Schools in Mercedes, 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

In SY 2024-25 Mercedes has the sixth most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in Camarines Norte, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 27 schools held 13,529 learners, with another 958 in ALS, and 516 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.1%, while private schools grew 12.2%. Public schools hold 99% of those learners, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 1%, against 14% nationally.

Of its 26 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, while three (12%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V. Each of its 27 schools is listed with learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 27; No change from SY 2023-24; 26 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 16; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 14,487; Down 226 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 516; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 463; Up 20 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Mercedes has the 6th most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in Camarines Norte, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.1% and private schools grew 12.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Mercedes Elementary School (2,456 learners), San Roque National High School (1,142 learners) and Manguisoc National High School (928 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Hamoraon Integrated School (+29%) and fell most at Lope Manlangit Elementary School (−12%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Pambuhan Elementary School, with 48 learners per classroom.
Of the 26 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 3 (12%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 26 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱27.9 million. Across the 25 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,573 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 14,487 learners, 13,529 in schools and 958 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	14,487
In schools	13,529
In community learning centers (ALS)	958
Male	7,515
Female	6,972

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	8,548	129	0	8,677
Junior High School	4,008	0	0	4,008
Senior High School	844	0	0	844
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	7	7
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	126	126
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	825	825

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	509	478	987
Grade 1	668	548	1,216
Grade 2	616	631	1,247
Grade 3	713	622	1,335
Grade 4	671	601	1,272
Grade 5	684	614	1,298
Grade 6	652	658	1,310
Grade 7	619	557	1,176
Grade 8	481	436	917
Grade 9	486	479	965
Grade 10	442	508	950
Grade 11	225	202	427
Grade 12	212	205	417
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	6	6	12
ALS Basic Literacy Program	5	2	7
ALS A&E elementary	75	51	126
ALS A&E secondary	451	374	825
All grades	7,515	6,972	14,487

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	623
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	221
All tracks	844

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	0	1

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	2	0	2
Open High School Program	20	14	34
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1
All	23	14	37

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 27 schools and 16 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	26
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
All	43

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	18
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	7
Community learning centers (ALS)	16

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	26
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 516 teachers and 79 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	516
Non-teaching personnel	79
All personnel	595

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	289
Junior High School	182
Senior High School	45
All teachers	516

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	29.6
Junior High School	22.0
Senior High School	18.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 463 classrooms and 623 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 463
Seats (approximate): 11,585
Toilets: 623
Functional computers: 652
Faucets: 1,826; 1,069 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	260	168	35
Learners per classroom	32.9	23.9	24.1
Seats (approximate)	7,456	3,446	683
Learners per seat	1.2	1.2	1.2
Toilets	344	235	44
Learners per toilet	24.9	17.1	19.2
Functional computers	358	230	64
Learners per computer	23.9	17.4	13.2

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	19	0
Junior High School	9	0
Senior High School	7	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	16	3	0
Junior High School	8	1	0
Senior High School	6	1	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	16	3
Junior High School	8	1
Senior High School	7	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	148
Male	133
Shared	296
For persons with disabilities	46
All toilets	623

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	1,069
Without water	757
All faucets	1,826

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	26
Playground	25
Entrance Gate	24
Temporary Perimeter Fence	23
Offices	21
Exit Gate	18
Permanent Perimeter Fence	18
Covered Court	16
Library/Learning Resource Center	14
Computer Room	10
Paved Pathway	8
Clinic	6
Solar Panel	6
Supply Room	6
Canteen	4
Conference Room	4
Faculty Room	4
Science Laboratory	4
Flood Marker	3
Home Economic Room	3
Roofing	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Industrial Arts Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Mercedes, Camarines Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Mercedes, Camarines Norte: 27 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Caringo High School	Public	177	1	8
Cayucyucan Elementary School	Public	184	6	6
Claro E. Ibasco Elementary School	Public	207	7	7
Colasi Integrated School	Public	713	19	21
F. P. Ibasco Elementary School	Public	200	7	7
Gaboc Elementary School	Public	197	6	7
Hamoraon Integrated School	Public	363	12	16
Hinipaan Elementary School	Public	420	12	13
Lalawigan Elementary School	Public	276	11	10
Lalawigan National High School	Public	342	20	17
Lanot Elementary School	Public	192	7	7
Lope Manlangit Elementary School	Public	120	6	6
Mambungalon Elementary School	Public	418	13	13
Manguisoc Elementary School	Public	709	24	19
Manguisoc National High School	Public	928	39	27
Masalongsalong Elementary School	Public	236	7	8
Mercedes Elementary School	Public	2,456	79	67
Mercedes High School	Public	821	44	40
Our Lady of the Holy Bible Learning Center Incorporated	Private	129	Not reported	Not reported
Pablo S. Villafuerte High School, Mercedes	Public	455	25	22
Pambuhan Elementary School	Public	621	21	13
Pambuhan National High School	Public	600	34	24
Quinapaguian Elementary School	Public	120	6	6
San Roque Elementary School	Public	786	29	22
San Roque National High School	Public	1,142	56	49
Tagongtong Elementary School	Public	463	14	15
Tarum Elementary School	Public	254	11	13

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

About this data

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 Mercedes, 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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