Schools in Palayan City (Capital), Nueva Ecija

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

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

Summary

Palayan City (Capital) has the 20th most learners of the 32 cities and municipalities in Nueva Ecija, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 32 schools held 12,136 learners, with another 237 in ALS, and its public schools had 441 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools fell 2.5% and private schools grew 11.8%.

Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools against 85% nationally, while 6% are in private schools against 14%. All 26 reporting public schools have electricity, but four, or 15%, have no internet, against 5% in Region III. The most crowded public classrooms are at Bliss Elementary School, with one classroom for every 49 learners.

The page lists the 32 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 32; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 26 public, 5 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 3; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 12,373; Down 246 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 441; Up 12 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 396; Up 15 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Palayan City (Capital) has the 20th most learners of the 32 cities and municipalities in Nueva Ecija, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.5%, private schools grew 11.8% and SUC and LUC schools fell 29.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally), 6% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Palayan City National High School (3,680 learners), Palayan City Central School (955 learners) and Maligaya National High School (743 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at A-Ri Christian School Inc. (+33%) and fell most at Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (−29%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Bliss Elementary School, with 49 learners per classroom.
Of the 26 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (4%) has no water, against 1% in Region III; 4 (15%) have no internet, against 5% in Region III.
The 25 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱27.5 million. Across the 25 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,015 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 12,373 learners, 12,136 in schools and 237 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	12,373
In schools	12,136
In community learning centers (ALS)	237
Male	6,295
Female	6,074
Not broken down by sex	4

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 4 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	6,129	451	0	0	6,580
Junior High School	3,546	5	116	0	3,667
Senior High School	1,574	311	0	0	1,885
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	11	11
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	44	44
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	182	182

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 4 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	437	382	819
Grade 1	478	456	934
Grade 2	453	468	921
Grade 3	468	444	912
Grade 4	484	463	947
Grade 5	467	444	911
Grade 6	568	539	1,107
Grade 7	542	501	1,043
Grade 8	440	423	863
Grade 9	427	444	871
Grade 10	454	436	890
Grade 11	469	520	989
Grade 12	477	419	896
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	19	10	29
ALS Basic Literacy Program	2	9	11
ALS A&E elementary	24	20	44
ALS A&E secondary	86	96	182
Broken down by grade	6,295	6,074	12,369

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,409
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	413
Sports	67
All tracks	1,889

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	23	17	40
Elementary	122	109	231
Junior High School	72	67	139
Senior High School	18	19	37
All	235	212	447

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 32 schools and 3 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	26
Private schools	5
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	3
All	35

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	25
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	4
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	26
Non-sectarian	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	3
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 441 teachers and 73 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	441
Non-teaching personnel	73
All personnel	514

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	226
Junior High School	154
Senior High School	61
All teachers	441

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	27.1
Junior High School	23.0
Senior High School	25.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 396 classrooms and 476 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 396
Seats (approximate): 7,784
Toilets: 476
Functional computers: 834
Faucets: 1,054; 987 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	231	114	51
Learners per classroom	26.5	31.1	30.9
Seats (approximate)	4,711	2,137	936
Learners per seat	1.3	1.7	1.7
Toilets	303	121	52
Learners per toilet	20.2	29.3	30.3
Functional computers	258	397	179
Learners per computer	23.8	8.9	8.8

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	21	1
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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	21	1
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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	18	4
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	62
Male	47
Shared	348
For persons with disabilities	19
All toilets	476

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	987
Without water	67
All faucets	1,054

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	26
Entrance Gate	25
Offices	25
Covered Court	22
Exit Gate	22
Permanent Perimeter Fence	21
Canteen	14
Flood Marker	14
Computer Room	13
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Paved Pathway	8
Home Economic Room	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Playground	7
Faculty Room	5
Industrial Arts Room	5
Clinic	4
Science Laboratory	4
Solar Panel	4
Supply Room	4
Conference Room	3
Roofing	3
Museum	1

List of schools

Every school in Palayan City (Capital), Nueva Ecija in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Palayan City (Capital), Nueva Ecija: 32 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
A-Ri Christian School Inc.	Private	174	Not reported	Not reported
Atate Elementary School	Public	390	14	14
Aulo Elementary School	Public	175	7	7
Bagong Buhay Elementary School	Public	117	7	9
Bishop Sofio Balce Memorial School	Private	74	Not reported	Not reported
Bliss Elementary School	Public	342	10	7
Buklod-Palad National High School	Public	125	14	12
Caimito Elementary School	Public	247	11	10
Fort Magsaysay Elementary School	Public	585	19	22
Fort Magsaysay National High School	Public	576	29	15
Imelda Valley I Elementary School	Public	146	7	8
Imelda Valley II Elementary School	Public	194	7	8
Kalikasan Elementary School	Public	256	8	8
Langka Elementary School	Public	129	7	7
Malate Elementary School	Public	215	8	7
Maligaya Elementary School	Public	116	8	9
Maligaya National High School	Public	743	39	35
Manggahan Elementary School	Public	105	7	7
Marcos Village Elementary School	Public	365	12	12
Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology	SUC or LUC	116	Not reported	Not reported
Palayan City Central School	Public	955	31	31
Palayan City National High School	Public	3,680	133	103
Pedro Valenzuela Elementary School	Public	393	14	13
Pinaltakan Elementary School	Public	77	5	5
Popolon Elementary School	Public	91	7	6
San Lorenzo Heights Elementary School	Public	185	0	7
Sandelain Elementary School	Public	86	8	4
Sapang Buho Elementary School	Public	613	19	17
Sapang Buho Methodist Learning Center Inc.	Private	6	Not reported	Not reported
Singgalat Elementary School	Public	347	10	13
St. Anthony Center of Science & Technology, Inc.	Private	202	Not reported	Not reported
The Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc.	Private	311	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

4 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 Palayan City (Capital), Nueva Ecija 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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