Schools in Benguet

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

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

Summary

Benguet has the most learners of the six provinces in CAR, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 636 schools held 188,100 learners, with another 1,746 in ALS, and its public schools had 6,800 teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 3.4% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.1%, private schools fell 1.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 0.6%. Public schools hold 77% of the learners in schools here, against 85% nationally, while private schools hold 23%, against 14% nationally.

Of the 495 reporting public schools, 173 (35%) have no internet, against 34% in CAR. The page lists its 14 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 636; Down 7 from SY 2023-24; 496 public, 139 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 118; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 189,846; Down 7,297 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 6,800; Up 180 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,453; Down 259 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Benguet has the most learners of the 6 provinces in CAR, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.1%, private schools fell 1.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 0.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 77% are in public schools (85% nationally), 23% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are University of the Cordilleras Grade School & High School (2,991 learners), University of Baguio High School (2,794 learners) and Pines City National High School (2,783 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Informatics Baguio City Center, Inc. (+132%) and fell most at AMA Computer College-Baguio City (−32%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 8 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Kias Elementary School, with 74 learners per classroom.
Of the 495 reporting public schools, 4 (1%) have no electricity, against 1% in CAR; 5 (1%) have no water, against 1% in CAR; 173 (35%) have no internet, against 34% in CAR.
The 492 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱416.8 million. Across the 487 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,058 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 189,846 learners, 188,100 in schools and 1,746 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	189,846
In schools	188,100
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,746
Male	96,490
Female	92,849
Not broken down by sex	507

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 507 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	84,072	14,979	477	0	99,528
Junior High School	42,676	12,943	373	0	55,992
Senior High School	17,650	14,336	120	0	32,106
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	20	20
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	169	169
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	1,524	1,524

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 507 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6,257	5,958	12,215
Grade 1	7,016	6,464	13,480
Grade 2	7,166	6,687	13,853
Grade 3	7,331	6,813	14,144
Grade 4	7,612	7,243	14,855
Grade 5	7,471	6,741	14,212
Grade 6	8,244	7,821	16,065
Grade 7	7,914	7,419	15,333
Grade 8	6,446	6,236	12,682
Grade 9	6,817	6,972	13,789
Grade 10	6,865	7,309	14,174
Grade 11	7,854	8,111	15,965
Grade 12	7,826	8,315	16,141
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	501	203	704
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	9	5	14
ALS Basic Literacy Program	13	7	20
ALS A&E elementary	137	32	169
ALS A&E secondary	1,011	513	1,524
Broken down by grade	96,490	92,849	189,339

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	24,736
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	7,218
Arts and Design	171
Sports	151
All tracks	32,276

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	26	20	46
Elementary	161	155	316
Junior High School	5	1	6
All	192	176	368

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3,788	3,669	7,457
Elementary	27,911	25,602	53,513
Junior High School	16,566	16,384	32,950
Senior High School	7,820	8,036	15,856
All	56,085	53,691	109,776

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	3	1	4
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	21	9	30
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	13	11	24
Open High School Program	28	21	49
Other School-Initiated Intervention	142	108	250
All	207	150	357

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 636 schools and 118 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	496
Private schools	139
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	118
All	754

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	435
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	56
Kindergarten to Grade 12	39
Junior high only	11
Junior and senior high	84
Senior high only	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	118

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	495
Community learning centers (ALS)	118
Non-sectarian	95
Sectarian	44
DOST managed	1
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 6,800 teachers and 1,036 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	6,800
Non-teaching personnel	1,036
All personnel	7,836

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	3,892
Junior High School	2,239
Senior High School	669
All teachers	6,800

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	21.6
Junior High School	19.1
Senior High School	26.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,453 classrooms and 6,655 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,453
Seats (approximate): 134,807
Toilets: 6,655
Functional computers: 17,097
Faucets: 11,407; 9,431 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	3,510	1,397	546
Learners per classroom	24.0	30.6	32.3
Seats (approximate)	80,676	40,069	14,062
Learners per seat	1.0	1.1	1.3
Toilets	4,429	1,602	624
Learners per toilet	19.0	26.6	28.3
Functional computers	6,825	7,238	3,034
Learners per computer	12.3	5.9	5.8

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	411	4
Junior High School	111	2
Senior High School	80	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	386	3	22	4
Junior High School	102	1	10	0
Senior High School	74	1	7	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	248	167
Junior High School	92	21
Senior High School	72	10

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	2,288
Male	1,720
Shared	2,488
For persons with disabilities	159
All toilets	6,655

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	9,431
Without water	1,976
All faucets	11,407

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	420
Entrance Gate	405
Playground	399
Temporary Perimeter Fence	338
Offices	308
Exit Gate	257
Home Economic Room	222
Computer Room	217
Library/Learning Resource Center	195
Covered Court	186
Clinic	182
Permanent Perimeter Fence	174
Supply Room	136
Conference Room	113
Paved Pathway	113
Faculty Room	102
Science Laboratory	68
Data File Room/Records Room	61
Solar Panel	58
Roofing	56
Industrial Arts Room	48
Canteen	47
Student Co-Curricular Center	27
Museum	12
Gymnasium	11
Youth Development Center	9
Flood Marker	5
Bike Rack	3
Speech Laboratory	2

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Benguet, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Atok	28	4,012	208	16.2
Baguio City	154	90,527	2,441	24.8
Bakun	34	2,756	187	14.4
Bokod	42	3,509	240	13.9
Buguias	53	10,956	516	19.5
Itogon	54	12,875	536	20.5
Kabayan	26	3,268	193	16.5
Kapangan	31	4,464	281	15.3
Kibungan	27	3,584	203	17.4
La Trinidad (Capital)	60	29,334	755	26.0
Mankayan	48	8,849	448	19.4
Sablan	15	1,814	108	14.7
Tuba	42	9,138	421	19.3
Tublay	22	4,760	263	17.7

About this data

507 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 Benguet 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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