Schools in Davao Oriental

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 Oriental has the fourth most learners of the five provinces in Region XI, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 158,331 learners in schools in SY 2024-25, 93% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 7% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 2.8% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.0% while private schools grew 0.4%.

Of the 405 reporting public schools, 140, or 35%, have no internet, against 27% in Region XI, and 26, or 6%, have no electricity, against 3% in Region XI. The 11 cities and municipalities of the province are listed on the page, and the figures are shown by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 437; Up 3 from SY 2023-24; 405 public, 32 private
Community learning centers: 244; Down 9 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 166,430; Down 4,167 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 6,310; Up 167 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 4,876; Down 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Davao Oriental has the 4th most learners of the 5 provinces in Region XI, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.0% and private schools grew 0.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 7% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Mati National Comprehensive High School (4,663 learners), Manuel B.Guiñez Sr. National High School (2,909 learners) and Lupon Vocational High School (2,548 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Christian Life School of Davao Oriental, Inc. (+31%) and fell most at Don Bosco Training Center-Mati, Inc. (−27%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 5 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Oregon Integrated School, with 97 learners per classroom.
Of the 405 reporting public schools, 26 (6%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; 13 (3%) have no water, against 2% in Region XI; 140 (35%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 398 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱379.6 million. Across the 394 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,937 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 166,430 learners, 158,331 in schools and 8,099 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	166,430
In schools	158,331
In community learning centers (ALS)	8,099
Male	85,775
Female	80,466
Not broken down by sex	189

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 189 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	88,647	2,883	0	91,530
Junior High School	41,584	3,416	0	45,000
Senior High School	17,151	4,461	0	21,612
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	319	319
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	2,023	2,023
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	5,757	5,757

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 189 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5,774	5,110	10,884
Grade 1	6,768	6,109	12,877
Grade 2	7,138	6,288	13,426
Grade 3	7,251	6,552	13,803
Grade 4	6,981	6,442	13,423
Grade 5	6,595	6,122	12,717
Grade 6	7,012	6,907	13,919
Grade 7	6,638	6,527	13,165
Grade 8	5,061	5,162	10,223
Grade 9	5,146	5,569	10,715
Grade 10	5,224	5,597	10,821
Grade 11	5,237	5,626	10,863
Grade 12	5,320	5,429	10,749
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	295	186	481
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	45	31	76
ALS Basic Literacy Program	220	99	319
ALS A&E elementary	1,451	572	2,023
ALS A&E secondary	3,619	2,138	5,757
Broken down by grade	85,775	80,466	166,241

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	12,945
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	8,648
Arts and Design	159
All tracks	21,752

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	73	50	123
Elementary	1,021	964	1,985
Junior High School	75	94	169
All	1,169	1,108	2,277

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,548	2,342	4,890
Elementary	20,505	18,607	39,112
Junior High School	10,765	11,212	21,977
Senior High School	4,813	5,068	9,881
All	38,631	37,229	75,860

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	6	2	8
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	26	21	47
Open High School Program	32	31	63
Other School-Initiated Intervention	32	28	60
All	96	82	178

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 437 schools and 244 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	405
Private schools	32
Community learning centers (ALS)	244
All	681

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	297
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	35
Kindergarten to Grade 12	24
Junior high only	11
Junior and senior high	64
Senior high only	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	244

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	405
Community learning centers (ALS)	244
Non-sectarian	19
Sectarian	13

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 6,310 teachers and 994 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	6,310
Non-teaching personnel	994
All personnel	7,304

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	3,725
Junior High School	1,871
Senior High School	714
All teachers	6,310

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	23.8
Junior High School	22.2
Senior High School	24.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 4,876 classrooms and 6,947 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 4,876
Seats (approximate): 125,678
Toilets: 6,947
Functional computers: 11,835
Faucets: 13,268; 11,225 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	3,083	1,231	562
Learners per classroom	28.8	33.8	30.5
Seats (approximate)	81,668	30,438	13,572
Learners per seat	1.1	1.4	1.3
Toilets	4,616	1,615	716
Learners per toilet	19.2	25.8	24.0
Functional computers	3,435	5,705	2,695
Learners per computer	25.8	7.3	6.4

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	321	13
Junior High School	109	5
Senior High School	69	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	266	26	16	26
Junior High School	94	4	14	2
Senior High School	64	2	5	0

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	201	133
Junior High School	84	30
Senior High School	54	17

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	866
Male	773
Shared	5,101
For persons with disabilities	207
All toilets	6,947

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	11,225
Without water	2,043
All faucets	13,268

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	366
School Garden	334
Temporary Perimeter Fence	318
Playground	284
Offices	255
Exit Gate	243
Covered Court	224
Permanent Perimeter Fence	190
Library/Learning Resource Center	132
Computer Room	130
Clinic	114
Solar Panel	105
Faculty Room	87
Home Economic Room	81
Science Laboratory	73
Conference Room	68
Paved Pathway	68
Canteen	64
Data File Room/Records Room	62
Supply Room	58
Student Co-Curricular Center	35
Roofing	23
Gymnasium	22
Flood Marker	20
Youth Development Center	20
Industrial Arts Room	19
Bike Rack	2
Museum	1
Speech Laboratory	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 Oriental, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Baganga	46	17,331	560	26.6
Banaybanay	25	11,661	414	26.9
Boston	14	3,895	179	19.5
Caraga	51	11,157	493	20.3
Cateel	34	13,457	522	22.1
City of Mati (Capital)	84	44,500	1,570	24.4
Governor Generoso	35	18,699	644	25.8
Lupon	51	19,207	759	22.6
Manay	45	11,498	464	22.6
San Isidro	29	8,825	376	21.7
Tarragona	23	6,200	329	17.6

About this data

189 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 Oriental 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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