Mercedes Elementary School
School ID 124948 · Public elementary school · Barangay Mercedes, Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur · Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Summary
Mercedes Elementary School has one teacher for every 13 learners, fewer learners per teacher than at 89% of the 654 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers. It had 38 learners in SY 2024-25, with three teachers and three classrooms. Its enrollment fell 7% from SY 2023-24 to 38, while the division's public schools fell 3.1%.
Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱505,000 is less than at 95% of the 654 other public elementary schools in the division with FY 2025 MOOE, and in FY 2024 it was ₱282,000. For each of its 38 learners in SY 2024-25, its FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱7,421, against a median of ₱2,541 across the 655 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
Seven schools share this name, and the page links to the list of them.
- Learners
- 38
- Down 3 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 3
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 3
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 12.7
- Down 1.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.6
- Learners per classroom
- 12.7
- Down 1.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.9
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 7% to 38 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.1%.
- Tied as the 627th largest of 656 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Zamboanga del Sur.
- Each teacher has 13 learners, fewer than at 89% of the 654 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers.
- Each classroom has 13 learners, fewer than at 90% of the 654 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱505,000 is less than at 95% of the 654 other public elementary schools in the division with FY 2025 MOOE. In FY 2024 it was ₱282,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱7,421 for each of the 38 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,541 across the 655 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 38 learners, down 3 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Grade 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| All grades | 24 | 14 | 38 |
Teachers and staff
Its 12.7 learners per teacher is below the Zamboanga del Sur median of 19.6 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 3 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 12.7 |
| Zamboanga del Sur division median | 19.6 |
| Zamboanga Peninsula median | 21.0 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 3 |
|---|---|
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 12.7 learners per classroom is below the Zamboanga del Sur median of 19.9 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 3
- 12.7 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 23
- 1.7 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 4
- 9.5 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 8
- 8 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 4
- 9.5 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 1 |
|---|---|
| Male | 1 |
| Shared | 2 |
| All toilets | 4 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Playground
- Roofing
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱505,000, up ₱223,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱172,000 | ₱172,000 |
| 2024 | ₱282,000 | ₱282,000 |
| 2025 | ₱505,000 | ₱505,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 656 elementary schools in the Zamboanga del Sur division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 12.7 | 19.6 | 11% |
| Learners per classroom | 12.7 | 19.9 | 11% |
| Learners per toilet | 9.5 | 16.7 | 13% |
| Learners per computer | 9.5 | 28.8 | 15% |
Location
Barangay Mercedes, Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur
Legislative district: 2nd District
Other schools in Dimataling
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- The map point is far from the province's other schools, so the map is not shown.
- The map point is far from the municipality's other schools, so the map is not shown.
Figures for school ID 124948 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked