Schools Division of Butuan 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

Butuan City has the third most learners of the 12 schools divisions in CARAGA, and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 189 schools held 99,486 learners, with another 4,553 in ALS, and it had 3,491 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 4.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.9%, while private schools fell 4.9%.

Of the learners in schools, 89% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 11% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 138 reporting public schools, all have electricity, and seven, or 5%, have no internet, against 21% across CARAGA.

The page lists its 13 districts and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 189; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 139 public, 50 private
Community learning centers: 88; Down 17 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 104,039; Down 3,692 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 3,491; Up 179 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 2,352; Up 29 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Butuan City has the 3rd most learners of the 12 schools divisions in CARAGA, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.9% and private schools fell 4.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 89% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 11% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Agusan National High School (10,104 learners), Butuan Central Elementary School (3,879 learners) and Libertad National High School (3,085 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Timber City Academy (+12%) and fell most at Merchant Marine Academy of Caraga, Inc. (−28%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Ampayon Central Elementary School, with 99 learners per classroom.
Of the 138 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (1%) has no water, against 2% in CARAGA; 7 (5%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 138 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱181.3 million. Across the 138 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,580 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 104,039 learners, 99,486 in schools and 4,553 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	104,039
In schools	99,486
In community learning centers (ALS)	4,553
Male	53,117
Female	50,798
Not broken down by sex	124

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 124 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	49,054	4,576	0	53,630
Junior High School	26,763	3,126	0	29,889
Senior High School	12,258	3,585	0	15,843
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	253	253
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	978	978
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	3,322	3,322

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 124 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3,261	3,043	6,304
Grade 1	3,808	3,429	7,237
Grade 2	4,007	3,690	7,697
Grade 3	3,921	3,745	7,666
Grade 4	4,145	3,878	8,023
Grade 5	3,738	3,367	7,105
Grade 6	4,724	4,603	9,327
Grade 7	4,277	4,156	8,433
Grade 8	3,355	3,385	6,740
Grade 9	3,638	3,638	7,276
Grade 10	3,533	3,907	7,440
Grade 11	4,007	4,010	8,017
Grade 12	3,891	3,935	7,826
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	176	95	271
ALS Basic Literacy Program	146	107	253
ALS A&E elementary	635	343	978
ALS A&E secondary	1,855	1,467	3,322
Broken down by grade	53,117	50,798	103,915

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	12,979
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	2,900
All tracks	15,879

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	14	24	38
Elementary	123	82	205
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	138	106	244

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	66	62	128
Elementary	681	604	1,285
Junior High School	304	357	661
Senior High School	131	159	290
All	1,182	1,182	2,364

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	1	2	3
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	0	2	2
Open High School Program	17	44	61
Other School-Initiated Intervention	3	2	5
All	22	50	72

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 189 schools and 88 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	139
Private schools	50
Community learning centers (ALS)	88
All	277

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	114
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	18
Kindergarten to Grade 12	14
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	37
Senior high only	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	88

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	138
Community learning centers (ALS)	88
Non-sectarian	37
Sectarian	13
DOST managed	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 3,491 teachers and 381 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	3,491
Non-teaching personnel	381
All personnel	3,872

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	1,805
Junior High School	1,282
Senior High School	404
All teachers	3,491

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	27.2
Junior High School	20.9
Senior High School	30.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 2,352 classrooms and 3,625 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 2,352
Seats (approximate): 64,308
Toilets: 3,625
Functional computers: 6,370
Faucets: 8,548; 7,682 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	1,221	718	413
Learners per classroom	40.2	37.3	29.7
Seats (approximate)	34,759	21,030	8,519
Learners per seat	1.4	1.3	1.4
Toilets	1,996	956	673
Learners per toilet	24.6	28.0	18.2
Functional computers	1,881	3,162	1,327
Learners per computer	26.1	8.5	9.2

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	104	2
Junior High School	46	1
Senior High School	36	1

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	105	1
Junior High School	47	0
Senior High School	37	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	98	8
Junior High School	45	2
Senior High School	32	5

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	752
Male	615
Shared	1,980
For persons with disabilities	278
All toilets	3,625

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	7,682
Without water	866
All faucets	8,548

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	135
Entrance Gate	129
Exit Gate	112
Playground	110
Temporary Perimeter Fence	99
Offices	86
Computer Room	72
Covered Court	67
Permanent Perimeter Fence	52
Faculty Room	44
Paved Pathway	43
Clinic	40
Library/Learning Resource Center	39
Home Economic Room	34
Science Laboratory	31
Roofing	22
Supply Room	22
Data File Room/Records Room	17
Industrial Arts Room	14
Canteen	12
Conference Room	8
Solar Panel	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Youth Development Center	2
Bike Rack	1
Flood Marker	1
Gymnasium	1
Museum	1
Speech Laboratory	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Butuan City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Central Butuan District I	41	25,413	632	23.9
Central Butuan District II	6	7,069	304	22.9
East Butuan District I	18	10,028	390	25.5
East Butuan District II	12	4,433	208	21.3
North Butuan District	10	5,903	259	22.8
Northwest Butuan District	6	5,818	150	38.4
South Butuan District I	17	3,827	186	20.5
South Butuan District II	16	3,963	160	24.2
Southeast I Butuan District	15	5,722	251	22.8
Southeast II Butuan District	13	4,890	172	28.4
Southwest Butuan District	9	7,737	227	33.7
West Butuan District I	13	9,356	351	26.5
West Butuan District II	13	5,327	201	23.9

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

About this data

124 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 Butuan 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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