Schools in Buenavista, 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

In Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, 55 schools held 18,943 learners in SY 2024-25, the third most of the 12 cities and municipalities in Agusan del Norte. With 755 public teachers, it has the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools of the 12.

Enrollment in its schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted; public schools fell 4.9% while private schools grew 12.6%. Public schools hold 83% of those learners against 85% nationally, and private schools 17% against 14% nationally.

Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Tanutao Elementary School, with one classroom for every 71 learners. Of the 47 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, and two (4%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA. Each of the 55 schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 55; Up 3 from SY 2023-24; 47 public, 8 private
Community learning centers: 19; Down 9 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 19,629; Down 622 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 755; Up 37 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 513; Up 32 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Buenavista has the 3rd most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in Agusan del Norte, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.9% and private schools grew 12.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 83% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 17% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are St. James High School (1,805 learners), Buenavista Central Elementary School (1,538 learners) and Buenavista SPED Integrated School (1,515 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Buenavista Institute (+21%) and fell most at Cabayugan Elementary School (−15%), 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 Tanutao Elementary School, with 71 learners per classroom.
Of the 47 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 2 (4%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 46 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱42.4 million. Across the 46 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,781 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 19,629 learners, 18,943 in schools and 686 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	19,629
In schools	18,943
In community learning centers (ALS)	686
Male	10,054
Female	9,549
Not broken down by sex	26

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 26 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	10,077	753	0	10,830
Junior High School	4,286	1,253	0	5,539
Senior High School	1,361	1,187	0	2,548
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	40	40
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	146	146
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	500	500

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 26 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	672	692	1,364
Grade 1	749	729	1,478
Grade 2	828	725	1,553
Grade 3	842	771	1,613
Grade 4	822	798	1,620
Grade 5	782	696	1,478
Grade 6	860	845	1,705
Grade 7	820	784	1,604
Grade 8	658	630	1,288
Grade 9	680	691	1,371
Grade 10	616	655	1,271
Grade 11	656	585	1,241
Grade 12	650	657	1,307
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	6	13	19
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	3	2	5
ALS Basic Literacy Program	14	26	40
ALS A&E elementary	105	41	146
ALS A&E secondary	291	209	500
Broken down by grade	10,054	9,549	19,603

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,545
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,003
All tracks	2,548

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	0	2
Elementary	25	19	44
Junior High School	14	10	24
All	41	29	70

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	36	34	70
Elementary	284	256	540
Junior High School	101	114	215
Senior High School	41	40	81
All	462	444	906

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 55 schools and 19 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	47
Private schools	8
Community learning centers (ALS)	19
All	74

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	39
Kindergarten to Grade 12	5
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	8
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	19

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	47
Community learning centers (ALS)	19
Non-sectarian	5
Sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 755 teachers and 91 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	755
Non-teaching personnel	91
All personnel	846

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	415
Junior High School	284
Senior High School	56
All teachers	755

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	24.3
Junior High School	15.1
Senior High School	24.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 513 classrooms and 652 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 513
Seats (approximate): 15,146
Toilets: 652
Functional computers: 1,295
Faucets: 1,684; 1,487 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	316	143	54
Learners per classroom	31.9	30.0	25.2
Seats (approximate)	8,584	5,111	1,451
Learners per seat	1.2	0.8	0.9
Toilets	450	152	50
Learners per toilet	22.4	28.2	27.2
Functional computers	538	611	146
Learners per computer	18.7	7.0	9.3

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	37	0
Junior High School	13	0
Senior High School	11	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	33	2	2
Junior High School	13	0	0
Senior High School	10	0	1

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	35	2
Junior High School	13	0
Senior High School	11	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	80
Male	69
Shared	467
For persons with disabilities	36
All toilets	652

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	1,487
Without water	197
All faucets	1,684

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	45
Playground	44
Entrance Gate	43
Offices	38
Computer Room	23
Exit Gate	20
Temporary Perimeter Fence	19
Clinic	17
Covered Court	16
Paved Pathway	16
Library/Learning Resource Center	15
Home Economic Room	12
Science Laboratory	9
Faculty Room	7
Conference Room	6
Data File Room/Records Room	5
Supply Room	5
Roofing	4
Solar Panel	4
Industrial Arts Room	3
Permanent Perimeter Fence	3
Youth Development Center	3
Canteen	2
Gymnasium	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte: 55 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Abilan Elementary School	Public	320	13	11
Abilan Integrated School	Public	290	0	10
Agong-Ong Elementary School	Public	197	8	8
Agong-ong Integrated School	Public	298	4	18
Bagang Elementary School	Public	98	5	4
Buenavista Baptist Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	90	Not reported	Not reported
Buenavista Central Elementary School	Public	1,538	52	47
Buenavista Early Childhood Christian Community Learning Center, Inc	Private	12	Not reported	Not reported
Buenavista Institute	Private	895	Not reported	Not reported
Buenavista National High School	Public	1,511	183	47
Buenavista SPED Integrated School	Public	1,515	37	36
Cabayugan Elementary School	Public	149	6	4
Calayagon Elementary School	Public	120	4	4
Card-MRI Development Institute, Inc.	Private	142	Not reported	Not reported
Cogon Central Elementary School	Public	447	20	19
Dalao-An Elementary School	Public	112	6	3
Datu Saldong Domino Elementary School	Public	48	2	2
F.S. Omayana Integrated School	Public	660	26	25
Gesu Eucaristico Academy, Inc.	Private	197	Not reported	Not reported
Guinabsan National High School	Public	560	121	26
Guinabsan National High School - Sangay National High School Annex	Public	373	0	14
Guinabsan National High School - Simbalan National High School Annex	Public	588	7	20
Holistic Heart Study Center, Inc.	Private	73	Not reported	Not reported
Kabalalahan Elementary School	Public	211	7	5
Labong Elementary School	Public	153	6	6
Lekda Elementary School	Public	280	6	6
Lekda Integrated School	Public	156	6	5
Linao-Linao Elementary School	Public	83	3	0
Lomboyan Elementary School	Public	179	10	6
Lower Olave Elementary School	Public	141	7	6
Macalang Elementary School	Public	248	8	7
Malapong Elementary School	Public	262	10	5
Malapong National High School	Public	76	0	0
Malpoc Elementary School	Public	162	8	9
Manapa I Elementary School	Public	285	12	6
Manapa II Integrated School	Public	551	19	18
Manlangit Elementary School	Public	71	3	4
Maranatha Baptist Academy, Inc.	Private	5	Not reported	Not reported
Matabao Elementary School	Public	480	18	16
Monteverde Elementary School	Public	69	3	4
New Bohol Elementary School	Public	75	4	4
Olave Elementary School	Public	146	6	5
Rizal Central Elementary School	Public	422	18	17
Rizal Integrated School	Public	330	7	14
Sacol Elementary School	Public	364	16	11
Sacol National High School	Public	176	0	1
San Juan Elementary School	Public	179	8	8
San Roque Elementary School	Public	105	6	5
Sangay Elementary School	Public	180	8	9
Simbalan Central Elementary School	Public	317	11	8
St. James High School	Private	1,805	Not reported	Not reported
Talo-Ao Elementary School	Public	279	10	5
Tanutao Elementary School	Public	423	17	6
Tapnigue Elementary School	Public	132	7	7
Tinago Elementary School	Public	365	17	12

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

About this data

26 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 Buenavista, 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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