Schools in La Paz, Tarlac

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

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

Summary

As a city or municipality, La Paz, Tarlac has 14,947 learners in its 28 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 311 in ALS. Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 7% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.7%, while private schools grew 2.0%.

La Paz has the 10th most learners of the 18 cities and municipalities in Tarlac, and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. The 24 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱28.3 million, and across the 23 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,512 for each learner.

The list of 28 schools gives learners, teachers and classrooms for each one, and the charts and tables break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 28; No change from SY 2023-24; 24 public, 4 private
Community learning centers: 10; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 15,258; Down 407 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 511; Up 14 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 408; Down 26 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

La Paz has the 10th most learners of the 18 cities and municipalities in Tarlac, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.7% and private schools grew 2.0%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 7% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Guevara National High School (1,665 learners), E.M. Castaneda CS (969 learners) and Comillas High School (737 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at La Purisima Integrated School (+24%) and fell most at Balanoy Elementary School (−11%), 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 Matayumtayum Elementary School, with 49 learners per classroom.
Of the 24 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 24 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱28.3 million. Across the 23 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,512 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 15,258 learners, 14,947 in schools and 311 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	15,258
In schools	14,947
In community learning centers (ALS)	311
Male	7,942
Female	7,230
Not broken down by sex	86

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 86 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	8,560	353	0	8,913
Junior High School	3,608	431	0	4,039
Senior High School	1,731	188	0	1,919
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	2	2
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	27	27
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	272	272

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 86 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	614	570	1,184
Grade 1	607	545	1,152
Grade 2	608	543	1,151
Grade 3	695	641	1,336
Grade 4	763	681	1,444
Grade 5	613	610	1,223
Grade 6	740	666	1,406
Grade 7	618	576	1,194
Grade 8	415	456	871
Grade 9	502	491	993
Grade 10	519	462	981
Grade 11	497	430	927
Grade 12	531	461	992
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	12	5	17
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1	1	2
ALS A&E elementary	15	12	27
ALS A&E secondary	192	80	272
Broken down by grade	7,942	7,230	15,172

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,489
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	459
All tracks	1,948

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	3	1	4
Senior High School	0	1	1
All	3	2	5

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	2	2	4

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 28 schools and 10 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	24
Private schools	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
All	38

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	21
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	10

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	24
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
Non-sectarian	3
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 511 teachers and 98 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	511
Non-teaching personnel	98
All personnel	609

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	303
Junior High School	142
Senior High School	66
All teachers	511

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	28.3
Junior High School	25.4
Senior High School	26.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 408 classrooms and 575 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 408
Seats (approximate): 11,165
Toilets: 575
Functional computers: 1,023
Faucets: 1,255; 1,173 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	272	95	41
Learners per classroom	31.5	38.0	42.2
Seats (approximate)	7,297	2,672	1,196
Learners per seat	1.2	1.4	1.5
Toilets	411	116	48
Learners per toilet	20.8	31.1	36.1
Functional computers	272	403	348
Learners per computer	31.5	9.0	5.0

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	0
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
Elementary	21
Junior High School	4
Senior High School	3

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	21	0
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	99
Male	78
Shared	374
For persons with disabilities	24
All toilets	575

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	1,173
Without water	82
All faucets	1,255

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	24
Exit Gate	24
School Garden	24
Offices	22
Permanent Perimeter Fence	20
Playground	17
Covered Court	16
Clinic	14
Canteen	12
Computer Room	11
Flood Marker	7
Supply Room	7
Temporary Perimeter Fence	7
Paved Pathway	6
Faculty Room	5
Conference Room	4
Home Economic Room	3
Industrial Arts Room	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Roofing	3
Science Laboratory	3
Solar Panel	2
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Museum	1

List of schools

Every school in La Paz, Tarlac in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in La Paz, Tarlac: 28 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Balanoy Elementary School	Public	258	9	9
Bantog Elementary School	Public	321	13	11
Caramutan Elementary School	Public	574	19	14
Caut Elementary School	Public	338	12	12
Comillas Elementary School	Public	572	20	15
Comillas High School	Public	737	35	23
Dumarais Elementary School	Public	623	19	17
E.M. Castaneda CS	Public	969	32	35
Great Eastern Institute	Private	523	Not reported	Not reported
Guevara Ecumenical Christian School, Inc.	Private	75	Not reported	Not reported
Guevara Elementary School	Public	703	24	15
Guevara National High School	Public	1,665	69	43
Kapanikian Elementary School	Public	270	9	5
La Paz Christian Academy Inc.	Private	279	Not reported	Not reported
La Paz National High School	Public	2,849	102	51
La Purisima Integrated School	Public	576	16	38
Lara Elementary School	Public	118	8	5
Laungcupang Elementary School	Public	261	9	9
Lomboy Elementary School	Public	437	16	15
Macalong Elementary School	Public	193	8	8
Matayumtayum Elementary School	Public	444	15	9
Mayang Elementary School	Public	184	8	9
Motrico Elementary School	Public	480	16	13
Paludpud Elementary School	Public	274	9	10
Rizal Multigrade	Public	166	8	10
San Isidro Central Elementary School	Public	657	24	24
Sierra Elementary School	Public	306	11	8
Uzziel Montessori School Inc.	Private	95	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

86 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 La Paz, Tarlac 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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