Schools Division of Albay

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

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

Summary

Albay has the second most learners of the 13 schools divisions in Region V, but the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 611 schools held 226,269 learners, with another 8,972 in ALS, and its public schools had 9,833 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 4.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.0%, private schools fell 2.3%, and SUC and LUC schools fell 60.7%.

Of the 556 reporting public schools, 236 (42%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V. The most crowded public classrooms are at Daraga National High School, with one classroom for every 93 learners, after leaving out three schools whose figures are under review. The 25 districts are listed on the page, and the figures by sector and level are shown in charts and tables.

Schools: 611; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 556 public, 54 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 188; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 235,241; Down 9,992 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 9,833; Up 72 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 7,401; Down 33 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Albay has the 2nd most learners of the 13 schools divisions in Region V, and the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.0%, private schools fell 2.3% and SUC and LUC schools fell 60.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally), 5% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Marcial O. Rañola Memorial School (7,161 learners), Daraga National High School (7,079 learners) and Polangui General Comprehensive High School (5,644 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Bariw Integrated School (+43%) and fell most at Libon Community College (−61%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Daraga National High School, with 93 learners per classroom.
Of the 556 reporting public schools, 1 (1%) has no electricity, against 2% in Region V; 2 (1%) have no water, against 2% in Region V; 236 (42%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 553 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱532.2 million. Across the 540 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,787 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 235,241 learners, 226,269 in schools and 8,972 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	235,241
In schools	226,269
In community learning centers (ALS)	8,972
Male	122,491
Female	112,295
Not broken down by sex	455

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 455 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	125,650	2,990	0	0	128,640
Junior High School	60,961	4,617	0	0	65,578
Senior High School	27,703	3,766	127	0	31,596
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	290	290
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,458	1,458
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	7,224	7,224

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 455 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7,859	7,157	15,016
Grade 1	9,146	8,239	17,385
Grade 2	9,078	8,304	17,382
Grade 3	10,079	9,286	19,365
Grade 4	9,833	9,012	18,845
Grade 5	10,329	9,085	19,414
Grade 6	10,621	9,938	20,559
Grade 7	9,498	8,886	18,384
Grade 8	7,502	6,753	14,255
Grade 9	8,671	8,193	16,864
Grade 10	8,136	7,937	16,073
Grade 11	8,193	7,977	16,170
Grade 12	7,872	7,554	15,426
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	437	237	674
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	0	2
ALS Basic Literacy Program	182	108	290
ALS A&E elementary	926	532	1,458
ALS A&E secondary	4,127	3,097	7,224
Broken down by grade	122,491	112,295	234,786

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	19,345
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	12,416
Arts and Design	108
Sports	46
All tracks	31,915

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	12	12	24
Junior High School	2	3	5
All	14	15	29

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	57	52	109
Elementary	664	603	1,267
Junior High School	342	346	688
Senior High School	124	136	260
All	1,187	1,137	2,324

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	2	0	2
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Open High School Program	2	2	4
Other School-Initiated Intervention	546	483	1,029
All	551	485	1,036

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 611 schools and 188 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	556
Private schools	54
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	188
All	799

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	473
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	17
Kindergarten to Grade 12	15
Junior high only	3
Junior and senior high	94
Senior high only	9
Community learning centers (ALS)	188

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	556
Community learning centers (ALS)	188
Non-sectarian	38
Sectarian	16
Local universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 9,833 teachers and 1,016 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	9,833
Non-teaching personnel	1,016
All personnel	10,849

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	5,437
Junior High School	3,190
Senior High School	1,206
All teachers	9,833

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	23.1
Junior High School	19.1
Senior High School	23.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 7,401 classrooms and 8,340 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 7,401
Seats (approximate): 156,370
Toilets: 8,340
Functional computers: 12,419
Faucets: 12,670; 8,486 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	4,984	1,653	764
Learners per classroom	25.2	36.9	36.3
Seats (approximate)	105,720	36,408	14,242
Learners per seat	1.2	1.7	2.0
Toilets	5,981	1,623	736
Learners per toilet	21.0	37.6	37.6
Functional computers	4,120	5,554	2,745
Learners per computer	30.5	11.0	10.1

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	464	2
Junior High School	105	1
Senior High School	89	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	456	8	2	0
Junior High School	102	1	2	1
Senior High School	90	0	0	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	248	218
Junior High School	72	34
Senior High School	41	50

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,317
Male	1,162
Shared	5,617
For persons with disabilities	244
All toilets	8,340

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	8,486
Without water	4,184
All faucets	12,670

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	541
School Garden	540
Playground	454
Temporary Perimeter Fence	446
Offices	420
Permanent Perimeter Fence	380
Exit Gate	304
Paved Pathway	242
Computer Room	234
Covered Court	184
Library/Learning Resource Center	162
Faculty Room	104
Supply Room	101
Clinic	98
Solar Panel	88
Home Economic Room	81
Data File Room/Records Room	69
Conference Room	64
Science Laboratory	48
Canteen	37
Roofing	23
Industrial Arts Room	22
Flood Marker	14
Student Co-Curricular Center	10
Bike Rack	6
Youth Development Center	5
Gymnasium	4
Speech Laboratory	2

Districts

25 districts, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Districts in SDO Albay, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bacacay East	19	9,211	272	22.9
Bacacay South	17	4,710	236	20.0
Bacacay West	17	4,602	246	18.7
Camalig North	19	6,868	293	22.4
Camalig South	22	8,614	377	22.9
Daraga North	37	22,561	836	24.1
Daraga South	31	10,800	471	22.8
Guinobatan East	27	15,064	580	24.9
Guinobatan West	20	7,762	339	22.9
Jovellar	23	4,063	230	17.7
Libon East	32	9,735	450	19.3
Libon West	30	10,823	505	21.4
Malilipot	19	9,914	422	23.5
Malinao	28	10,441	502	20.8
Manito	19	6,883	289	23.8
Oas North	34	9,621	453	19.7
Oas South	24	6,571	336	19.6
Pioduran East (Pioduran South)	25	7,832	301	20.3
Pioduran West (Pioduran North)	19	4,638	217	20.9
Polangui North	36	14,772	644	22.1
Polangui South	23	8,625	364	21.5
Rapu-Rapu East (Rapu-Rapu)	25	5,814	294	19.8
Rapu-Rapu West	19	4,132	222	18.6
Sto. Domingo	18	8,659	374	22.4
Tiwi	28	13,554	580	23.2

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

About this data

455 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.

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for the Schools Division of Albay 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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