Schools in Penablanca West, SDO Cagayan

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

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

Summary

Penablanca West school district has the seventh most learners of the 49 districts in Cagayan, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 24 schools held 7,395 learners, and 258 public teachers worked in them. Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.5%, while private schools grew 6.1%.

Of the learners in schools, 84% attend public schools, against 85% nationally, and 16% attend private schools, against 14%. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Penablanca National High School, one classroom for every 33 learners. All 13 reporting public schools have electricity and water, and one (8%) has no internet, against 11% in Region II.

Its 24 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 24; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 13 public, 11 private
Learners: 7,395; Down 155 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 258; Down 2 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 204; Down 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Penablanca West has the 7th most learners of the 49 districts in Cagayan, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.5% and private schools grew 6.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 84% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 16% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Penablanca National High School (1,893 learners), International School of Asia and the Pacific (833 learners) and Peñablanca West Central School (791 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at International School of Asia and the Pacific (+5%) and fell most at Alimannao Elementary School (−12%), 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 Penablanca National High School, with 33 learners per classroom.
Of the 13 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (8%) has no internet, against 11% in Region II.
The 13 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱14.2 million. Across the 13 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,614 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,395 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,395
Male	3,781
Female	3,614

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	3,361	234	3,595
Junior High School	1,914	334	2,248
Senior High School	915	637	1,552

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	244	221	465
Grade 1	250	227	477
Grade 2	276	248	524
Grade 3	265	252	517
Grade 4	266	259	525
Grade 5	221	217	438
Grade 6	342	307	649
Grade 7	320	296	616
Grade 8	278	227	505
Grade 9	249	260	509
Grade 10	316	302	618
Grade 11	384	408	792
Grade 12	370	390	760
All grades	3,781	3,614	7,395

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,127
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	425
All tracks	1,552

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	179	172	351
Elementary	1,359	1,283	2,642
Junior High School	509	488	997
Senior High School	194	164	358
All	2,241	2,107	4,348

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 24 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	13
Private schools	11
All	24

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	19
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	13
Sectarian	9
Non-sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 258 teachers and 38 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	258
Non-teaching personnel	38
All personnel	296

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	133
Junior High School	85
Senior High School	40
All teachers	258

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	25.3
Junior High School	22.5
Senior High School	22.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 204 classrooms and 249 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 204
Seats (approximate): 3,808
Toilets: 249
Functional computers: 301
Faucets: 410; 324 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	120	57	27
Learners per classroom	28.0	33.6	33.9
Seats (approximate)	1,683	1,489	636
Learners per seat	2.0	1.3	1.4
Toilets	158	63	28
Learners per toilet	21.3	30.4	32.7
Functional computers	91	155	55
Learners per computer	36.9	12.4	16.6

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	11	0
Junior High School	2	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
Elementary	11
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	2

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	10	1
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	34
Male	27
Shared	180
For persons with disabilities	8
All toilets	249

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	324
Without water	86
All faucets	410

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

List of schools

Every school in Penablanca West, SDO Cagayan in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Penablanca West, SDO Cagayan: 24 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Alimannao Elementary School	Public	226	9	8
Baliwag Elementary School	Public	372	14	12
Bical Elementary School	Public	296	10	9
Bugatay Elementary School	Public	186	8	8
Cabasan Elementary School	Public	141	8	7
Cabbo Elementary School	Public	321	11	10
Cabbo National High School	Public	936	42	27
Dodan Elementary School	Public	499	19	17
International School of Asia and the Pacific	Private	833	Not reported	Not reported
Little Jesus Christian Academy Bambang Branch	Private	15	Not reported	Not reported
Little Jesus Christian Academy Callao Branch	Private	2	Not reported	Not reported
Little Jesus Christian Academy Lapi Branch	Private	5	Not reported	Not reported
Little Jesus Christian Academy Minanga Branch	Private	12	Not reported	Not reported
Little Jesus Christian Academy Roma Branch	Private	7	Not reported	Not reported
Little Jesus Christian Academy Sisim Branch	Private	3	Not reported	Not reported
Little Jesus Christian Academy Vuyun Branch	Private	2	Not reported	Not reported
Methodist Christian School of Penablanca, INC.	Private	32	Not reported	Not reported
Parabba Elementary School	Public	210	10	10
Patagueleg Elementary School	Public	85	5	5
Penablanca National High School	Public	1,893	83	57
Peñablanca West Central School	Public	791	29	25
San Jacinto Seminary	Private	28	Not reported	Not reported
School of Saints Philip and James	Private	266	Not reported	Not reported
Sisim Elementary School	Public	234	10	9

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

The figures for Penablanca West, SDO Cagayan exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Penablanca West, SDO Cagayan 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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