Schools in Santa Cruz, Manila

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Santa Cruz, Manila has the third most learners of the 14 districts in Manila. In SY 2024-25 its 20 schools held 28,769 learners, with another 1,629 in ALS. It has the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools among the 13 that report teachers. Of the learners in schools, 87% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 13% are in private schools, against 14%.

Of the 10 reporting public schools, all have electricity, water and internet. The most crowded public classrooms are at Jose Abad Santos High School, with one classroom for every 57 learners. The 10 public schools with FY 2025 MOOE received a total of ₱33.6 million. Across the 10 public schools with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, the per-learner figure for FY 2024 is ₱1,194. Its schools are listed individually with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures can be followed by sector and level.

Schools: 20; 10 public, 10 private
Community learning centers: 19
Learners: 30,398
Teachers: 996
Classrooms: 640

Boundaries changed between school years, so no change is shown.

Key findings

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

Santa Cruz has the 3rd most learners of the 14 districts in Manila, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools among the 13 that report teachers.
Of the learners in schools, 87% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 13% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Jose Abad Santos High School (5,947 learners), Espiritu Santo Parochial School (2,867 learners) and Andres Bonifacio Elementary School (2,851 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Jose Abad Santos High School, with 57 learners per classroom.
Of the 10 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 10 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱33.6 million. Across the 10 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,194 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 30,398 learners, 28,769 in schools and 1,629 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	30,398
In schools	28,769
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,629
Male	15,747
Female	14,597
Not broken down by sex	54

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 54 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	13,000	1,069	0	14,069
Junior High School	9,933	1,125	0	11,058
Senior High School	2,136	1,495	0	3,631
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	85	85
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	489	489
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,012	1,012

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 54 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	869	861	1,730
Grade 1	997	943	1,940
Grade 2	1,020	1,023	2,043
Grade 3	1,120	1,067	2,187
Grade 4	1,024	916	1,940
Grade 5	999	937	1,936
Grade 6	1,028	984	2,012
Grade 7	1,385	1,399	2,784
Grade 8	1,356	1,348	2,704
Grade 9	1,414	1,384	2,798
Grade 10	1,352	1,420	2,772
Grade 11	1,080	1,023	2,103
Grade 12	773	755	1,528
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	219	62	281
ALS Basic Literacy Program	69	16	85
ALS A&E elementary	356	133	489
ALS A&E secondary	686	326	1,012
Broken down by grade	15,747	14,597	30,344

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	2,639
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,003
All tracks	3,642

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Junior High School	0	2	2

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	2	3
Elementary	1	8	9
Junior High School	3	5	8
Senior High School	5	12	17
All	10	27	37

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	4	0	4
Other School-Initiated Intervention	7	14	21
All	11	14	25

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 20 schools and 19 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	10
Private schools	10
Community learning centers (ALS)	19
All	39

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	11
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior and senior high	3
Senior high only	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	19

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	19
DepEd managed	10
Non-sectarian	8
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 996 teachers and 135 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	996
Non-teaching personnel	135
All personnel	1,131

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	473
Junior High School	473
Senior High School	50
All teachers	996

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	27.5
Junior High School	21.0
Senior High School	42.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 640 classrooms and 619 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 640
Seats (approximate): 22,014
Toilets: 619
Functional computers: 5,955
Faucets: 1,315; 1,104 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	407	191	42
Learners per classroom	31.9	52.0	50.9
Seats (approximate)	14,176	6,584	1,254
Learners per seat	0.9	1.5	1.7
Toilets	390	183	46
Learners per toilet	33.3	54.3	46.4
Functional computers	2,867	2,967	121
Learners per computer	4.5	3.4	17.7

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	7	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	7	0
Junior High School	2	1
Senior High School	3	0

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	7	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	295
Male	192
Shared	118
For persons with disabilities	14
All toilets	619

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	1,104
Without water	211
All faucets	1,315

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Canteen	10
Entrance Gate	10
Exit Gate	10
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Offices	10
Clinic	9
Computer Room	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Conference Room	8
School Garden	8
Supply Room	8
Covered Court	7
Data File Room/Records Room	7
Home Economic Room	7
Faculty Room	5
Paved Pathway	4
Science Laboratory	4
Student Co-Curricular Center	4
Gymnasium	3
Industrial Arts Room	3
Playground	3
Roofing	3
Solar Panel	3
Flood Marker	2
Museum	2
Temporary Perimeter Fence	2
Bike Rack	1
Speech Laboratory	1

List of schools

Every school in Santa Cruz, Manila in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Santa Cruz, Manila: 26 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Andres Bonifacio Elementary School	Public	2,851	94	94
Antonio Regidor Elementary School	Public	1,219	42	32
Cayetano Arellano High School	Public	4,592	189	87
Cecilio Apostol Elementary School	Public	1,109	42	31
Children's Choice Playhouse Manila, Inc.	Private	0	Not reported	Not reported
Chinese General Hospital Colleges, Inc.	Private	154	Not reported	Not reported
Dona Teodora Alonzo High School	Public	1,541	104	42
E. A. Remigio Elementary School	Public	563	26	10
Espiritu Santo Parochial School	Private	2,867	Not reported	Not reported
Francisco Balagtas Elementary School	Public	1,998	66	67
Heidelberg Preschool and Tutorial Center Inc.	Private	49	Not reported	Not reported
Holy Heart Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	254	Not reported	Not reported
Jose Abad Santos High School	Public	5,947	230	104
Juan Sumulong Elementary School	Public	1,091	39	45
Manila Business College	Private	0	Not reported	Not reported
Manila Central Adventist Elementary School	Private	26	Not reported	Not reported
Manila Patriotic School, Inc.	Private	94	Not reported	Not reported
P. Gomez Elementary School	Public	4,169	164	128
Philippine Sun Yat Sen High School	Private	64	Not reported	Not reported
Precious Heritage Christian School of Manila Inc.	Private	109	Not reported	Not reported
Regina Carmeli School	Private	27	Not reported	Not reported
Saint George Academic & Tutorial School, Inc	Private	21	Not reported	Not reported
San Antonio de Manila Pre-School Inc.	Private	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Santa Celerina Institute of Technology (Scitec) Inc.	Private	94	Not reported	Not reported
Shekinah Institute of Management and Technology	Private	0	Not reported	Not reported
Yeshua Mikros Phos Learning Center, Inc	Private	0	Not reported	Not reported

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

54 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 Santa Cruz, Manila 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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