The Santa Cruz Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public schools from the primary to secondary levels.[31]
Private Hospitals: 4 Rural Health Units: 2 Government Hospital: 1
Health Centers
26
Laguna Medical Center
Santa Cruz Laguna Polymedic, Inc.
Laguna Doctors Hospital
Laguna Holy Family Hospital
Jesus the Saviour Hospital
Transporation
The development of Santa Cruz as the administrative, commercial, and service center of Laguna makes it accessible to all private and public vehicles going to nearby places, particularly Pagsanjan, Lake Caliraya, Liliw, Paete and Nagcarlan.
Aerial view with Santa Cruz in the centre and Pila in the foreground
Laguna Provincial Capitol
Rizal Monument
Santa Cruz Public Market viewed from Regidor Street near Santisima Elementary School
Pedro Guevara Avenue, in front of the Iglesia ni Cristo church
Pedro Guevara Avenue. To the left is the Spanish-era Escuela Pía building. The bell tower of the Church of the Immaculate Conception can be seen at the background.
Notable people
Gen. Juan Cailles – first Filipino Military Governor of Laguna, teacher, soldier, and public servant
Gen. Agueda Kahabagan – first Filipino female General of 1st Republic of the Philippines
Pedro Guevara – soldier, legislator, lawyer and writer
↑"2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density"(PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN0117-1453. Archived(PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
↑"2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
↑"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
↑"2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
↑Rivera, DJ (January 22, 2021). "Kesong Puti and Whare to Find it in Sta. Cruz". pinoytravelogue.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
↑Huerta, Felix, de (1865). Estado Geografico, Topografico, Estadistico, Historico-Religioso de la Santa y Apostolica Provincia de San Gregorio Magno. Binondo: Imprenta de M. Sanchez y Compañia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)