Arena Blanco National High School
School ID 303914 · Public high school · Barangay Arena Blanco, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur · Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Summary
Arena Blanco National High School had 1,514 learners in SY 2024-25, and its enrollment fell 11% from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 1.3%. It is the 17th largest of 35 public junior and senior high schools in the Schools Division of Zamboanga City.
With 108 teachers it has one teacher for every 14 learners, fewer learners per teacher than at every other public junior and senior high school in the division, and the page carries a review note on this figure. Its 15 classrooms mean one classroom for every 101 learners, more learners per classroom than at 94% of the 33 other public junior and senior high schools in the division that report classrooms, and this figure carries a review note too.
The page sets these ratios against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines, and links to the dashboards of Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur and Schools Division of Zamboanga City.
- Learners
- 1,514
- Down 188 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 108
- Up 5 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 15
- Up 1 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 14.0
- Down 2.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 25.9
- Learners per classroom
- 100.9
- Down 20.7 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 45.6
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 11% to 1,514 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 1.3%.
- The 17th largest of 35 public junior and senior high schools in the Schools Division of Zamboanga City.
- Offers the TVL and Academic tracks; 59 of the 82 senior high schools in Zamboanga City offer TVL.
- Each teacher has 14 learners, fewer than at every other public junior and senior high school in the division. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 101 learners, more than at 94% of the 33 other public junior and senior high schools in the division that report classrooms. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱5,191,000 is more than at 79% of the division's other public junior and senior high schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱4,995,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱3,299 for each of the 1,514 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,933 across the 35 public junior and senior high schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 1,514 learners, down 188 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 132 | 153 | 285 |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 144 | 243 |
| Grade 9 | 89 | 112 | 201 |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 129 | 243 |
| Grade 11 | 144 | 129 | 273 |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 155 | 269 |
| All grades | 692 | 822 | 1,514 |
| Track | Learners |
|---|---|
| Technical-Vocational-Livelihood | 408 |
| Academic | 134 |
| Senior High School learners | 542 |
- 513 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 14.0 learners per teacher is below the Zamboanga City median of 25.9 for high schools.
| Teachers | 108 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 7 |
| Learners per teacher | 14.0 |
| Zamboanga City division median | 25.9 |
| Zamboanga Peninsula median | 21.2 |
| National median | 21.1 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 45 |
|---|---|
| Teacher III | 40 |
| Teacher II | 18 |
| Administrative Assistant II (Disbursing Officer II) | 3 |
| Master Teacher I | 2 |
| Master Teacher II | 2 |
| Administrative Assistant III (Senior Bookkeeper) | 1 |
| Guidance Counselor I | 1 |
| Head Teacher III | 1 |
| School Principal I | 1 |
| Special Science Teacher I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 100.9 learners per classroom is above the Zamboanga City median of 45.6 for high schools.
- Classrooms
- 15
- 100.9 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 4
- Seats (approximate)
- 650
- 2.3 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 3
- 504.7 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 16
- 13 with water, 3 without
- Functional computers
- 330
- 4.6 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 3 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 3 |
Other facilities
- Computer Room
- Covered Court
- Entrance Gate
- Offices
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- School Garden
- Supply Room
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱5,191,000, up ₱196,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Junior HS | Senior HS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱3,405,000 | ₱1,106,000 | ₱4,511,000 |
| 2024 | ₱3,525,000 | ₱1,470,000 | ₱4,995,000 |
| 2025 | ₱3,631,000 | ₱1,560,000 | ₱5,191,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 35 high schools in the Zamboanga City division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 14.0 | 25.9 | 3% |
| Learners per classroom | 100.9 | 45.6 | 94% |
| Learners per toilet | 504.7 | 74.0 | 100% |
| Learners per computer | 4.6 | 9.2 | 18% |
Location
Barangay Arena Blanco, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur
Legislative district: 2nd District
Other schools in Zamboanga City
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.
- One or more resources (teachers, rooms, seats or toilets) are far from what is typical for a school this size.
Figures for school ID 303914 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked