
Grade 5	808	727	1,535
Grade 6	890	846	1,736
Grade 7	841	870	1,711
Grade 8	771	679	1,450
Grade 9	788	764	1,552
Grade 10	687	718	1,405
Grade 11	629	716	1,345
Grade 12	593	636	1,229
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	55	24	79
ALS Basic Literacy Program	14	11	25
ALS A&E elementary	64	37	101
ALS A&E secondary	175	165	340
Broken down by grade	10,050	9,663	19,713

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,895
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	679
All tracks	2,574

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	0	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Female	Total
Elementary	2	2
Senior High School	2	2
All	4	4

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 44 schools and 11 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	37
Private schools	7
SUCs and LUCs	0
Community learning centers (ALS)	11
All	55

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	33
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	7
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	11

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	36
Community learning centers (ALS)	11
Sectarian	4
Non-sectarian	3
DOST managed	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 696 teachers and 103 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	696
Non-teaching personnel	103
All personnel	799

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	398
Junior High School	216
Senior High School	82
All teachers	696

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	25.2
Junior High School	23.6
Senior High School	21.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 585 classrooms and 756 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 585
Seats (approximate): 13,667
Toilets: 756
Functional computers: 813
Faucets: 1,628; 1,476 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	388	146	51
Learners per classroom	25.8	34.9	34.7
Seats (approximate)	8,353	4,017	1,297
Learners per seat	1.2	1.3	1.4
Toilets	510	184	62
Learners per toilet	19.6	27.7	28.5
Functional computers	295	355	163
Learners per computer	33.9	14.4	10.9

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	29	2
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	4	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	31
Junior High School	5
Senior High School	4

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	31	0
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	134
Male	109
Shared	480
For persons with disabilities	33
All toilets	756

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	1,476
Without water	152
All faucets	1,628

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	36
School Garden	35
Offices	31
Playground	29
Paved Pathway	21
Temporary Perimeter Fence	20
Exit Gate	19
Computer Room	17
Home Economic Room	16
Permanent Perimeter Fence	16
Library/Learning Resource Center	12
Clinic	11
Conference Room	9
Roofing	8
Supply Room	8
Solar Panel	7
Data File Room/Records Room	5
Faculty Room	5
Canteen	4
Covered Court	3
Industrial Arts Room	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Gymnasium	2
Science Laboratory	2
Flood Marker	1
Museum	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Palo, Leyte: 45 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Alpha-Omega Learning Center New Life Baptist Church of Palo, Leyte Inc.	Private	80	Not reported	Not reported
Anahaway Elementary School	Public	260	9	8
Anahaway National High School	Public	545	34	17
Arado Elementary School	Public	226	10	10
Baras Elementary School	Public	217	8	8
Barayong Elementary School	Public	130	8	5
Bethel International School	Private	313	Not reported	Not reported
Cabarasan Daku Elementary School	Public	155	7	8
Cabarasan Guti Elementary School	Public	85	5	4
Caloogan Elementary School	Public	461	16	13
Campetik Elementary School	Public	201	9	6
Candahug Elementary School	Public	169	8	8
Cangumbang Elementary School	Public	153	7	7
Canhidoc Elementary School	Public	190	7	9
Capirawan Elementary School	Public	221	10	10
Castilla Elementaryschool	Public	342	12	11
Cogon Elementary School	Public	399	16	17
Gacao Elementary School	Public	453	18	17
Guindapunan Elementary School	Public	264	11	11
Kauswagan Elementary School	Public	97	7	3
Kauswagan National High School	Public	83	8	5
Libertad Elementary School	Public	509	17	17
Luntad Elementary School	Public	311	14	15
Naga-Naga Elementary School	Public	368	17	19
Palo Cathedral Learning Center,Inc	Private	29	Not reported	Not reported
Palo I Central School	Public	1,778	63	64
Palo National High School	Public	3,795	175	118
Pawing Elementary School	Public	797	26	23
Pawing National High School	Public	1,167	38	22
Philippine Science High School - Eastern Visayas Campus	Public	523	Not reported	Not reported
Philippine Science High School-EVC	SUC or LUC	527	Not reported	Not reported
Sacred Heart Seminary	Private	87	Not reported	Not reported
Saint Paul School of Professional Studies	Private	284	Not reported	Not reported
Salvacion Elementary School	Public	183	8	7
San Agustin Elementary School	Public	165	9	9
San Antonio Elementary School	Public	140	8	7
San Fernando Elementary School	Public	243	9	9
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	237	9	9
San Joaquin Central School	Public	282	16	21
San Joaquin National High School	Public	755	43	35
San Jose Elementary School	Public	472	16	15
St. Mary's Academy of Palo	Private	1,038	Not reported	Not reported
St. Scholastica's College Tacloban	Private	542	Not reported	Not reported
Tacuranga Elementary School	Public	198	8	6
Teraza Elementary School	Public	302	10	12

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 Palo, 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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