Schools in Agusan del Norte

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

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

Summary

Agusan del Norte has the second most learners of the five provinces in CARAGA, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 464 schools held 202,875 learners, with another 9,401 in ALS, and its public schools had 7,509 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.5%, private schools fell 0.8%, and SUC and LUC schools grew 26.7%.

Of the 382 reporting public schools, 26, or 7%, have no internet, against 21% across CARAGA; one has no electricity and one has no water. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Ampayon Central Elementary School, with 99 learners per classroom.

Its 12 cities and municipalities are listed on the page, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 464; Up 2 from SY 2023-24; 383 public, 80 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 247; Down 44 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 212,276; Down 6,853 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 7,509; Up 288 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,466; Up 78 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Agusan del Norte has the 2nd most learners of the 5 provinces in CARAGA, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.5%, private schools fell 0.8% and SUC and LUC schools grew 26.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally), 11% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Agusan National High School (10,104 learners), Cabadbaran City National High School (4,465 learners) and Butuan Central Elementary School (3,879 learners).
Leaving out 4 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Caraga State University Cabadbaran City Campus (+27%) and fell most at Merchant Marine Academy of Caraga, Inc. (−28%), 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 Ampayon Central Elementary School, with 99 learners per classroom.
Of the 382 reporting public schools, 1 (1%) has no electricity, against 1% in CARAGA; 1 (1%) has no water, against 2% in CARAGA; 26 (7%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 380 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱417.2 million. Across the 379 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,788 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 212,276 learners, 202,875 in schools and 9,401 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	212,276
In schools	202,875
In community learning centers (ALS)	9,401
Male	108,432
Female	103,528
Not broken down by sex	316

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 316 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	104,316	6,972	0	0	111,288
Junior High School	51,670	8,802	192	0	60,664
Senior High School	23,196	7,282	131	0	30,609
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	507	507
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2,005	2,005
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	6,887	6,887

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 316 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6,732	6,425	13,157
Grade 1	7,839	7,133	14,972
Grade 2	8,310	7,689	15,999
Grade 3	8,280	7,868	16,148
Grade 4	8,521	8,084	16,605
Grade 5	7,844	7,037	14,881
Grade 6	9,605	9,329	18,934
Grade 7	8,713	8,421	17,134
Grade 8	7,023	6,897	13,920
Grade 9	7,422	7,493	14,915
Grade 10	7,045	7,645	14,690
Grade 11	7,774	7,691	15,465
Grade 12	7,558	7,586	15,144
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	380	212	592
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	3	2	5
ALS Basic Literacy Program	287	220	507
ALS A&E elementary	1,290	715	2,005
ALS A&E secondary	3,806	3,081	6,887
Broken down by grade	108,432	103,528	211,960

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	22,455
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	8,239
All tracks	30,694

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	29	33	62
Elementary	224	182	406
Junior High School	15	12	27
All	268	227	495

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	307	255	562
Elementary	2,288	2,112	4,400
Junior High School	958	1,056	2,014
Senior High School	333	422	755
All	3,886	3,845	7,731

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	8	5	13
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	2	3
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	0	3	3
Open High School Program	17	44	61
Other School-Initiated Intervention	3	3	6
All	29	57	86

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 464 schools and 247 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	383
Private schools	80
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	247
All	711

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	312
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	25
Kindergarten to Grade 12	28
Junior high only	9
Junior and senior high	83
Senior high only	7
Community learning centers (ALS)	247

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	382
Community learning centers (ALS)	247
Non-sectarian	55
Sectarian	25
DOST managed	1
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 7,509 teachers and 892 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	7,509
Non-teaching personnel	892
All personnel	8,401

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	4,134
Junior High School	2,537
Senior High School	838
All teachers	7,509

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	25.2
Junior High School	20.4
Senior High School	27.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,466 classrooms and 7,598 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,466
Seats (approximate): 155,364
Toilets: 7,598
Functional computers: 14,377
Faucets: 18,833; 16,593 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	3,165	1,512	789
Learners per classroom	33.0	34.2	29.4
Seats (approximate)	85,712	49,732	19,920
Learners per seat	1.2	1.0	1.2
Toilets	4,658	1,853	1,087
Learners per toilet	22.4	27.9	21.3
Functional computers	5,312	5,997	3,068
Learners per computer	19.6	8.6	7.6

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	297	2
Junior High School	107	1
Senior High School	86	1

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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	290	2	6	1
Junior High School	106	0	2	0
Senior High School	85	0	2	0

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	271	28
Junior High School	106	2
Senior High School	81	6

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,334
Male	1,110
Shared	4,677
For persons with disabilities	477
All toilets	7,598

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	16,593
Without water	2,240
All faucets	18,833

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	364
Entrance Gate	356
Playground	334
Offices	275
Exit Gate	240
Computer Room	226
Temporary Perimeter Fence	203
Library/Learning Resource Center	156
Covered Court	152
Paved Pathway	149
Clinic	143
Home Economic Room	118
Faculty Room	92
Permanent Perimeter Fence	90
Science Laboratory	77
Supply Room	68
Roofing	50
Data File Room/Records Room	40
Canteen	33
Conference Room	32
Industrial Arts Room	31
Solar Panel	15
Youth Development Center	12
Gymnasium	11
Student Co-Curricular Center	9
Flood Marker	5
Bike Rack	1
Museum	1
Speech Laboratory	1

Cities and municipalities

12 cities and municipalities, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in Agusan del Norte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Buenavista	55	19,629	755	20.8
Butuan City (Capital)	189	104,039	3,491	25.3
Carmen	18	7,087	281	21.2
City of Cabadbaran	46	24,502	751	25.1
Jabonga	23	6,402	269	22.4
Kitcharao	14	5,560	206	24.4
Las Nieves	35	9,613	416	22.1
Magallanes	13	5,710	239	20.8
Nasipit	26	11,647	412	20.9
Remedios T. Romualdez	11	5,001	222	21.5
Santiago	17	6,655	237	26.1
Tubay	17	6,431	230	25.9

About this data

316 learners in SY 2024-25 are counted in the totals but not broken down by grade, level or sex, so those charts show at least these numbers.
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 Agusan del Norte 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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