Schools in La Paz, Abra

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Of the 27 cities and municipalities in Abra, La Paz has the second most learners, and its public schools have the second most learners per teacher. In SY 2024-25 its 18 schools held 4,230 learners, with another 57 in ALS, and its public schools had 171 teachers. Enrollment in its schools fell 1.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.9%, while private schools grew 3.1%.

Of the learners in schools, 82% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 18% in private schools (14% nationally). Of the 15 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, while two (13%) have no internet, compared with 34% in CAR.

The page lists the 18 schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 18; No change from SY 2023-24; 15 public, 3 private
Community learning centers: 6; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 4,287; Down 69 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 171; Up 9 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 140; Up 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

For SY 2024-25 and all schools, whatever is chosen above.

La Paz has the 2nd most learners of the 27 cities and municipalities in Abra, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.9% and private schools grew 3.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 82% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 18% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are La Paz Integrated School (1,033 learners), Marc Ysrael B. Bernos Memorial National High School (1,012 learners) and Queen of Peace High School - Canan (441 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Queen of Peace High School - La Paz (+5%) and fell most at Malabbaga Elementary School (−7%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Marc Ysrael B. Bernos Memorial National High School, with 37 learners per classroom.
Of the 15 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 2 (13%) have no internet, against 34% in CAR.
The 15 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱11.9 million. Across the 15 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,520 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 4,287 learners, 4,230 in schools and 57 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	4,287
In schools	4,230
In community learning centers (ALS)	57
Male	2,146
Female	2,141

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	1,944	71	0	2,015
Junior High School	1,049	474	0	1,523
Senior High School	479	213	0	692
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	3	3
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	9	9
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	45	45

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	135	124	259
Grade 1	155	132	287
Grade 2	127	132	259
Grade 3	145	131	276
Grade 4	171	135	306
Grade 5	119	131	250
Grade 6	176	202	378
Grade 7	211	196	407
Grade 8	172	181	353
Grade 9	175	221	396
Grade 10	187	180	367
Grade 11	202	183	385
Grade 12	145	162	307
ALS Basic Literacy Program	2	1	3
ALS A&E elementary	8	1	9
ALS A&E secondary	16	29	45
All grades	2,146	2,141	4,287

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	512
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	180
All tracks	692

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Junior High School	1	0	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	15	9	24
Elementary	116	128	244
Junior High School	87	91	178
Senior High School	27	34	61
All	245	262	507

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	9	8	17

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 18 schools and 6 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	15
Private schools	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	6
All	24

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	6

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	15
Community learning centers (ALS)	6
Sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 171 teachers and 27 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	171
Non-teaching personnel	27
All personnel	198

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	103
Junior High School	44
Senior High School	24
All teachers	171

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners per teacher
Elementary	18.9
Junior High School	23.8
Senior High School	20.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 140 classrooms and 181 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 140
Seats (approximate): 2,324
Toilets: 181
Functional computers: 839
Faucets: 271; 164 with water

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25: shares of each by level

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25, with learners per resource
Measure	Elementary	Junior High School	Senior High School
Classrooms	104	24	12
Learners per classroom	18.7	43.7	39.9
Seats (approximate)	1,721	509	94
Learners per seat	1.1	2.1	5.1
Toilets	124	38	19
Learners per toilet	15.7	27.6	25.2
Functional computers	536	102	201
Learners per computer	3.6	10.3	2.4

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With water supply	Without
Elementary	14	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	0

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	Grid supply
Elementary	14
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	2

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With internet access	Without
Elementary	12	2
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	32
Male	33
Shared	107
For persons with disabilities	9
All toilets	181

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25
Faucets	Number
With water	164
Without water	107
All faucets	271

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	12
Playground	12
School Garden	10
Offices	9
Exit Gate	8
Temporary Perimeter Fence	8
Covered Court	7
Paved Pathway	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	5
Permanent Perimeter Fence	5
Faculty Room	4
Clinic	3
Computer Room	3
Canteen	2
Gymnasium	2
Home Economic Room	2
Supply Room	2
Flood Marker	1
Roofing	1
Solar Panel	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in La Paz, Abra in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in La Paz, Abra: 18 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Abra District Adventist Multigrade School (ADAMS)	Private	71	Not reported	Not reported
Benben Elementary School	Public	84	5	6
Bulbulala Elementary School	Public	166	9	8
Canan Elementary School	Public	140	9	7
El Bernos Elementary School	Public	146	8	1
Gongonot Elementary School	Public	26	3	3
La Paz Integrated School	Public	1,033	46	37
Liguis Elementary School	Public	109	7	6
Malabbaga Elementary School	Public	149	8	7
Marc Ysrael B. Bernos Memorial National High School	Public	1,012	44	27
Mudeng Elementary School	Public	174	8	10
Pidipid Elementary School	Public	113	6	7
Queen of Peace High School - Canan	Private	441	Not reported	Not reported
Queen of Peace High School - La Paz	Private	246	Not reported	Not reported
San Gregorio Elementary School	Public	183	8	8
Sidongan Primary School	Public	23	2	3
Toon Elementary School	Public	62	3	7
Udangan Primary School	Public	52	5	3

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

Each school year's figures for La Paz, Abra count the schools DepEd placed there that year. Figures come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked

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