Schools in Cagayan

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

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

Summary

Cagayan has the second most learners of the five provinces in Region II, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 977 schools held 296,121 learners, with another 7,963 in ALS, and there were 12,205 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.6% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.6% and private schools fell 4.0%.

Of the 845 reporting public schools, 163, or 19%, have no internet, against 11% across Region II, while two have no electricity and four have no water. Leaving out eight schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Palawig Elementary School, with 85 learners per classroom.

The 29 cities and municipalities are listed on the page, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 977; Up 2 from SY 2023-24; 845 public, 132 private
Community learning centers: 396; Down 9 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 304,084; Down 11,347 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 12,205; Up 232 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 10,336; Up 39 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Cagayan has the 2nd most learners of the 5 provinces in Region II, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.6% and private schools fell 4.0%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 10% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are University of St. Louis Tuguegarao (3,761 learners), Cagayan National High School - Senior High School (3,494 learners) and Lal-Lo National High School (2,838 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Sanchez Mira Institute for Lifelong Education (+36%) and fell most at Solana Academy (−20%), 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 Palawig Elementary School, with 85 learners per classroom.
Of the 845 reporting public schools, 2 (1%) have no electricity, against 1% in Region II; 4 (1%) have no water, against 1% in Region II; 163 (19%) have no internet, against 11% in Region II.
The 836 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱744.2 million. Across the 827 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,968 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 304,084 learners, 296,121 in schools and 7,963 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	304,084
In schools	296,121
In community learning centers (ALS)	7,963
Male	156,831
Female	146,861
Not broken down by sex	392

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 392 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	152,153	7,252	0	159,405
Junior High School	75,386	13,521	0	88,907
Senior High School	37,843	9,575	0	47,418
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	518	518
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	1,318	1,318
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	6,126	6,126

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 392 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	9,911	8,953	18,864
Grade 1	11,104	10,162	21,266
Grade 2	11,393	10,252	21,645
Grade 3	12,032	11,000	23,032
Grade 4	13,199	12,097	25,296
Grade 5	11,195	10,037	21,232
Grade 6	13,957	13,466	27,423
Grade 7	12,943	12,365	25,308
Grade 8	10,296	9,668	19,964
Grade 9	10,659	10,668	21,327
Grade 10	11,078	11,192	22,270
Grade 11	11,999	12,135	24,134
Grade 12	11,810	11,474	23,284
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	442	205	647
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	18	20	38
ALS Basic Literacy Program	285	233	518
ALS A&E elementary	836	482	1,318
ALS A&E secondary	3,674	2,452	6,126
Broken down by grade	156,831	146,861	303,692

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	35,075
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	12,287
Arts and Design	117
Sports	163
All tracks	47,642

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	13	11	24
Elementary	101	76	177
Junior High School	8	3	11
All	122	90	212

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,362	2,110	4,472
Elementary	16,302	15,150	31,452
Junior High School	6,555	6,284	12,839
Senior High School	2,761	2,370	5,131
All	27,980	25,914	53,894

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	2	1	3
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	9	6	15
Open High School Program	5	0	5
Other School-Initiated Intervention	73	71	144
All	89	78	167

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 977 schools and 396 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	845
Private schools	132
Community learning centers (ALS)	396
All	1,373

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	756
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	49
Kindergarten to Grade 12	34
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	128
Senior high only	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	396

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	844
Community learning centers (ALS)	396
Sectarian	68
Non-sectarian	64
Managed by another government agency	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 12,205 teachers and 1,936 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	12,205
Non-teaching personnel	1,936
All personnel	14,141

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	7,160
Junior High School	3,556
Senior High School	1,489
All teachers	12,205

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	21.3
Junior High School	21.2
Senior High School	25.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 10,336 classrooms and 15,305 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 10,336
Seats (approximate): 204,206
Toilets: 15,305
Functional computers: 22,685
Faucets: 26,401; 24,002 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	6,350	2,641	1,345
Learners per classroom	24.0	28.5	28.1
Seats (approximate)	108,149	65,706	30,351
Learners per seat	1.4	1.2	1.3
Toilets	10,610	3,160	1,535
Learners per toilet	14.3	23.9	24.7
Functional computers	8,059	9,952	4,674
Learners per computer	18.9	7.6	8.1

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	731	4
Junior High School	157	1
Senior High School	112	4

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	688	29	16	2
Junior High School	138	12	8	0
Senior High School	108	5	3	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	582	153
Junior High School	129	29
Senior High School	87	29

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	3,361
Male	3,094
Shared	8,483
For persons with disabilities	367
All toilets	15,305

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	24,002
Without water	2,399
All faucets	26,401

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	815
Entrance Gate	808
Playground	627
Offices	570
Exit Gate	547
Permanent Perimeter Fence	544
Temporary Perimeter Fence	483
Computer Room	453
Covered Court	399
Gymnasium	293
Canteen	267
Paved Pathway	258
Library/Learning Resource Center	238
Clinic	216
Home Economic Room	196
Faculty Room	190
Roofing	184
Supply Room	127
Science Laboratory	103
Data File Room/Records Room	87
Solar Panel	83
Industrial Arts Room	81
Conference Room	71
Flood Marker	44
Student Co-Curricular Center	20
Youth Development Center	13
Bike Rack	5
Museum	4
Speech Laboratory	3

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Cagayan, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Abulug	31	7,737	329	21.3
Alcala	31	9,165	345	22.3
Allacapan	32	8,706	404	19.4
Amulung	51	11,881	521	21.0
Aparri	44	16,094	627	23.5
Baggao	75	21,482	911	20.9
Ballesteros	27	8,284	322	21.7
Buguey	40	7,390	342	19.8
Calayan	23	4,779	229	18.6
Camalaniugan	15	6,583	261	23.4
Claveria	33	6,376	315	17.1
Enrile	26	8,481	389	20.3
Gattaran	57	13,304	560	21.3
Gonzaga	36	11,047	438	21.5
Iguig	19	6,775	277	23.5
Lal-Lo	41	11,447	481	21.9
Lasam	33	9,391	411	19.7
Pamplona	20	5,462	261	18.0
Peñablanca	42	12,647	475	23.4
Piat	15	5,506	201	22.0
Rizal	19	4,035	199	17.4
Sanchez-Mira	31	6,764	256	19.0
Santa Ana	28	9,105	308	24.3
Santa Praxedes	4	866	48	16.9
Santa Teresita	16	4,607	181	21.4
Santo Niño (Faire)	33	6,696	341	18.7
Solana	50	21,229	788	24.9
Tuao	44	15,439	627	22.4
Tuguegarao City(Capital)	61	42,806	1,358	25.0

About this data

392 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 Cagayan 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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