Schools in Santa Margarita, 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

Santa Margarita's 34 schools held 7,208 learners in SY 2024-25, and its public schools had 373 teachers. Among the 26 cities and municipalities in Western Samar it has the ninth most learners and, in public schools, the ninth most learners per teacher. Enrollment in its schools fell 4.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

The largest schools are Clarencio Calagos Memorial School of Fisheries with 1,631 learners, Sta. Margarita National High School with 894 and Sta. Margarita II Central Elementary School with 447, leaving out one school whose figures are under review. The most crowded public classrooms are at Cinco Elementary School, where there is one classroom for every 42 learners. All 34 reporting public schools have electricity and water, but 15, or 44%, have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.

The page lists its 34 schools with learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 34; No change from SY 2023-24; 34 public
Community learning centers: 7; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 7,744; Down 173 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 373; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 252; Down 11 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Santa Margarita has the 9th most learners of the 26 cities and municipalities in Western Samar, and the 9th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Clarencio Calagos Memorial School of Fisheries (1,631 learners), Sta. Margarita National High School (894 learners) and Sta. Margarita II Central Elementary School (447 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Cagsumje Elementary School (+6%) and fell most at Palale Elementary School (−13%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Cinco Elementary School, with 42 learners per classroom.
Of the 34 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 15 (44%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 34 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱26.3 million. Across the 34 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,676 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,744 learners, 7,208 in schools and 536 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,744
In schools	7,208
In community learning centers (ALS)	536
Male	3,869
Female	3,865
Not broken down by sex	10

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 10 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	4,212	0	4,212
Junior High School	2,061	0	2,061
Senior High School	925	0	925
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	16	16
ALS A&E elementary	0	180	180
ALS A&E secondary	0	340	340

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 10 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	286	244	530
Grade 1	266	286	552
Grade 2	315	305	620
Grade 3	356	330	686
Grade 4	361	295	656
Grade 5	266	271	537
Grade 6	313	318	631
Grade 7	280	300	580
Grade 8	264	267	531
Grade 9	232	237	469
Grade 10	229	252	481
Grade 11	249	239	488
Grade 12	193	244	437
ALS Basic Literacy Program	6	10	16
ALS A&E elementary	92	88	180
ALS A&E secondary	161	179	340
Broken down by grade	3,869	3,865	7,734

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	344
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	591
All tracks	935

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

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	0	2	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 34 schools and 7 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	34
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
All	41

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	30
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	7

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	34
Community learning centers (ALS)	7

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 373 teachers and 58 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	373
Non-teaching personnel	58
All personnel	431

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	208
Junior High School	120
Senior High School	45
All teachers	373

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	20.3
Junior High School	17.2
Senior High School	20.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 252 classrooms and 319 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 252
Seats (approximate): 7,766
Toilets: 319
Functional computers: 452
Faucets: 667; 481 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	170	56	26
Learners per classroom	24.8	36.8	35.6
Seats (approximate)	4,012	1,557	2,197
Learners per seat	1.1	1.3	0.4
Toilets	236	56	27
Learners per toilet	17.9	36.8	34.3
Functional computers	348	58	46
Learners per computer	12.1	35.5	20.1

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	30	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	30
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	16	14
Junior High School	3	1
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	49
Male	45
Shared	216
For persons with disabilities	9
All toilets	319

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	481
Without water	186
All faucets	667

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	32
School Garden	31
Temporary Perimeter Fence	28
Paved Pathway	26
Offices	21
Permanent Perimeter Fence	21
Playground	21
Computer Room	10
Exit Gate	10
Covered Court	8
Faculty Room	5
Roofing	5
Conference Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Home Economic Room	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Supply Room	3
Canteen	2
Clinic	2
Bike Rack	1
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Science Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Santa Margarita, Western Samar in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Santa Margarita, Western Samar: 34 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Agrupacion Elementary School	35	5	2
Arapison Elementary School	37	3	4
Avelino Elementary School	57	4	2
Bahay Elementary School	26	3	2
Balud Elementary School	326	11	11
Bana-Ao Elementary School	34	4	4
Burabod Elementary School	243	9	9
Cagsumje Elementary School	205	9	7
Camperito Elementary School	30	3	2
Canipulan Elementary School	62	5	3
Canmoros Elementary School	34	4	2
Cinco Elementary School	84	6	2
Clarencio Calagos Memorial School of Fisheries	1,631	86	46
Curry Elementary School	83	7	6
Curry National High School	79	2	0
Gajo Elementary School	31	3	3
Hindang Elementary School	10	2	3
Ilo Elementary School	175	8	7
Inoraguiao Elementary School	286	13	13
Lambao Elementary School	232	9	6
Mabuhay Elementary School	22	3	2
Mahayag Elementary School	20	5	3
Matayonas Elementary School	40	4	3
Nabulo Elementary School	37	4	3
Napuro National High School	392	23	13
Palale Elementary School	206	9	9
Panabatan Elementary School	59	4	2
Panaru-An Elementary School	14	3	3
Salvacion Elementary School	30	3	3
Solsogon Elementary School	228	9	13
Sta. Margarita I Central Elementary School	1,100	34	21
Sta. Margarita II Central Elementary School	447	18	18
Sta. Margarita National High School	894	54	23
Sundara Elementary School	19	4	2

About this data

10 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 Margarita, 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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