Schools in Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro

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 has the fifth most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Occidental Mindoro, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 32 schools held 11,179 learners, plus 827 in ALS, and had 378 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 1.4% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.4%, while private schools grew 165.1%.

Leaving out two schools in Santa Cruz whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Barahan Elementary School, with one classroom for every 103 learners. Of the 29 reporting public schools, all have electricity; one (3%) has no water, compared with 2% in Region IV-B, and 10 (34%) have no internet, compared with 47% in Region IV-B.

The page lists each school with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 32; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 29 public, 3 private
Community learning centers: 28; Up 3 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 12,006; Down 114 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 378; Down 19 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 260; Up 13 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Santa Cruz has the 5th most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Occidental Mindoro, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.4% and private schools grew 165.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Santa Cruz CS (783 learners), Mulawin Elementary School (750 learners) and Barahan Elementary School (618 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Dapdap Cultural Elementary School (+6%) and fell most at Kabanabahan Minority School (−20%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Barahan Elementary School, with 103 learners per classroom.
Of the 29 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (3%) has no water, against 2% in Region IV-B; 10 (34%) have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B.
The 29 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱26.0 million. Across the 28 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,554 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 12,006 learners, 11,179 in schools and 827 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	12,006
In schools	11,179
In community learning centers (ALS)	827
Male	6,146
Female	5,848
Not broken down by sex	12

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 12 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	6,866	11	0	6,877
Junior High School	2,973	0	0	2,973
Senior High School	1,173	147	0	1,320
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	202	202
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	174	174
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	448	448

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 12 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	430	402	832
Grade 1	441	459	900
Grade 2	494	483	977
Grade 3	544	481	1,025
Grade 4	586	517	1,103
Grade 5	524	494	1,018
Grade 6	537	469	1,006
Grade 7	424	410	834
Grade 8	306	346	652
Grade 9	361	360	721
Grade 10	388	377	765
Grade 11	367	374	741
Grade 12	295	284	579
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	9	7	16
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	0	1	1
ALS Basic Literacy Program	99	103	202
ALS A&E elementary	102	72	174
ALS A&E secondary	239	209	448
Broken down by grade	6,146	5,848	11,994

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	980
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	348
All tracks	1,328

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	3	0	3

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	90	97	187
Elementary	616	601	1,217
Junior High School	75	104	179
Senior High School	29	62	91
All	810	864	1,674

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	11	3	14

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 32 schools and 28 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	29
Private schools	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	28
All	60

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	27
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	3
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	28

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	29
Community learning centers (ALS)	28
Non-sectarian	2
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 378 teachers and 63 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	378
Non-teaching personnel	63
All personnel	441

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	226
Junior High School	106
Senior High School	46
All teachers	378

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	30.4
Junior High School	28.1
Senior High School	25.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 260 classrooms and 355 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 260
Seats (approximate): 7,299
Toilets: 355
Functional computers: 504
Faucets: 829; 708 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	176	60	24
Learners per classroom	39.0	49.6	48.9
Seats (approximate)	4,640	1,955	704
Learners per seat	1.5	1.5	1.7
Toilets	295	43	17
Learners per toilet	23.3	69.1	69.0
Functional computers	215	151	138
Learners per computer	31.9	19.7	8.5

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	24	1
Junior High School	4	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	20	1	4
Junior High School	2	0	2
Senior High School	2	1	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	15	10
Junior High School	4	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	41
Male	38
Shared	258
For persons with disabilities	18
All toilets	355

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	708
Without water	121
All faucets	829

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	28
School Garden	25
Playground	23
Permanent Perimeter Fence	17
Temporary Perimeter Fence	17
Offices	16
Exit Gate	13
Solar Panel	11
Covered Court	10
Computer Room	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Canteen	5
Faculty Room	3
Science Laboratory	3
Supply Room	3
Paved Pathway	2
Clinic	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Gymnasium	1
Home Economic Room	1
Roofing	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Santa Cruz, Occidental Mindoro: 32 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Alacaak Elementary School	Public	244	7	9
Baclaran Elementary School	Public	241	7	4
Bagong Sikat Elementary School	Public	251	8	8
Barahan Elementary School	Public	618	21	6
Barahan National High School	Public	603	28	18
Barahan National High School - Sinagtala Annex	Public	162	6	4
Calomintao Settlement & Farm Sch.	Public	151	7	7
Casague Elementary School	Public	239	8	8
Cuarenta Elementary School	Public	273	8	5
Dapdap Cultural Elementary School	Public	267	8	2
Dayap Elementary School	Public	251	7	2
Eleuterio Soriano School	Public	374	11	11
Hosea Christian Mission School, Inc.	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Kabanabahan Minority School	Public	128	7	2
Kabangkalan Elementary School	Public	277	10	6
Ke-Uring Elementary School	Public	79	4	3
Kurtinganan Elementary School	Public	206	7	7
M. Rodriguez Memorial Elementary School	Public	193	8	4
Mendiola Elementary School	Public	283	13	10
Mulawin Elementary School	Public	750	19	21
Pinagturilan Elementary School	Public	148	6	7
Pinagturilan National High School	Public	1,017	23	25
Pola Elementary School	Public	152	7	3
San Vicente Elementary School	Public	431	12	9
Sanog-Lakol Minority School	Public	64	3	3
Santa Cruz CS	Public	783	21	26
Santa Cruz National High School	Public	2,364	95	37
Siapo Elementary School	Public	166	6	5
Sievers Technological Institute Inc.	Private	156	Not reported	Not reported
Southwest Philippines Ecumenical School Inc. - Sta. Cruz Campus	Private	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Tilago Min. Sch.	Public	54	3	3
Ulanguan Min. Sch.	Public	243	8	5

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

About this data

12 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, Occidental Mindoro 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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