Payao Elementary School
School ID 121972 · Public elementary school · Barangay Payao, Villaba, Leyte · Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Summary
Payao Elementary School has 134 learners in SY 2024-25, taught by seven teachers in five classrooms. Each teacher has 19 learners, more than at 51% of the division's other public elementary schools, and the page carries a review note on this figure. Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱584,000 is more than at 53% of the division's other public elementary schools, and in FY 2024 it was ₱304,000.
The nearest public school with junior high is Hinabuyan National High School, 3.2 km away in a straight line, followed by Villaba National High School (LNCAST) at 3.5 km. The school's ratios are also set against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 134
- Down 4 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 7
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 5
- Up 2 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 19.1
- Up 1.8 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.0
- Learners per classroom
- 26.8
- Down 19.2 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.8
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 3% to 134 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.0%. See the note on DepEd's figures
- The 505th largest of 1,104 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Leyte. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each teacher has 19 learners, more than at 51% of the division's other public elementary schools. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 27 learners, more than at 81% 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 ₱584,000 is more than at 53% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱304,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱2,269 for each of the 134 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 Hinabuyan National High School (3.2 km), Villaba National High School (LNCAST) (3.5 km) and Marcelino R. Veloso National High School (Marcelino R. Veloso NHS) (5.4 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 134 learners, down 4 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| All grades | 72 | 62 | 134 |
Teachers and staff
Its 19.1 learners per teacher is above the Leyte median of 19.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 7 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 19.1 |
| Leyte division median | 19.0 |
| Eastern Visayas median | 17.4 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 5 |
|---|---|
| Teacher I | 2 |
| Head Teacher III | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 26.8 learners per classroom is above the Leyte median of 19.8 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 5
- 26.8 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 160
- 0.8 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 10
- 13.4 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 30
- 0 with water, 30 without
- Functional computers
- 1
- 134.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 10 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 10 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Paved Pathway
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱584,000, up ₱280,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱252,000 | ₱252,000 |
| 2024 | ₱304,000 | ₱304,000 |
| 2025 | ₱584,000 | ₱584,000 |
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 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 51% |
| Learners per classroom | 26.8 | 19.8 | 81% |
| Learners per toilet | 13.4 | 15.8 | 34% |
| Learners per computer | 134.0 | 34.6 | 87% |
Location
Barangay Payao, Villaba, Leyte
Legislative district: 3rd District
Map point: 11.2614661, 124.4018948
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 121972 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked