Schools in Camarines Norte

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

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

Summary

Camarines Norte, a province of Region V, has the fifth most learners of its six provinces, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 382 schools held 173,522 learners, with another 8,439 in ALS, and it had 6,118 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.2%, private schools fell 5.9% and SUC and LUC schools grew 0.4%. Public schools hold 90% of learners in schools (85% nationally), private schools 9% (14% nationally) and SUC and LUC schools 1% (1% nationally).

Of the 319 reporting public schools, all have electricity; three (1%) have no water, against 2% in Region V, and 38 (12%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V. Next, the page lists its 12 cities and municipalities, and charts and tables show the figures by sector and level.

Schools: 382; Up 2 from SY 2023-24; 319 public, 62 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 126; Up 22 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 181,961; Down 3,353 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 6,118; Down 30 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,142; Up 88 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Camarines Norte has the 5th most learners of the 6 provinces in Region V, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.2%, private schools fell 5.9% and SUC and LUC schools grew 0.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally), 9% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Jose Panganiban National High School (5,162 learners), Camarines Norte High School (3,960 learners) and Paracale National High School (3,304 learners).
Leaving out 4 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Bluefield Technological Institute, Inc. (+35%) and fell most at St. Helena Caretech Institute, Inc. (Shcii) (−39%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Anameam High School, with 67 learners per classroom.
Of the 319 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 3 (1%) have no water, against 2% in Region V; 38 (12%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 319 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱341.3 million. Across the 314 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,639 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 181,961 learners, 173,522 in schools and 8,439 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	181,961
In schools	173,522
In community learning centers (ALS)	8,439
Male	92,997
Female	88,477
Not broken down by sex	487

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 487 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	94,468	3,088	157	0	97,713
Junior High School	45,563	5,776	99	0	51,438
Senior High School	16,538	7,346	0	0	23,884
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	128	128
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,087	1,087
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	7,224	7,224

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 487 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6,051	5,484	11,535
Grade 1	6,873	6,292	13,165
Grade 2	7,217	6,538	13,755
Grade 3	7,729	6,900	14,629
Grade 4	7,616	6,917	14,533
Grade 5	7,558	6,864	14,422
Grade 6	7,924	7,405	15,329
Grade 7	7,755	7,545	15,300
Grade 8	5,997	5,570	11,567
Grade 9	6,048	6,228	12,276
Grade 10	6,053	6,242	12,295
Grade 11	5,823	6,176	11,999
Grade 12	5,701	6,184	11,885
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	210	135	345
ALS Basic Literacy Program	68	60	128
ALS A&E elementary	640	447	1,087
ALS A&E secondary	3,734	3,490	7,224
Broken down by grade	92,997	88,477	181,474

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	17,008
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	6,981
Arts and Design	102
Sports	24
All tracks	24,115

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5	1	6
Elementary	44	33	77
Junior High School	14	9	23
All	63	43	106

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	31	36	67
Elementary	226	260	486
Junior High School	40	59	99
Senior High School	5	13	18
All	302	368	670

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	4	4	8
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Open High School Program	113	96	209
Other School-Initiated Intervention	18	15	33
All	136	115	251

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 382 schools and 126 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	319
Private schools	62
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	126
All	508

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	269
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	12
Kindergarten to Grade 12	13
Junior high only	6
Junior and senior high	68
Senior high only	14
Community learning centers (ALS)	126

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	319
Community learning centers (ALS)	126
Non-sectarian	41
Sectarian	20
Local international school	1
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 6,118 teachers and 768 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	6,118
Non-teaching personnel	768
All personnel	6,886

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	3,439
Junior High School	2,014
Senior High School	665
All teachers	6,118

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	27.5
Junior High School	22.6
Senior High School	24.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,142 classrooms and 7,111 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,142
Seats (approximate): 123,313
Toilets: 7,111
Functional computers: 7,519
Faucets: 19,580; 15,235 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	3,256	1,374	512
Learners per classroom	29.0	33.2	32.3
Seats (approximate)	80,347	32,473	10,493
Learners per seat	1.2	1.4	1.6
Toilets	4,565	1,865	681
Learners per toilet	20.7	24.4	24.3
Functional computers	3,377	2,852	1,290
Learners per computer	28.0	16.0	12.8

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	253	3
Junior High School	76	0
Senior High School	63	1

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	246	6	4
Junior High School	72	3	1
Senior High School	61	2	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	221	35
Junior High School	72	4
Senior High School	57	7

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,619
Male	1,496
Shared	3,639
For persons with disabilities	357
All toilets	7,111

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	15,235
Without water	4,345
All faucets	19,580

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	307
Entrance Gate	304
Playground	271
Offices	261
Temporary Perimeter Fence	247
Permanent Perimeter Fence	244
Exit Gate	232
Covered Court	210
Paved Pathway	136
Library/Learning Resource Center	133
Computer Room	114
Clinic	86
Canteen	62
Supply Room	59
Home Economic Room	52
Roofing	52
Faculty Room	49
Science Laboratory	45
Solar Panel	35
Conference Room	34
Flood Marker	26
Data File Room/Records Room	25
Industrial Arts Room	13
Student Co-Curricular Center	11
Youth Development Center	5
Bike Rack	3
Gymnasium	3
Museum	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Camarines Norte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Basud	35	12,307	492	23.9
Capalonga	31	10,303	359	24.0
Daet (Capital)	55	34,534	924	26.2
Jose Panganiban	34	18,828	652	27.1
Labo	69	31,802	1,010	26.0
Mercedes	27	14,487	516	26.0
Paracale	30	17,446	585	28.8
San Lorenzo Ruiz (Imelda)	13	3,650	149	23.1
San Vicente	10	3,449	130	21.1
Santa Elena	34	13,008	481	22.9
Talisay	16	5,511	195	24.3
Vinzons	28	16,636	625	25.8

About this data

487 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 Camarines Norte 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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