Schools in Ballesteros, 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

Ballesteros has the 16th most learners of the 29 cities and municipalities in Cagayan, and the 12th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 27 schools held 8,027 learners, with another 257 in ALS, and its public schools had 322 teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 4.7% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 4.5% and private schools 6.0%. Of the learners in schools, 87% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 13% in private schools against 14%.

Of its 21 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, and one (5%) has no internet, against 11% in Region II. The page lists every school here with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 27; No change from SY 2023-24; 21 public, 6 private
Community learning centers: 12; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 8,284; Down 414 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 322; Up 8 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 262; Down 15 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Ballesteros has the 16th most learners of the 29 cities and municipalities in Cagayan, and the 12th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.5% and private schools fell 6.0%.
Of the learners in schools, 87% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 13% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Northern Cagayan Colleges Foundation, Inc (497 learners), Quezon Colleges of the North (342 learners) and Ballesteros West CS (318 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Sta. Cruz Elementary School (+5%) and fell most at Cabayu Elementary School (−15%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Payagan East Elementary School, with 33 learners per classroom.
Of the 21 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (5%) has no internet, against 11% in Region II.
The 21 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱19.6 million. Across the 21 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,060 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 8,284 learners, 8,027 in schools and 257 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	8,284
In schools	8,027
In community learning centers (ALS)	257
Male	4,256
Female	3,973
Not broken down by sex	55

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 55 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	3,904	278	0	4,182
Junior High School	2,018	479	0	2,497
Senior High School	1,018	275	0	1,293
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	19	19
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	50	50
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	188	188

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 55 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	244	208	452
Grade 1	306	308	614
Grade 2	282	265	547
Grade 3	337	287	624
Grade 4	342	301	643
Grade 5	281	271	552
Grade 6	384	366	750
Grade 7	381	325	706
Grade 8	304	250	554
Grade 9	276	320	596
Grade 10	311	327	638
Grade 11	330	310	640
Grade 12	329	324	653
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	1	3
ALS Basic Literacy Program	13	6	19
ALS A&E elementary	28	22	50
ALS A&E secondary	106	82	188
Broken down by grade	4,256	3,973	8,229

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	835
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	395
Sports	63
All tracks	1,293

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6	4	10
Elementary	49	55	104
Junior High School	22	19	41
Senior High School	4	2	6
All	81	80	161

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 27 schools and 12 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	21
Private schools	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	12
All	39

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	24
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	12

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	21
Community learning centers (ALS)	12
Non-sectarian	5
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 322 teachers and 36 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	322
Non-teaching personnel	36
All personnel	358

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	197
Junior High School	87
Senior High School	38
All teachers	322

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	19.8
Junior High School	23.2
Senior High School	26.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 262 classrooms and 452 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 262
Seats (approximate): 3,762
Toilets: 452
Functional computers: 467
Faucets: 957; 829 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	178	55	29
Learners per classroom	21.9	36.7	35.1
Seats (approximate)	2,762	653	347
Learners per seat	1.4	3.1	2.9
Toilets	339	74	39
Learners per toilet	11.5	27.3	26.1
Functional computers	169	149	149
Learners per computer	23.1	13.5	6.8

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	20	0
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	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	19	1
Junior High School	0	1
Senior High School	0	1

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	19	1
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	66
Male	64
Shared	319
For persons with disabilities	3
All toilets	452

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	829
Without water	128
All faucets	957

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	21
Playground	21
School Garden	21
Permanent Perimeter Fence	17
Gymnasium	15
Offices	13
Exit Gate	12
Computer Room	10
Canteen	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Clinic	8
Covered Court	8
Roofing	8
Supply Room	7
Home Economic Room	6
Paved Pathway	6
Faculty Room	5
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Conference Room	3
Industrial Arts Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Solar Panel	2
Bike Rack	1

List of schools

Every school in Ballesteros, Cagayan in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Ballesteros, Cagayan: 27 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Ammubuan Elementary School	Public	237	10	11
Ballesteros CS	Public	455	21	24
Ballesteros National High School	Public	3,091	125	84
Ballesteros West CS	Public	318	16	16
Balleteros Adventist Multigrade School, INC.	Private	81	Not reported	Not reported
Cabanabaan Elementary School	Public	111	8	8
Cabaritan East Elementary School	Public	310	14	2
Cabaritan West Elementary School	Public	172	9	8
Cabayu Elementary School	Public	140	8	7
Cabuluan Elementary School	Public	134	8	7
Calappawan Elementary School	Public	66	5	4
Caranan-Babbay Elementary School	Public	73	4	4
Fugu Elementary School	Public	254	11	11
Love Children Pre-School	Private	17	Not reported	Not reported
Mabuttal Elem. School	Public	311	16	13
Nararagan Elementary School	Public	203	9	9
Northern Cagayan Colleges Foundation, Inc	Private	497	Not reported	Not reported
Palloc Elementary School	Public	154	9	5
Payagan East Elementary School	Public	130	6	4
Payagan West Elementary School	Public	85	7	8
Quezon Colleges of the North	Private	342	Not reported	Not reported
San Juan Elementary School	Public	119	7	6
Sta. Cruz Elementary School	Public	272	11	13
Sto. Niño Catholic School of Ballesteros Inc.	Private	82	Not reported	Not reported
Ti Naimbag A Pastor Learning Center	Private	13	Not reported	Not reported
Wawang Elementary School	Public	105	8	8
Zitanga Elementary School	Public	255	10	10

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

About this data

55 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 Ballesteros, 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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