Schools in City of Isabela

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

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

Summary

City of Isabela has the fourth most learners of the four provinces in Region IX, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 74 schools held 35,083 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 813 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 1.8% from SY 2023-24, ALS not counted: public schools fell 0.4%, while private schools fell 16.7%.

Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools, compared with 85% nationally, and 7% are in private schools, compared with 14%. Of the 64 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, and 11, or 17%, have no internet, against 36% in Region IX. The page's charts and tables show the figures by sector and level.

Schools: 74; No change from SY 2023-24; 64 public, 10 private
Community learning centers: 46; Down 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 35,896; Down 832 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 1,418; Up 19 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 860; Down 14 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

City of Isabela has the 4th most learners of the 4 provinces in Region IX, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 0.4% and private schools fell 16.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 7% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Basilan National High School (7,748 learners), Isabela Central Elementary Pilot School (2,542 learners) and Isabela East Central Elementary School (2,147 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Basilan National High School - Night (+28%) and fell most at Global Technical School of Zamboanga, Inc (−50%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sumagdang Elementary School, with 103 learners per classroom.
Of the 64 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 11 (17%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 64 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱73.4 million. Across the 63 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,845 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 35,896 learners, 35,083 in schools and 813 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	35,896
In schools	35,083
In community learning centers (ALS)	813
Male	17,955
Female	17,892
Not broken down by sex	49

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 49 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	18,590	598	0	19,188
Junior High School	9,466	758	0	10,224
Senior High School	4,526	1,096	0	5,622
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	131	131
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	153	153
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	529	529

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 49 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,260	1,237	2,497
Grade 1	1,452	1,426	2,878
Grade 2	1,500	1,444	2,944
Grade 3	1,381	1,324	2,705
Grade 4	1,462	1,284	2,746
Grade 5	1,382	1,326	2,708
Grade 6	1,319	1,252	2,571
Grade 7	1,361	1,399	2,760
Grade 8	1,283	1,322	2,605
Grade 9	1,110	1,259	2,369
Grade 10	1,189	1,301	2,490
Grade 11	1,430	1,507	2,937
Grade 12	1,252	1,433	2,685
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	103	36	139
ALS Basic Literacy Program	78	53	131
ALS A&E elementary	95	58	153
ALS A&E secondary	298	231	529
Broken down by grade	17,955	17,892	35,847

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	3,322
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	2,348
All tracks	5,670

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	326	329	655
Elementary	3,356	3,269	6,625
Junior High School	10	22	32
All	3,692	3,620	7,312

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	441	420	861
Elementary	2,660	2,584	5,244
Junior High School	1,411	1,700	3,111
Senior High School	665	811	1,476
All	5,177	5,515	10,692

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	13	15	28
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	28	21	49
Other School-Initiated Intervention	79	66	145
All	120	102	222

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 74 schools and 46 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	64
Private schools	10
Community learning centers (ALS)	46
All	120

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	50
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	3
Kindergarten to Grade 12	4
Junior and senior high	11
Senior high only	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	46

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	64
Community learning centers (ALS)	46
Non-sectarian	8
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 1,418 teachers and 190 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	1,418
Non-teaching personnel	190
All personnel	1,608

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	813
Junior High School	433
Senior High School	172
All teachers	1,418

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	22.9
Junior High School	21.9
Senior High School	26.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 860 classrooms and 939 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 860
Seats (approximate): 26,635
Toilets: 939
Functional computers: 3,253
Faucets: 1,357; 1,216 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	544	211	105
Learners per classroom	34.2	44.9	43.1
Seats (approximate)	16,006	7,375	3,254
Learners per seat	1.2	1.3	1.4
Toilets	606	220	113
Learners per toilet	30.7	43.0	40.1
Functional computers	1,239	1,314	700
Learners per computer	15.0	7.2	6.5

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	53	0
Junior High School	14	1
Senior High School	13	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	49	2	2
Junior High School	10	1	4
Senior High School	8	1	4

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	43	10
Junior High School	11	4
Senior High School	11	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	166
Male	136
Shared	621
For persons with disabilities	16
All toilets	939

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	1,216
Without water	141
All faucets	1,357

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	58
School Garden	54
Playground	43
Temporary Perimeter Fence	40
Exit Gate	36
Computer Room	32
Offices	24
Permanent Perimeter Fence	17
Youth Development Center	17
Library/Learning Resource Center	15
Clinic	14
Home Economic Room	13
Covered Court	8
Paved Pathway	6
Science Laboratory	6
Solar Panel	6
Conference Room	5
Faculty Room	5
Supply Room	5
Roofing	4
Industrial Arts Room	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Flood Marker	2
Gymnasium	2
Canteen	1
Speech Laboratory	1

Cities and municipalities

1 city or municipality, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in City of Isabela, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
City of Isabela (Capital)	74	35,896	1,418	23.0

About this data

49 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 City of Isabela 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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