Schools in Biliran

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

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

Summary

Biliran has the sixth most learners of the six provinces in Region VIII, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 154 schools held 49,541 learners, with another 2,424 in ALS, and its public schools had 2,125 teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.8% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.9%, while private schools grew 7.1% and SUC and LUC schools fell 15.1%. Of its learners in schools, 96% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 2% are in private schools against 14% nationally.

Of the 143 reporting public schools, all have electricity, seven (5%) have no water against 2% in Region VIII, and 23 (16%) have no internet against 25% in Region VIII. Its eight cities and municipalities are listed on the page, the next place to see how these figures spread across the province.

Schools: 154; No change from SY 2023-24; 143 public, 10 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 142; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 51,965; Down 1,264 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 2,125; Down 49 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,727; Down 107 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Biliran has the 6th most learners of the 6 provinces in Region VIII, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.9%, private schools grew 7.1% and SUC and LUC schools fell 15.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 96% are in public schools (85% nationally), 2% 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 Naval National High School (1,918 learners), Naval CS SPED Center (1,425 learners) and Almeria National High School (1,397 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Baganito Elementary School (+18%) and fell most at Naval Night High School (−26%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Caraycaray Central School, with 105 learners per classroom.
Of the 143 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 7 (5%) have no water, against 2% in Region VIII; 23 (16%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 143 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱133.7 million. Across the 143 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,154 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 51,965 learners, 49,541 in schools and 2,424 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	51,965
In schools	49,541
In community learning centers (ALS)	2,424
Male	26,876
Female	24,991
Not broken down by sex	98

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 98 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	27,574	592	0	0	28,166
Junior High School	13,569	426	427	0	14,422
Senior High School	6,402	215	254	0	6,871
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	165	165
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	542	542
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	1,701	1,701

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 98 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,743	1,554	3,297
Grade 1	2,029	1,846	3,875
Grade 2	2,142	1,954	4,096
Grade 3	2,152	2,020	4,172
Grade 4	2,102	2,039	4,141
Grade 5	2,128	1,971	4,099
Grade 6	2,130	2,088	4,218
Grade 7	2,094	1,987	4,081
Grade 8	1,782	1,670	3,452
Grade 9	1,681	1,719	3,400
Grade 10	1,704	1,772	3,476
Grade 11	1,813	1,741	3,554
Grade 12	1,720	1,597	3,317
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	157	111	268
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	9	4	13
ALS Basic Literacy Program	103	62	165
ALS A&E elementary	358	184	542
ALS A&E secondary	1,029	672	1,701
Broken down by grade	26,876	24,991	51,867

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	4,124
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	2,807
All tracks	6,931

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	0	1
Elementary	7	16	23
Junior High School	1	1	2
All	9	17	26

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	1	2
Elementary	13	13	26
Junior High School	3	12	15
Senior High School	4	3	7
All	21	29	50

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	18	9	27
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	9	10	19
Open High School Program	5	2	7
Other School-Initiated Intervention	4	1	5
All	36	22	58

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 154 schools and 142 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	143
Private schools	10
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	142
All	296

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	127
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	4
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior and senior high	21
Community learning centers (ALS)	142

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	143
Community learning centers (ALS)	142
Non-sectarian	6
Sectarian	4
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 2,125 teachers and 318 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	2,125
Non-teaching personnel	318
All personnel	2,443

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	1,213
Junior High School	645
Senior High School	267
All teachers	2,125

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	22.7
Junior High School	21.0
Senior High School	24.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,727 classrooms and 2,393 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,727
Seats (approximate): 40,521
Toilets: 2,393
Functional computers: 3,043
Faucets: 7,684; 6,815 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	1,052	455	220
Learners per classroom	26.2	29.8	29.1
Seats (approximate)	24,588	10,812	5,121
Learners per seat	1.1	1.3	1.3
Toilets	1,780	427	186
Learners per toilet	15.5	31.8	34.4
Functional computers	1,024	1,365	654
Learners per computer	26.9	9.9	9.8

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	116	7
Junior High School	22	1
Senior High School	20	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	114	2	7
Junior High School	21	1	1
Senior High School	18	2	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	101	22
Junior High School	21	2
Senior High School	17	3

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	419
Male	386
Shared	1,499
For persons with disabilities	89
All toilets	2,393

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	6,815
Without water	869
All faucets	7,684

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	141
Entrance Gate	140
Playground	125
Offices	91
Temporary Perimeter Fence	89
Exit Gate	88
Computer Room	60
Permanent Perimeter Fence	53
Paved Pathway	45
Library/Learning Resource Center	43
Clinic	32
Home Economic Room	31
Conference Room	29
Supply Room	28
Canteen	21
Covered Court	20
Faculty Room	20
Data File Room/Records Room	15
Roofing	14
Science Laboratory	14
Solar Panel	11
Student Co-Curricular Center	10
Industrial Arts Room	8
Flood Marker	7
Gymnasium	3
Youth Development Center	3
Speech Laboratory	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Biliran, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Almeria	19	4,795	209	21.4
Biliran	14	5,295	205	24.9
Cabucgayan	14	6,213	250	23.5
Caibiran	19	7,234	328	21.4
Culaba	14	3,837	185	19.7
Kawayan	22	5,699	249	20.4
Maripipi	13	1,777	103	15.0
Naval (Capital)	39	17,115	596	25.0

About this data

98 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 Biliran 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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