Gacao Elementary School
School ID 121741 · Public elementary school · Barangay Gacao, Palo, Leyte · Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Summary
Gacao Elementary School in Palo, Leyte, had 453 learners in SY 2024-25, and its enrollment fell 2% from SY 2023-24 while the division's public schools fell 4.0%. With 18 teachers it has one teacher for every 25 learners, more learners per teacher than at 85% of the division's other public elementary schools. Its 17 classrooms give one classroom for every 27 learners, more learners per classroom than at 80% of the 1,100 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱845,000 is more than at 92% of the division's other public elementary schools, against ₱651,000 in FY 2024. Further down, the page sets its ratios against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines, and lists the nearest schools with straight-line distances.
- Learners
- 453
- Down 7 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 18
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 17
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 25.2
- Down 0.4 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.0
- Learners per classroom
- 26.7
- Up 1.1 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.8
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 2% to 453 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.0%.
- The 79th largest of 1,104 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Leyte.
- Each teacher has 25 learners, more than at 85% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 27 learners, more than at 80% of the 1,100 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱845,000 is more than at 92% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱651,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,437 for each of the 453 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 Palo National High School (1.3 km), Anahaway National High School (3.2 km) and San Joaquin National High School (4.4 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 453 learners, down 7 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 27 | 24 | 51 |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 23 | 54 |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 28 | 58 |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 36 | 89 |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 34 | 72 |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 28 | 64 |
| All grades | 250 | 203 | 453 |
Teachers and staff
Its 25.2 learners per teacher is above the Leyte median of 19.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 18 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 2 |
| Learners per teacher | 25.2 |
| Leyte division median | 19.0 |
| Eastern Visayas median | 17.4 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 14 |
|---|---|
| Teacher II | 3 |
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
| Master Teacher I | 1 |
| School Principal II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 26.7 learners per classroom is above the Leyte median of 19.8 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 17
- 26.7 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 1
- Seats (approximate)
- 242
- 1.9 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 16
- 28.3 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 48
- 46 with water, 2 without
- Functional computers
- 11
- 41.2 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 1 |
|---|---|
| Male | 1 |
| Shared | 14 |
| All toilets | 16 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Home Economic Room
- Offices
- Paved Pathway
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱845,000, up ₱194,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱548,000 | ₱548,000 |
| 2024 | ₱651,000 | ₱651,000 |
| 2025 | ₱845,000 | ₱845,000 |
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 | 85% |
| Learners per classroom | 26.7 | 19.8 | 80% |
| Learners per toilet | 28.3 | 15.8 | 92% |
| Learners per computer | 41.2 | 34.6 | 57% |
Location
Barangay Gacao, Palo, Leyte
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 11.1539401, 124.9740575
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- Some of DepEd's detail rows for this school were merged in its public export, so a breakdown on this page may be lower than the true count. Totals use DepEd's own figures.
Figures for school ID 121741 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked