Schools Division of Bacolod City

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

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

Summary

Public schools hold 77% of the learners in Bacolod City's 199 schools in SY 2024-25, against 85% nationally, while private schools hold 23% against 14% nationally. From SY 2023-24, enrollment in its schools fell 3.4%, with ALS not counted, as public schools fell 3.7% and private schools fell 2.5%.

Among the 21 schools divisions in NIR, it has the third most learners and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. Of its 70 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, and four of them (6%) have no internet, against 33% in NIR.

The page lists its seven districts, and it breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 199; Up 3 from SY 2023-24; 70 public, 129 private
Community learning centers: 38; Up 7 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 147,496; Down 5,108 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 4,075; Up 138 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 2,961; Up 15 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Bacolod City has the 3rd most learners of the 21 schools divisions in NIR, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.7% and private schools fell 2.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 77% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 23% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Handumanan National High School (5,134 learners), University of St. La Salle - Integrated School (4,741 learners) and Sum-Ag Elementary School (3,726 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at AMA Computer College-Bacolod City (+59%) and fell most at VMA Global College and Training Centers,Inc. (−54%), 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 Handumanan Elementary School II, with 92 learners per classroom.
Of the 70 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 4 (6%) have no internet, against 33% in NIR.
The 70 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱172.0 million. Across the 70 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,256 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 147,496 learners, 146,278 in schools and 1,218 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	147,496
In schools	146,278
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,218
Male	75,950
Female	71,170
Not broken down by sex	376

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 376 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	67,166	12,798	0	79,964
Junior High School	31,929	9,705	0	41,634
Senior High School	13,902	10,402	0	24,304
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	82	82
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	251	251
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	885	885

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 376 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4,920	4,677	9,597
Grade 1	5,699	5,193	10,892
Grade 2	5,949	5,526	11,475
Grade 3	6,482	6,125	12,607
Grade 4	5,813	5,536	11,349
Grade 5	5,794	5,332	11,126
Grade 6	6,270	6,018	12,288
Grade 7	5,793	5,296	11,089
Grade 8	4,699	4,442	9,141
Grade 9	5,462	5,104	10,566
Grade 10	5,380	5,447	10,827
Grade 11	6,171	6,018	12,189
Grade 12	6,205	5,910	12,115
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	449	181	630
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	9	2	11
ALS Basic Literacy Program	59	23	82
ALS A&E elementary	203	48	251
ALS A&E secondary	593	292	885
Broken down by grade	75,950	71,170	147,120

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	16,483
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	7,838
Arts and Design	217
Sports	79
All tracks	24,617

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3	2	5
Elementary	45	37	82
Junior High School	2	1	3
All	50	40	90

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	0	1
Elementary	16	13	29
Junior High School	11	14	25
Senior High School	16	37	53
All	44	64	108

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	7	13	20
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	982	895	1,877
Open High School Program	72	27	99
Other School-Initiated Intervention	122	105	227
All	1,183	1,040	2,223

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 199 schools and 38 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	70
Private schools	129
Community learning centers (ALS)	38
All	237

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	122
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	15
Kindergarten to Grade 12	21
Junior high only	6
Junior and senior high	23
Senior high only	12
Community learning centers (ALS)	38

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Non-sectarian	82
DepEd managed	70
Sectarian	47
Community learning centers (ALS)	38

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 4,075 teachers and 316 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	4,075
Non-teaching personnel	316
All personnel	4,391

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,221
Junior High School	1,360
Senior High School	494
All teachers	4,075

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	30.2
Junior High School	23.5
Senior High School	28.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 2,961 classrooms and 3,886 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 2,961
Seats (approximate): 85,784
Toilets: 3,886
Functional computers: 7,194
Faucets: 9,403; 8,416 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	1,614	924	423
Learners per classroom	41.6	34.6	32.9
Seats (approximate)	48,930	25,699	11,155
Learners per seat	1.4	1.2	1.3
Toilets	2,345	1,057	484
Learners per toilet	28.6	30.2	28.7
Functional computers	3,811	2,193	1,190
Learners per computer	17.6	14.6	11.7

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	46	0
Junior High School	25	0
Senior High School	22	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	45	1
Junior High School	25	0
Senior High School	22	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	45	1
Junior High School	22	3
Senior High School	21	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	953
Male	670
Shared	2,059
For persons with disabilities	204
All toilets	3,886

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	8,416
Without water	987
All faucets	9,403

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	68
School Garden	67
Covered Court	61
Exit Gate	59
Library/Learning Resource Center	54
Offices	54
Computer Room	49
Playground	47
Home Economic Room	43
Permanent Perimeter Fence	36
Temporary Perimeter Fence	35
Clinic	33
Faculty Room	29
Data File Room/Records Room	28
Paved Pathway	23
Roofing	23
Supply Room	23
Science Laboratory	21
Conference Room	15
Industrial Arts Room	15
Canteen	12
Speech Laboratory	8
Solar Panel	7
Student Co-Curricular Center	7
Gymnasium	4
Youth Development Center	3
Flood Marker	2

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Bacolod City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bacolod City I District	28	14,257	454	26.0
Bacolod City II District	31	25,204	589	26.6
Bacolod City III District	35	20,080	452	29.1
Bacolod City IV District	33	25,418	788	29.4
Bacolod City V District	27	25,513	877	26.4
Bacolod City VI District	22	13,150	205	26.3
Bacolod City VII District	23	22,656	710	29.4

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

About this data

376 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 Bacolod City 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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