Schools in San Jose de Buan, Western Samar

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

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

Summary

San Jose de Buan has the 23rd most learners of the 26 cities and municipalities in Western Samar, but the seventh most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 15 schools held 2,102 learners, with another 161 in ALS, and enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24, ALS not counted.

Of the 15 reporting public schools, nine, or 60%, have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII. The most crowded public classrooms are at Babaclayon Integrated School, where there is one classroom for every 82 learners.

The page lists its 15 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 15; No change from SY 2023-24; 15 public
Community learning centers: 2; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 2,263; Down 34 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 103; Up 7 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 80; Up 5 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

San Jose de Buan has the 23rd most learners of the 26 cities and municipalities in Western Samar, and the 7th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are San Jose de Buan National High School (656 learners), San Jose De Buan Central Elementry School (623 learners) and Babaclayon Integrated School (164 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Babaclayon Integrated School, with 82 learners per classroom.
Of the 15 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 9 (60%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 15 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱9.6 million. Across the 15 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱3,003 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,263 learners, 2,102 in schools and 161 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,263
In schools	2,102
In community learning centers (ALS)	161
Male	1,131
Female	1,132

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	1,367	0	1,367
Junior High School	537	0	537
Senior High School	198	0	198
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	25	25
ALS A&E elementary	0	37	37
ALS A&E secondary	0	99	99

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	81	86	167
Grade 1	85	94	179
Grade 2	98	100	198
Grade 3	91	100	191
Grade 4	107	100	207
Grade 5	104	96	200
Grade 6	121	104	225
Grade 7	70	81	151
Grade 8	66	80	146
Grade 9	67	60	127
Grade 10	54	59	113
Grade 11	56	53	109
Grade 12	44	45	89
ALS Basic Literacy Program	17	8	25
ALS A&E elementary	18	19	37
ALS A&E secondary	52	47	99
All grades	1,131	1,132	2,263

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	198
All tracks	198

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	1	3

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 15 schools and 2 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	15
Community learning centers (ALS)	2
All	17

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	13
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior and senior high	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	15
Community learning centers (ALS)	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 103 teachers and 15 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	103
Non-teaching personnel	15
All personnel	118

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	70
Junior High School	26
Senior High School	7
All teachers	103

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	19.5
Junior High School	20.7
Senior High School	28.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 80 classrooms and 83 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 80
Seats (approximate): 3,257
Toilets: 83
Functional computers: 155
Faucets: 173; 127 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	53	19	8
Learners per classroom	25.8	28.3	24.8
Seats (approximate)	1,799	1,277	181
Learners per seat	0.8	0.4	1.1
Toilets	54	20	9
Learners per toilet	25.3	26.9	22.0
Functional computers	35	120	Not reported
Learners per computer	39.1	4.5	Not reported

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	14	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	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	14
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	1

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	5	9
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	17
Male	17
Shared	45
For persons with disabilities	4
All toilets	83

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	127
Without water	46
All faucets	173

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	15
Paved Pathway	15
School Garden	15
Temporary Perimeter Fence	14
Playground	9
Offices	6
Roofing	6
Covered Court	4
Permanent Perimeter Fence	4
Exit Gate	3
Solar Panel	2
Computer Room	1
Library/Learning Resource Center	1

List of schools

Every school in San Jose de Buan, Western Samar in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in San Jose de Buan, Western Samar: 15 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Aguingayan Elementary School	80	4	3
Babaclayon Integrated School	164	9	2
Can-Aponte Elementary School	77	6	4
Galutan Elementary School	25	2	2
Gusa Elementary School	70	4	3
Hagbay Elementary School	25	3	3
Hibacaan Elementary School	65	3	3
Hiduroma Elementary School	45	3	3
Hilumot Elementary School	67	4	4
LC Fernandez Elementary School	39	2	1
Salvacion Elementary School	25	3	3
San Jose De Buan Central Elementry School	623	20	14
San Jose de Buan National High School	656	30	27
San Nicolas Elementary School	92	7	5
San Pedro Elementary School	49	3	3

About this data

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 San Jose de Buan, Western Samar 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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