Schools in Bulacan

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

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

Summary

Bulacan has the most learners of the seven provinces in Region III, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 1,194 schools held 879,625 learners, with another 11,048 in ALS.

Enrollment in schools fell 1.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.7%, while private schools grew 2.4% and SUC and LUC schools fell 16.8%. Of the learners in schools, 78% are in public schools against 85% nationally, while 22% are in private schools against 14% nationally.

The 685 public schools with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱1.1 billion, and FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,254 for each learner across the 682 public schools with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners. The page lists its 24 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level, with charts and tables.

Schools: 1,194; Down 6 from SY 2023-24; 689 public, 502 private, 3 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 294; Down 7 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 890,673; Down 14,650 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 23,324; Up 351 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 15,851; Down 187 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Bulacan has the most learners of the 7 provinces in Region III, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.7%, private schools grew 2.4% and SUC and LUC schools fell 16.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 78% are in public schools (85% nationally), 22% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are San Miguel National High School (9,436 learners), Marcelo H. Del Pilar National High School (7,858 learners) and Assemblywoman Felicita G. Bernardino Memorial Trade School (7,757 learners).
Leaving out 11 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Dominic Institute of Science and Technology, Inc. (+85%) and fell most at City College of San Jose Del Monte (−38%), 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 Goldenville Elementary School, with 152 learners per classroom.
Of the 689 reporting public schools, 2 (1%) have no electricity, against 1% in Region III; 4 (1%) have no water, against 1% in Region III; 34 (5%) have no internet, against 5% in Region III.
The 685 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱1.1 billion. Across the 682 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,254 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 890,673 learners, 879,625 in schools and 11,048 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	890,673
In schools	879,625
In community learning centers (ALS)	11,048
Male	456,759
Female	431,826
Not broken down by sex	2,088

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 2,088 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	428,597	60,415	0	0	489,012
Junior High School	200,196	53,480	646	0	254,322
Senior High School	53,000	79,738	1,601	0	134,339
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	233	233
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2,266	2,266
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	8,413	8,413

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 2,088 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	31,672	29,506	61,178
Grade 1	35,939	33,292	69,231
Grade 2	37,251	33,855	71,106
Grade 3	38,044	35,262	73,306
Grade 4	36,612	34,252	70,864
Grade 5	33,479	30,207	63,686
Grade 6	39,085	37,085	76,170
Grade 7	35,625	33,621	69,246
Grade 8	30,215	28,729	58,944
Grade 9	30,560	30,294	60,854
Grade 10	32,391	32,604	64,995
Grade 11	34,928	34,572	69,500
Grade 12	32,422	32,417	64,839
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	2,354	1,117	3,471
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	169	114	283
ALS Basic Literacy Program	146	87	233
ALS A&E elementary	1,418	848	2,266
ALS A&E secondary	4,449	3,964	8,413
Broken down by grade	456,759	431,826	888,585

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	98,959
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	35,555
Arts and Design	432
Sports	225
All tracks	135,171

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	46	41	87
Elementary	351	316	667
Junior High School	47	51	98
All	444	408	852

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	77	67	144
Elementary	500	453	953
Junior High School	153	162	315
Senior High School	55	68	123
All	785	750	1,535

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	28	9	37
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	8	1	9
Open High School Program	116	122	238
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1,174	1,163	2,337
All	1,326	1,295	2,621

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 1,194 schools and 294 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	689
Private schools	502
SUCs and LUCs	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	294
All	1,488

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	703
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	100
Kindergarten to Grade 12	183
Junior high only	28
Junior and senior high	123
Senior high only	57
Community learning centers (ALS)	294

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	689
Non-sectarian	415
Community learning centers (ALS)	294
Sectarian	87
State universities and colleges	2
Local universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 23,324 teachers and 2,397 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	23,324
Non-teaching personnel	2,397
All personnel	25,721

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	13,369
Junior High School	7,819
Senior High School	2,136
All teachers	23,324

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	32.1
Junior High School	25.6
Senior High School	24.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 15,851 classrooms and 20,466 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 15,851
Seats (approximate): 572,437
Toilets: 20,466
Functional computers: 40,919
Faucets: 41,531; 37,256 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	9,891	4,569	1,391
Learners per classroom	43.3	43.8	38.1
Seats (approximate)	373,073	151,858	47,506
Learners per seat	1.2	1.3	1.1
Toilets	13,921	5,033	1,512
Learners per toilet	30.8	39.8	35.1
Functional computers	17,295	15,018	8,606
Learners per computer	24.8	13.3	6.2

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	550	4
Junior High School	148	5
Senior High School	109	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	525	11	16	2
Junior High School	150	1	2	0
Senior High School	115	0	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	522	32
Junior High School	143	10
Senior High School	98	19

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	3,763
Male	3,099
Shared	12,598
For persons with disabilities	1,006
All toilets	20,466

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	37,256
Without water	4,275
All faucets	41,531

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	678
School Garden	596
Offices	594
Permanent Perimeter Fence	583
Covered Court	530
Exit Gate	483
Computer Room	388
Canteen	385
Library/Learning Resource Center	294
Clinic	275
Paved Pathway	220
Playground	190
Home Economic Room	179
Faculty Room	156
Science Laboratory	146
Supply Room	142
Conference Room	139
Temporary Perimeter Fence	126
Data File Room/Records Room	105
Roofing	94
Solar Panel	65
Industrial Arts Room	58
Gymnasium	57
Flood Marker	56
Student Co-Curricular Center	29
Bike Rack	24
Youth Development Center	12
Speech Laboratory	7
Museum	4

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Bulacan, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Angat	23	15,181	430	27.9
Balagtas (Bigaa)	29	17,818	458	26.1
Baliuag	64	42,321	928	28.3
Bocaue	35	39,414	828	29.0
Bulacan	30	15,252	424	29.7
Bustos	23	18,684	559	28.5
Calumpit	42	25,743	752	26.0
City of Malolos (Capital)	104	60,693	1,702	24.8
City of Meycauayan	67	45,916	1,155	30.5
City of San Jose del Monte	164	173,457	4,088	31.2
Doña Remedios Trinidad	30	7,524	267	27.0
Guiguinto	30	24,244	760	27.1
Hagonoy	42	29,829	959	27.5
Marilao	56	52,678	1,381	30.4
Norzagaray	45	33,537	952	31.7
Obando	18	8,175	297	22.1
Pandi	38	37,980	1,004	33.4
Paombong	20	8,842	249	30.6
Plaridel	45	27,193	691	29.1
Pulilan	33	27,358	713	29.4
San Ildefonso	55	26,979	800	27.5
San Miguel	62	41,790	1,382	27.7
San Rafael	40	25,193	792	28.0
Santa Maria	99	84,872	1,753	32.9

About this data

2,088 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 Bulacan 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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