Schools in Boston, 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

On this city or municipality page, Boston has the 11th most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Davao Oriental, and the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 14 schools held 3,492 learners, with another 403 in ALS, and its public schools had 179 teachers. Enrollment in its schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Its largest school is Boston National High School, with 1,054 learners, followed by Boston Central Elementary School with 516 and Caatijan Elementary School with 306. Of the 14 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, but 11, or 79%, have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.

Next, the page lists the 14 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 14; No change from SY 2023-24; 14 public
Community learning centers: 10; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 3,895; Down 121 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 179; Up 12 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 141; Down 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Boston has the 11th most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Davao Oriental, and the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are Boston National High School (1,054 learners), Boston Central Elementary School (516 learners) and Caatijan Elementary School (306 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Simulao Integrated School, with 40 learners per classroom.
Of the 14 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 11 (79%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 14 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱11.3 million. Across the 14 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,335 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 3,895 learners, 3,492 in schools and 403 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	3,895
In schools	3,492
In community learning centers (ALS)	403
Male	2,028
Female	1,867

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	2,136	0	2,136
Junior High School	949	0	949
Senior High School	407	0	407
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	33	33
ALS A&E elementary	0	118	118
ALS A&E secondary	0	252	252

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	148	124	272
Grade 1	142	155	297
Grade 2	165	139	304
Grade 3	184	151	335
Grade 4	153	138	291
Grade 5	152	130	282
Grade 6	179	161	340
Grade 7	142	146	288
Grade 8	86	121	207
Grade 9	99	120	219
Grade 10	117	117	234
Grade 11	98	106	204
Grade 12	94	109	203
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	11	4	15
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	0	1	1
ALS Basic Literacy Program	22	11	33
ALS A&E elementary	81	37	118
ALS A&E secondary	155	97	252
All grades	2,028	1,867	3,895

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	407
All tracks	407

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	105	91	196
Elementary	610	572	1,182
Junior High School	240	275	515
Senior High School	114	134	248
All	1,069	1,072	2,141

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	2	2	4
All	3	2	5

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 14 schools and 10 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	14
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
All	24

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	11
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior and senior high	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	10

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	14
Community learning centers (ALS)	10

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 179 teachers and 22 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	179
Non-teaching personnel	22
All personnel	201

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	115
Junior High School	52
Senior High School	12
All teachers	179

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	18.6
Junior High School	18.3
Senior High School	33.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 141 classrooms and 244 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 141
Seats (approximate): 3,053
Toilets: 244
Functional computers: 414
Faucets: 538; 446 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	94	32	15
Learners per classroom	22.7	29.7	27.1
Seats (approximate)	1,779	981	293
Learners per seat	1.2	1.0	1.4
Toilets	174	47	23
Learners per toilet	12.3	20.2	17.7
Functional computers	124	181	109
Learners per computer	17.2	5.2	3.7

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	12	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	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	10	1	1
Junior High School	2	0	1
Senior High School	2	0	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	3	9
Junior High School	0	3
Senior High School	0	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	33
Male	28
Shared	174
For persons with disabilities	9
All toilets	244

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	446
Without water	92
All faucets	538

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	13
School Garden	12
Temporary Perimeter Fence	12
Playground	10
Clinic	9
Exit Gate	9
Offices	8
Faculty Room	7
Permanent Perimeter Fence	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	6
Paved Pathway	5
Covered Court	4
Solar Panel	4
Canteen	3
Computer Room	3
Supply Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Youth Development Center	2
Conference Room	1
Home Economic Room	1
Roofing	1

List of schools

Every school in Boston, Davao Oriental in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Boston, Davao Oriental: 14 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Baclinan Elementary School	65	4	4
Boston Central Elementary School	516	29	22
Boston National High School	1,054	52	40
Buko-Buko Elementary School	25	3	3
Caatijan Elementary School	306	13	12
Caatijan National High School	210	10	7
Cabasagan Elementary School	224	10	8
Carabatuan Elementary School	49	5	5
Carmen Elementary School	250	11	7
Cauwayanan Elementary School	66	5	4
Owabangon Elementary School	80	8	4
San Jose Elementary School	167	9	8
Sibajay Elementary School	198	9	10
Simulao Integrated School	282	11	7

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 Boston, 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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