Schools in Albay

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

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

Summary

Albay is a province of Region V, and its 859 schools held 360,106 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 13,642 in ALS. It has the second most learners of the six provinces in Region V, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.0%, private schools grew 0.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 31.1%.

Of its learners in schools, 92% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 8% are in private schools against 14%. Of the 731 reporting public schools, 249, or 34%, have no internet, against 39% in Region V.

Next, the page lists its 18 cities and municipalities, and charts and tables show the figures by sector and level.

Schools: 859; Up 3 from SY 2023-24; 731 public, 126 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 270; Down 23 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 373,748; Down 15,242 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 14,596; Up 137 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 10,901; Up 25 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Albay has the 2nd most learners of the 6 provinces in Region V, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.0%, private schools grew 0.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 31.1%.
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).
The largest schools are Tabaco National High School (12,012 learners), Ligao National High School (7,581 learners) and Marcial O. Rañola Memorial School (7,161 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at South East-Asia Institute of Trade and Technology Inc. (+53%) and fell most at Libon Community College (−61%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Daraga National High School, with 93 learners per classroom.
Of the 731 reporting public schools, 2 (1%) have no electricity, against 2% in Region V; 3 (1%) have no water, against 2% in Region V; 249 (34%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 725 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱771.5 million. Across the 710 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,770 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 373,748 learners, 360,106 in schools and 13,642 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	373,748
In schools	360,106
In community learning centers (ALS)	13,642
Male	194,058
Female	178,956
Not broken down by sex	734

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 734 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	188,089	8,774	127	0	196,990
Junior High School	97,881	9,026	232	0	107,139
Senior High School	43,336	11,700	207	0	55,243
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	404	404
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2,201	2,201
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	11,037	11,037

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 734 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	12,105	11,134	23,239
Grade 1	14,314	12,678	26,992
Grade 2	14,129	12,799	26,928
Grade 3	15,307	14,085	29,392
Grade 4	15,164	13,735	28,899
Grade 5	15,565	13,850	29,415
Grade 6	16,099	14,936	31,035
Grade 7	15,639	14,639	30,278
Grade 8	12,192	11,177	23,369
Grade 9	13,928	13,224	27,152
Grade 10	13,166	13,094	26,260
Grade 11	14,114	14,124	28,238
Grade 12	13,464	13,541	27,005
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	716	374	1,090
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	54	26	80
ALS Basic Literacy Program	250	154	404
ALS A&E elementary	1,408	793	2,201
ALS A&E secondary	6,444	4,593	11,037
Broken down by grade	194,058	178,956	373,014

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	35,782
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	19,396
Arts and Design	326
Sports	90
All tracks	55,594

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	12	12	24
Elementary	56	55	111
Junior High School	6	6	12
All	74	73	147

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	59	55	114
Elementary	679	615	1,294
Junior High School	354	353	707
Senior High School	132	149	281
All	1,224	1,172	2,396

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	12	3	15
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	6	0	6
Open High School Program	30	31	61
Other School-Initiated Intervention	661	567	1,228
All	709	601	1,310

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 859 schools and 270 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	731
Private schools	126
SUCs and LUCs	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	270
All	1,129

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	636
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	27
Kindergarten to Grade 12	33
Junior high only	6
Junior and senior high	133
Senior high only	24
Community learning centers (ALS)	270

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	731
Community learning centers (ALS)	270
Non-sectarian	90
Sectarian	36
Local universities and colleges	1
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 14,596 teachers and 1,485 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	14,596
Non-teaching personnel	1,485
All personnel	16,081

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	7,830
Junior High School	4,900
Senior High School	1,866
All teachers	14,596

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	24.0
Junior High School	20.0
Senior High School	23.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 10,901 classrooms and 12,566 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 10,901
Seats (approximate): 227,220
Toilets: 12,566
Functional computers: 18,729
Faucets: 20,701; 15,010 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	7,133	2,604	1,164
Learners per classroom	26.4	37.6	37.2
Seats (approximate)	144,647	58,400	24,173
Learners per seat	1.3	1.7	1.8
Toilets	8,633	2,747	1,186
Learners per toilet	21.8	35.6	36.5
Functional computers	6,411	8,255	4,063
Learners per computer	29.3	11.9	10.7

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	602	3
Junior High School	144	2
Senior High School	123	2

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	586	8	10	1
Junior High School	135	2	8	1
Senior High School	118	0	6	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	377	228
Junior High School	105	41
Senior High School	69	56

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	2,308
Male	1,909
Shared	7,886
For persons with disabilities	463
All toilets	12,566

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	15,010
Without water	5,691
All faucets	20,701

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	714
School Garden	707
Playground	595
Offices	577
Temporary Perimeter Fence	550
Permanent Perimeter Fence	473
Exit Gate	438
Paved Pathway	327
Computer Room	322
Covered Court	291
Library/Learning Resource Center	249
Faculty Room	161
Clinic	151
Supply Room	142
Home Economic Room	124
Solar Panel	112
Conference Room	98
Data File Room/Records Room	93
Science Laboratory	87
Canteen	59
Roofing	46
Industrial Arts Room	34
Student Co-Curricular Center	18
Flood Marker	15
Youth Development Center	13
Gymnasium	9
Bike Rack	8
Speech Laboratory	2
Museum	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Albay, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bacacay	52	18,597	754	20.6
Camalig	41	16,121	670	22.7
City of Ligao	81	37,808	1,390	23.9
City of Tabaco	73	43,812	1,653	23.7
Daraga (Locsin)	68	34,076	1,307	23.7
Guinobatan	47	23,670	919	24.2
Jovellar	23	4,305	230	17.7
Legazpi City (Capital)	94	56,887	1,720	24.9
Libon	62	21,553	955	20.4
Malilipot	19	10,103	422	23.5
Malinao	28	10,768	502	20.8
Manito	19	7,291	289	23.8
Oas	58	17,217	789	19.7
Pio Duran	44	13,223	518	20.5
Polangui	59	24,354	1,008	21.9
Rapu-Rapu	44	10,695	516	19.3
Santo Domingo (Libog)	18	8,818	374	22.4
Tiwi	29	14,450	580	23.2

About this data

734 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 Albay 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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