Payauan Elementary School
School ID 116953 · Public elementary school · Barangay Payauan, Candoni, Negros Occidental · Negros Island Region (NIR)
Summary
Payauan Elementary School had one teacher for every 22 learners in SY 2024-25, and one classroom for every 27. Its teacher ratio is fewer learners per teacher than at 60% of the division's other public elementary schools, and its classroom ratio is more learners per classroom than at 64% of the 466 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. Enrollment fell 6% to 353 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.6%.
Its FY 2024 MOOE comes to ₱1,686 for each learner of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,599 across the 468 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
The page sets its ratios against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines, and lists its nearest schools with straight-line distances.
- Learners
- 353
- Down 21 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 16
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 13
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 22.1
- Down 1.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 23.6
- Learners per classroom
- 27.2
- Down 1.6 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 24.4
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 6% to 353 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.6%.
- Tied as the 164th largest of 468 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Negros Occidental.
- Each teacher has 22 learners, fewer than at 60% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 27 learners, more than at 64% of the 466 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱776,000 is more than at 66% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱595,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,686 for each of the 353 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,599 across the 468 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Caningay National High School (2.1 km), Quirico G. Manzano National High School (3.5 km) and Agboy Integrated School (3.8 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 353 learners, down 21 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 19 | 45 |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 19 | 51 |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 25 | 52 |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 15 | 39 |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 29 | 66 |
| All grades | 196 | 157 | 353 |
- 47 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 22.1 learners per teacher is below the Negros Occidental median of 23.6 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 16 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 2 |
| Learners per teacher | 22.1 |
| Negros Occidental division median | 23.6 |
| Negros Island Region median | 23.8 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 9 |
|---|---|
| Teacher III | 3 |
| Master Teacher I | 2 |
| Teacher II | 2 |
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
| Head Teacher III | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 27.2 learners per classroom is above the Negros Occidental median of 24.4 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 13
- 27.2 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 3
- Seats (approximate)
- 226
- 1.6 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 5
- 70.6 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 29
- 25 with water, 4 without
- Functional computers
- 8
- 44.1 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 3 |
|---|---|
| Male | 1 |
| Shared | 1 |
| All toilets | 5 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Offices
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱776,000, up ₱181,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱463,000 | ₱463,000 |
| 2024 | ₱595,000 | ₱595,000 |
| 2025 | ₱776,000 | ₱776,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 468 elementary schools in the Negros Occidental division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 22.1 | 23.6 | 40% |
| Learners per classroom | 27.2 | 24.4 | 64% |
| Learners per toilet | 70.6 | 17.2 | 98% |
| Learners per computer | 44.1 | 38.6 | 55% |
Location
Barangay Payauan, Candoni, Negros Occidental
Legislative district: 6th District
Map point: 9.8160148, 122.670374
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 116953 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked