Balas Elementary School
School ID 124408 · Public elementary school · Barangay Balas, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte · Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Summary
Balas Elementary School has one teacher for every 21 learners, more learners per teacher than at 52% of the division's other public elementary schools. Its 190 learners in SY 2024-25 are taught in nine classrooms, one classroom for every 21 learners, fewer learners per classroom than at 57% of the 604 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. Enrollment fell 2% from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 2.3%.
The school is one of 291 public schools in the division without internet; 62% of the 761 that report on internet have it. Five schools share this name, and the page links to the list of them.
- Learners
- 190
- Down 3 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 9
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 9
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 21.1
- Down 0.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 20.6
- Learners per classroom
- 21.1
- Down 0.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 22.4
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 2% to 190 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 2.3%.
- Tied as the 191st largest of 609 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte.
- Each teacher has 21 learners, more than at 52% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 21 learners, fewer than at 57% of the 604 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- One of 291 public schools in the division without internet; 62% of the 761 that report on internet have it.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱628,000 is more than at 65% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱361,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,900 for each of the 190 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,203 across the 609 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Balas National High School (0.6 km), Matias C. Ranillo National High School (3.3 km) and La Union Integrated School (4.3 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 190 learners, down 3 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Special needs, non-graded (elementary) | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| All grades | 102 | 88 | 190 |
- 40 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
- 12 learners in ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 21.1 learners per teacher is above the Zamboanga del Norte median of 20.6 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 9 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 2 |
| Learners per teacher | 21.1 |
| Zamboanga del Norte division median | 20.6 |
| Zamboanga Peninsula median | 21.0 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 5 |
|---|---|
| Teacher III | 4 |
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
| School Principal I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 21.1 learners per classroom is below the Zamboanga del Norte median of 22.4 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 9
- 21.1 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 1
- Seats (approximate)
- 215
- 0.9 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 10
- 19.0 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 10
- 10 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 3
- 63.3 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 10 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 10 |
Other facilities
- Clinic
- Entrance Gate
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱628,000, up ₱267,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱302,000 | ₱302,000 |
| 2024 | ₱361,000 | ₱361,000 |
| 2025 | ₱628,000 | ₱628,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 609 elementary schools in the Zamboanga del Norte division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 21.1 | 20.6 | 52% |
| Learners per classroom | 21.1 | 22.4 | 43% |
| Learners per toilet | 19.0 | 21.2 | 44% |
| Learners per computer | 63.3 | 23.6 | 80% |
Location
Barangay Balas, Labason, Zamboanga del Norte
Legislative district: 3rd District
Map point: 8.0207878, 122.5004109
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 124408 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked