Balocawe Elementary School
School ID 113597 · Public elementary school · Barangay Balocawe, Dimasalang, Masbate · Bicol Region (Region V)
Summary
Balocawe Elementary School enrolled 433 learners in SY 2024-25, a fall of 2% from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.3%. Its 16 teachers give one teacher for every 27 learners, more learners per teacher than at 91% of the division's other public elementary schools. Its 15 classrooms give one classroom for every 29 learners, more learners per classroom than at 66% of the 532 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱830,000 is more than at 90% of the division's other public elementary schools, against ₱671,000 in FY 2024. The nearest public school with junior high is Dimasalang National High School, 1.8 km away in a straight line.
The page compares its ratios with the medians of its division, its region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 433
- Down 8 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 16
- Down 4 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 15
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 27.1
- Up 5.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.0
- Learners per classroom
- 28.9
- Up 1.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 24.7
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 2% to 433 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.3%.
- Tied as the 52nd largest of 534 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Masbate.
- Each teacher has 27 learners, more than at 91% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 29 learners, more than at 66% of the 532 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱830,000 is more than at 90% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱671,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,550 for each of the 433 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,056 across the 534 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Dimasalang National High School (1.8 km), Palanas National Agriculture High School (5.8 km) and Buenavista National High School (6.4 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 433 learners, down 8 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 25 | 60 |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 31 | 61 |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 34 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 31 | 62 |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 27 | 55 |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 22 | 61 |
| All grades | 237 | 196 | 433 |
Teachers and staff
Its 27.1 learners per teacher is above the Masbate median of 19.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 16 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 2 |
| Learners per teacher | 27.1 |
| Masbate division median | 19.0 |
| Bicol Region median | 21.9 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 11 |
|---|---|
| Teacher I | 3 |
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
| Master Teacher II | 1 |
| School Principal I | 1 |
| Teacher II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 28.9 learners per classroom is above the Masbate median of 24.7 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 15
- 28.9 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 1
- Seats (approximate)
- 312
- 1.4 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 8
- 54.1 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 52
- 50 with water, 2 without
- Functional computers
- 21
- 20.6 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 2 |
|---|---|
| Male | 2 |
| For persons with disabilities | 1 |
| Shared | 3 |
| All toilets | 8 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Offices
- Paved Pathway
- Playground
- Solar Panel
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱830,000, up ₱159,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱522,000 | ₱522,000 |
| 2024 | ₱671,000 | ₱671,000 |
| 2025 | ₱830,000 | ₱830,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 534 elementary schools in the Masbate division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 27.1 | 19.0 | 91% |
| Learners per classroom | 28.9 | 24.7 | 66% |
| Learners per toilet | 54.1 | 17.6 | 97% |
| Learners per computer | 20.6 | 32.0 | 31% |
Location
Barangay Balocawe, Dimasalang, Masbate
Legislative district: 3rd District
Map point: 12.1997, 123.8469525
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 113597 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked