Schools in Baler (Capital), Aurora

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

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

Summary

Baler (Capital) has the most learners of the eight cities and municipalities in Aurora, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 23 schools held 11,988 learners, with another 234 in ALS, and its public schools had 396 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.5% and private schools fell 2.7%.

Of the learners in schools, 79% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 21% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water; one (6%) has no internet, against 5% in Region III.

The page's list of its 23 schools, with learners, teachers and classrooms, is the next thing to look at.

Schools: 23; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public, 7 private
Community learning centers: 7; Down 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 12,222; Down 309 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 396; Up 10 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 351; Up 4 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Baler (Capital) has the most learners of the 8 cities and municipalities in Aurora, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.5% and private schools fell 2.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 79% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 21% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Mount Carmel College (2,018 learners), Baler CS (1,499 learners) and Aurora National Science High School (627 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Baler Adventist Elementary School, Inc. (+25%) and fell most at Suklayin Elementary School (−10%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Setan Elementary School, with 58 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (6%) has no internet, against 5% in Region III.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱19.0 million. Across the 16 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,720 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 12,222 learners, 11,988 in schools and 234 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	12,222
In schools	11,988
In community learning centers (ALS)	234
Male	6,249
Female	5,960
Not broken down by sex	13

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 13 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	5,876	491	0	6,367
Junior High School	2,965	576	0	3,541
Senior High School	642	1,425	0	2,067
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	4	4
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	43	43
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	187	187

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 13 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	409	362	771
Grade 1	506	439	945
Grade 2	457	425	882
Grade 3	547	480	1,027
Grade 4	504	437	941
Grade 5	425	384	809
Grade 6	483	500	983
Grade 7	538	516	1,054
Grade 8	369	367	736
Grade 9	420	439	859
Grade 10	432	449	881
Grade 11	502	556	1,058
Grade 12	499	510	1,009
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	5	4	9
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	8	3	11
ALS Basic Literacy Program	3	1	4
ALS A&E elementary	30	13	43
ALS A&E secondary	112	75	187
Broken down by grade	6,249	5,960	12,209

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,950
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	130
All tracks	2,080

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3	1	4
Elementary	25	11	36
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	29	12	41

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5	10	15
Elementary	71	62	133
Junior High School	52	46	98
Senior High School	21	17	38
All	149	135	284

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 23 schools and 7 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	16
Private schools	7
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
All	30

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	12
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Kindergarten to Grade 12	3
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	3
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	7

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	16
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
Sectarian	4
Non-sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 396 teachers and 74 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	396
Non-teaching personnel	74
All personnel	470

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	205
Junior High School	150
Senior High School	41
All teachers	396

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	28.7
Junior High School	19.8
Senior High School	15.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 351 classrooms and 399 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 351
Seats (approximate): 10,111
Toilets: 399
Functional computers: 942
Faucets: 645; 609 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	209	112	30
Learners per classroom	28.1	26.5	21.4
Seats (approximate)	6,135	3,021	955
Learners per seat	1.0	1.0	0.7
Toilets	239	133	27
Learners per toilet	24.6	22.3	23.8
Functional computers	327	212	403
Learners per computer	18.0	14.0	1.6

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	11	0
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	5	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	8	3
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	3	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	10	1
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	5	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	74
Male	70
Shared	221
For persons with disabilities	34
All toilets	399

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	609
Without water	36
All faucets	645

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	15
Offices	15
Permanent Perimeter Fence	15
School Garden	15
Covered Court	13
Canteen	12
Clinic	11
Exit Gate	11
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Computer Room	8
Playground	8
Faculty Room	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Science Laboratory	7
Home Economic Room	6
Solar Panel	5
Data File Room/Records Room	4
Conference Room	3
Supply Room	3
Flood Marker	2
Paved Pathway	2
Roofing	2
Bike Rack	1
Industrial Arts Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Baler (Capital), Aurora in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Baler (Capital), Aurora: 23 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Anacleto V. Mijares Elementary School	Public	499	18	17
Angelcare Science Academy	Private	46	Not reported	Not reported
Aurora National High School	Public	458	45	23
Aurora National Science High School	Public	627	27	34
Baler Adventist Elementary School, Inc.	Private	233	Not reported	Not reported
Baler CS	Public	1,499	55	64
Baler Infant Learning Center, Inc	Private	22	Not reported	Not reported
Baler Institute	Private	89	Not reported	Not reported
Baler National High School	Public	1,525	56	45
Baler Stand Alone Senior High School	Public	270	13	10
Calabuanan Elementary School	Public	500	16	18
Calabuanan National High School	Public	283	15	10
Carmen T. Valenzuela IS	Public	527	26	20
Diego T. Ortiz Elementary School	Public	581	19	18
Jesus the Divine Shepherd Christian Learning Center	Private	56	Not reported	Not reported
Mariano L. Sindac IS	Public	424	22	16
Mount Carmel College	Private	2,018	Not reported	Not reported
Obligacion IS	Public	341	17	14
Reserva Elementary School	Public	567	16	16
Ruperto P. Zubia, Sr. Elementary School	Public	555	22	23
Setan Elementary School	Public	230	8	4
Suklayin Elementary School	Public	610	21	19
Susannah Wesley Child Devepment Center	Private	28	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

13 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 Baler (Capital), Aurora 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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