Payao Central Elementary School
School ID 125774 · Public elementary school · Barangay Poblacion (Payao), Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay · Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Summary
In SY 2024-25, Payao Central Elementary School, a public elementary school in Payao, fits its 1,024 learners into eight classrooms: one classroom for every 128 learners, more learners per classroom than at 98% of the 414 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. With 31 teachers, it has one teacher for every 33 learners, more learners per teacher than at 97% of the division's other public elementary schools.
Enrollment fell 1% from SY 2023-24 to 1,024, while the division's public schools fell 4.2%. In FY 2025 its MOOE is ₱1,314,000, more than at 98% of the division's other public elementary schools, up from ₱905,000 in FY 2024.
The page lists schools by straight-line distance from Payao Central Elementary School, and sets its ratios against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 1,024
- Down 12 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 31
- Up 2 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 8
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 33.0
- Down 2.7 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 21.2
- Learners per classroom
- 128.0
- Down 1.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 25.5
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 1% to 1,024 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.2%.
- The 9th largest of 418 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Zamboanga Sibugay.
- Each teacher has 33 learners, more than at 97% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 128 learners, more than at 98% of the 414 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- One of 161 public schools in the division without internet; 68% of the 507 that report on internet have it.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱1,314,000 is more than at 98% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱905,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱884 for each of the 1,024 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,083 across the 418 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Payao National High School (0.1 km), Kima Integrated School (4.2 km) and Balian Integrated School (5.3 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 1,024 learners, down 12 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 73 | 149 |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 78 | 170 |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 77 | 169 |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 65 | 140 |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 70 | 150 |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 74 | 134 |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 58 | 103 |
| Special needs, non-graded (elementary) | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| All grades | 527 | 497 | 1,024 |
- 256 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
- 86 learners in ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 33.0 learners per teacher is above the Zamboanga Sibugay median of 21.2 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 31 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 4 |
| Learners per teacher | 33.0 |
| Zamboanga Sibugay division median | 21.2 |
| Zamboanga Peninsula median | 21.0 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 19 |
|---|---|
| Teacher I | 4 |
| Teacher II | 3 |
| Master Teacher I | 2 |
| Master Teacher II | 2 |
| Administrative Assistant II / (Disbursing Officer II) | 1 |
| Administrative Assistant III (Senior Bookkeeper) | 1 |
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
| SPED Teacher I | 1 |
| School Principal II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 128.0 learners per classroom is above the Zamboanga Sibugay median of 25.5 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 8
- 128.0 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 4
- Seats (approximate)
- 558
- 1.8 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 41
- 25.0 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 22
- 2 with water, 20 without
- Functional computers
- 8
- 128.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 2 |
|---|---|
| Male | 2 |
| Shared | 37 |
| All toilets | 41 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Library/Learning Resource Center
- Offices
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱1,314,000, up ₱409,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱726,000 | ₱726,000 |
| 2024 | ₱905,000 | ₱905,000 |
| 2025 | ₱1,314,000 | ₱1,314,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 418 elementary schools in the Zamboanga Sibugay division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 33.0 | 21.2 | 97% |
| Learners per classroom | 128.0 | 25.5 | 98% |
| Learners per toilet | 25.0 | 21.2 | 65% |
| Learners per computer | 128.0 | 23.0 | 91% |
Location
Barangay Poblacion (Payao), Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 7.5857375, 122.8063424
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- Some of DepEd's detail rows for this school were merged in its public export, so a breakdown on this page may be lower than the true count. Totals use DepEd's own figures.
Figures for school ID 125774 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked