Schools in Davao del 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

Davao del Norte has the second most learners of the five provinces in Region XI, and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 557 schools held 288,229 learners, with another 12,840 in ALS, and it had 9,814 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.8%, while private schools fell 4.1%. Of the 288,229 learners in schools, 90% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 10% in private schools, against 14% nationally.

Of the 440 reporting public schools, 43 (10%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI. The page lists its 11 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 557; No change from SY 2023-24; 440 public, 117 private
Community learning centers: 406; Down 37 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 301,069; Down 9,659 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 9,814; Up 367 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 7,271; Down 211 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Davao del Norte has the 2nd most learners of the 5 provinces in Region XI, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.8% and private schools fell 4.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 10% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Sto Tomas National High School (7,016 learners), Tagum City National High School (6,469 learners) and Sto. Tomas Central Elementary School SPED Center (4,946 learners).
Leaving out 7 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Alia National High School (+23%) and fell most at ACES Tagum College (−44%), 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 Apokon Elementary School, with 80 learners per classroom.
Of the 440 reporting public schools, 10 (2%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; 3 (1%) have no water, against 2% in Region XI; 43 (10%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 439 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱535.0 million. Across the 437 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,604 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 301,069 learners, 288,229 in schools and 12,840 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	301,069
In schools	288,229
In community learning centers (ALS)	12,840
Male	154,327
Female	146,039
Not broken down by sex	703

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 703 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	150,368	9,948	0	160,316
Junior High School	73,733	8,608	0	82,341
Senior High School	33,749	11,260	0	45,009
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	2,411	2,411
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	2,298	2,298
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	7,991	7,991

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 703 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	10,156	9,439	19,595
Grade 1	11,576	10,760	22,336
Grade 2	11,995	11,120	23,115
Grade 3	12,510	11,613	24,123
Grade 4	12,055	11,234	23,289
Grade 5	11,490	10,363	21,853
Grade 6	12,300	12,363	24,663
Grade 7	11,967	11,472	23,439
Grade 8	9,069	8,698	17,767
Grade 9	10,318	10,315	20,633
Grade 10	10,065	10,365	20,430
Grade 11	11,595	11,698	23,293
Grade 12	10,757	10,959	21,716
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	890	452	1,342
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	41	31	72
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1,418	993	2,411
ALS A&E elementary	1,504	794	2,298
ALS A&E secondary	4,621	3,370	7,991
Broken down by grade	154,327	146,039	300,366

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	24,108
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	20,914
Arts and Design	156
Sports	94
All tracks	45,272

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	46	36	82
Elementary	637	583	1,220
Junior High School	54	45	99
All	737	664	1,401

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,456	1,377	2,833
Elementary	10,646	10,259	20,905
Junior High School	5,396	5,756	11,152
Senior High School	2,282	2,512	4,794
All	19,780	19,904	39,684

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	6	3	9
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	3	3	6
Open High School Program	2	3	5
Other School-Initiated Intervention	56	55	111
All	67	64	131

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 557 schools and 406 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	440
Private schools	117
Community learning centers (ALS)	406
All	963

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	366
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	29
Kindergarten to Grade 12	43
Junior high only	8
Junior and senior high	95
Senior high only	16
Community learning centers (ALS)	406

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	440
Community learning centers (ALS)	406
Non-sectarian	63
Sectarian	54

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 9,814 teachers and 995 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	9,814
Non-teaching personnel	995
All personnel	10,809

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	5,277
Junior High School	3,178
Senior High School	1,359
All teachers	9,814

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	28.5
Junior High School	23.2
Senior High School	24.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 7,271 classrooms and 8,848 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 7,271
Seats (approximate): 230,660
Toilets: 8,848
Functional computers: 18,111
Faucets: 16,411; 14,290 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	4,265	2,048	958
Learners per classroom	35.3	36.0	35.2
Seats (approximate)	129,856	70,632	30,172
Learners per seat	1.2	1.0	1.1
Toilets	5,634	2,180	1,034
Learners per toilet	26.7	33.8	32.6
Functional computers	5,142	6,997	5,972
Learners per computer	29.2	10.5	5.7

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	341	3
Junior High School	128	1
Senior High School	107	2

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	284	46	4	10
Junior High School	110	10	5	4
Senior High School	101	4	3	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	305	39
Junior High School	115	14
Senior High School	94	15

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,630
Male	1,417
Shared	5,353
For persons with disabilities	448
All toilets	8,848

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	14,290
Without water	2,121
All faucets	16,411

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	388
School Garden	382
Playground	336
Offices	288
Temporary Perimeter Fence	275
Exit Gate	246
Computer Room	219
Permanent Perimeter Fence	213
Covered Court	183
Library/Learning Resource Center	177
Clinic	132
Home Economic Room	121
Faculty Room	112
Solar Panel	104
Science Laboratory	96
Data File Room/Records Room	84
Supply Room	71
Conference Room	67
Paved Pathway	64
Canteen	36
Industrial Arts Room	30
Youth Development Center	25
Gymnasium	24
Student Co-Curricular Center	24
Roofing	21
Flood Marker	17
Bike Rack	3
Speech Laboratory	3
Museum	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Davao del Norte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Asuncion (Saug)	33	14,836	561	23.9
Braulio E. Dujali	16	7,788	265	24.6
Carmen	35	21,512	717	26.9
City of Panabo	85	59,650	1,728	27.8
City of Tagum (Capital)	82	77,461	2,165	28.8
Island Garden City of Samal	86	31,704	1,174	24.5
Kapalong	81	24,984	887	24.6
New Corella	33	14,765	550	24.7
San Isidro	19	6,506	277	21.9
Santo Tomas	49	32,986	1,088	27.4
Talaingod	38	8,877	402	20.9

About this data

703 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 Davao del 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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