Schools in Agusan del Sur

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 Sur has the most learners of the five provinces in CARAGA, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 655 schools held 206,835 learners, with another 7,891 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 1.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools fell 1.4%, private schools fell 3.3% and SUC and LUC schools grew 1.1%.

Of its learners in schools, 92% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 8% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 589 reporting public schools, 167, or 28%, have no internet, against 21% across CARAGA.

The page lists its 14 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 655; Up 2 from SY 2023-24; 589 public, 65 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 315; Down 11 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 214,726; Down 2,397 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 8,536; Down 86 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 6,278; Up 11 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Agusan del Sur has the most learners of the 5 provinces in CARAGA, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.4%, private schools fell 3.3% and SUC and LUC schools grew 1.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 92% are in public schools (85% nationally), 8% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Bayugan NCHS (5,818 learners), Bunawan National High School (2,682 learners) and Agusan del Sur College (2,081 learners).
Leaving out 9 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Mindanao Christian Academy (+41%) and fell most at Nueva Era High School (−36%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 9 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Tahina Elementary School, with 78 learners per classroom.
Of the 589 reporting public schools, 8 (1%) have no electricity, against 1% in CARAGA; 7 (1%) have no water, against 2% in CARAGA; 167 (28%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 584 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱502.9 million. Across the 582 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,871 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 214,726 learners, 206,835 in schools and 7,891 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	214,726
In schools	206,835
In community learning centers (ALS)	7,891
Male	109,738
Female	104,911
Not broken down by sex	77

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 77 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	117,193	3,516	179	0	120,888
Junior High School	53,091	5,188	0	0	58,279
Senior High School	19,437	8,156	0	0	27,593
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	470	470
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,493	1,493
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	5,926	5,926

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 77 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7,571	6,975	14,546
Grade 1	8,652	7,917	16,569
Grade 2	9,286	8,365	17,651
Grade 3	9,404	8,553	17,957
Grade 4	9,076	8,564	17,640
Grade 5	9,273	8,258	17,531
Grade 6	9,338	9,092	18,430
Grade 7	8,216	8,029	16,245
Grade 8	6,908	6,865	13,773
Grade 9	6,922	7,270	14,192
Grade 10	6,816	7,245	14,061
Grade 11	7,055	7,221	14,276
Grade 12	6,570	6,747	13,317
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	357	207	564
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	4	4	8
ALS Basic Literacy Program	260	210	470
ALS A&E elementary	892	601	1,493
ALS A&E secondary	3,138	2,788	5,926
Broken down by grade	109,738	104,911	214,649

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	15,476
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	11,979
Arts and Design	138
All tracks	27,593

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	10	10	20
Elementary	75	58	133
Junior High School	3	7	10
All	88	75	163

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,528	1,391	2,919
Elementary	9,842	9,033	18,875
Junior High School	3,943	4,144	8,087
Senior High School	1,069	1,349	2,418
All	16,382	15,917	32,299

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	4	2	6
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	16	10	26
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	6	6	12
Open High School Program	13	5	18
Other School-Initiated Intervention	9	3	12
All	48	26	74

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 655 schools and 315 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	589
Private schools	65
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	315
All	970

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	501
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	23
Kindergarten to Grade 12	8
Junior high only	10
Junior and senior high	106
Senior high only	7
Community learning centers (ALS)	315

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	589
Community learning centers (ALS)	315
Sectarian	37
Non-sectarian	28
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 8,536 teachers and 1,278 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	8,536
Non-teaching personnel	1,278
All personnel	9,814

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	5,077
Junior High School	2,701
Senior High School	758
All teachers	8,536

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	23.1
Junior High School	19.7
Senior High School	25.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 6,278 classrooms and 7,977 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 6,278
Seats (approximate): 172,023
Toilets: 7,977
Functional computers: 17,432
Faucets: 11,364; 8,822 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	4,029	1,625	624
Learners per classroom	29.1	32.7	31.2
Seats (approximate)	108,762	46,418	16,843
Learners per seat	1.1	1.1	1.2
Toilets	5,150	2,055	772
Learners per toilet	22.8	25.8	25.2
Functional computers	5,740	7,703	3,989
Learners per computer	20.4	6.9	4.9

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	473	7
Junior High School	128	2
Senior High School	94	8

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	435	18	20	7
Junior High School	124	1	4	1
Senior High School	96	1	5	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	330	150
Junior High School	102	28
Senior High School	75	27

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,368
Male	1,261
Shared	5,131
For persons with disabilities	217
All toilets	7,977

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	8,822
Without water	2,542
All faucets	11,364

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	554
Entrance Gate	517
Playground	482
Temporary Perimeter Fence	425
Offices	329
Exit Gate	311
Permanent Perimeter Fence	295
Library/Learning Resource Center	174
Computer Room	153
Paved Pathway	119
Clinic	115
Faculty Room	105
Solar Panel	92
Supply Room	90
Conference Room	85
Covered Court	85
Home Economic Room	79
Canteen	58
Data File Room/Records Room	58
Science Laboratory	55
Roofing	54
Flood Marker	39
Gymnasium	33
Industrial Arts Room	29
Student Co-Curricular Center	28
Speech Laboratory	10
Youth Development Center	10
Bike Rack	2
Museum	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Agusan del Sur, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bunawan	26	11,388	432	24.9
City of Bayugan	86	33,732	1,228	21.6
Esperanza	66	16,152	753	20.6
La Paz	36	8,802	338	24.4
Loreto	58	13,744	640	21.1
Prosperidad (Capital)	61	24,014	931	23.6
Rosario	33	14,889	474	26.0
San Francisco	57	26,787	888	25.3
San Luis	46	10,167	449	21.7
Santa Josefa	21	6,634	344	18.3
Sibagat	41	9,055	384	20.1
Talacogon	44	12,070	604	19.1
Trento	44	17,281	619	22.4
Veruela	36	10,011	452	21.0

About this data

77 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 Sur 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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