Palay Elementary School
School ID 120397 · Public elementary school · Barangay Candabong, Manjuyod, Negros Oriental · Negros Island Region (NIR)
Summary
With 162 learners in SY 2024-25, Palay Elementary School is tied as the 245th largest of 403 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Negros Oriental. Its enrollment fell 2% from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 2.8%.
With eight teachers it has one teacher for every 20 learners, which is fewer learners per teacher than at 65% of the division's other public elementary schools. Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱606,000 is less than at 60% of the division's other public elementary schools, and in FY 2024 it was ₱313,000.
For junior high, the nearest public school is Cabcaban CHS, 4.0 km away in a straight line. The nearest schools list on this page gives straight-line distances for each option.
- Learners
- 162
- Down 3 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 8
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 7
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 20.3
- Down 0.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 23.4
- Learners per classroom
- 23.1
- Down 0.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 27.0
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 2% to 162 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 2.8%.
- Tied as the 245th largest of 403 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.
- Each teacher has 20 learners, fewer than at 65% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 23 learners, fewer than at 65% of the 399 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱606,000 is less than at 60% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱313,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,932 for each of the 162 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,718 across the 402 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Cabcaban CHS (4.0 km), Demetrio L. Alviola National High School - Nalundan Extension (4.9 km) and Sampiniton Provincial Community High School (5.7 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 162 learners, down 3 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| All grades | 84 | 78 | 162 |
Teachers and staff
Its 20.3 learners per teacher is below the Negros Oriental median of 23.4 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 8 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 20.3 |
| Negros Oriental division median | 23.4 |
| Negros Island Region median | 23.8 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 3 |
|---|---|
| Teacher II | 3 |
| Teacher III | 2 |
| Head Teacher I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 23.1 learners per classroom is below the Negros Oriental median of 27.0 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 7
- 23.1 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 1
- Seats (approximate)
- 230
- 0.7 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 5
- 32.4 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 5
- 5 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 7
- 23.1 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 1 |
|---|---|
| Male | 1 |
| For persons with disabilities | 1 |
| Shared | 2 |
| All toilets | 5 |
Other facilities
- Faculty Room
- Playground
- School Garden
- Solar Panel
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱606,000, up ₱293,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱282,000 | ₱282,000 |
| 2024 | ₱313,000 | ₱313,000 |
| 2025 | ₱606,000 | ₱606,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 403 elementary schools in the Negros Oriental division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 20.3 | 23.4 | 35% |
| Learners per classroom | 23.1 | 27.0 | 35% |
| Learners per toilet | 32.4 | 26.9 | 67% |
| Learners per computer | 23.1 | 31.1 | 39% |
Location
Barangay Candabong, Manjuyod, Negros Oriental
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 9.7159984, 123.0633438
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 120397 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked