Schools Division of Davao del Norte

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

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

Summary

Davao del Norte has the third most learners of the 11 schools divisions in Region XI, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 305 schools held 125,648 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 6,903 in ALS, and it has 4,754 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.0% and private schools fell 2.7%. Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 5% in private schools, against 14% nationally.

Of the 264 reporting public schools, 22 (8%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI. Its 10 districts are listed on the page, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 305; No change from SY 2023-24; 264 public, 41 private
Community learning centers: 191; Down 8 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 132,551; Down 4,249 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 4,754; Up 174 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 3,710; Up 47 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Davao del Norte has the 3rd most learners of the 11 schools divisions in Region XI, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.0% and private schools fell 2.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 5% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Sto Tomas National High School (7,016 learners), Sto. Tomas Central Elementary School SPED Center (4,946 learners) and New Corella National High School (3,639 learners).
Leaving out 5 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Alia National High School (+23%) and fell most at Datu Jose A. Libayao Memorial National High School (−24%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 6 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Ibuyag Lamburan Elementary School, with 58 learners per classroom.
Of the 264 reporting public schools, 10 (4%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; 3 (1%) have no water, against 2% in Region XI; 22 (8%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 263 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱279.2 million. Across the 262 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,741 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 132,551 learners, 125,648 in schools and 6,903 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	132,551
In schools	125,648
In community learning centers (ALS)	6,903
Male	68,531
Female	63,845
Not broken down by sex	175

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 175 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	70,014	2,708	0	72,722
Junior High School	32,528	2,306	0	34,834
Senior High School	16,560	1,357	0	17,917
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	2,228	2,228
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	1,129	1,129
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	3,546	3,546

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 175 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4,695	4,422	9,117
Grade 1	5,171	4,917	10,088
Grade 2	5,454	4,903	10,357
Grade 3	5,600	5,216	10,816
Grade 4	5,515	5,117	10,632
Grade 5	5,130	4,568	9,698
Grade 6	5,642	5,734	11,376
Grade 7	5,224	5,051	10,275
Grade 8	3,729	3,534	7,263
Grade 9	4,372	4,372	8,744
Grade 10	4,202	4,343	8,545
Grade 11	4,922	4,503	9,425
Grade 12	4,302	4,190	8,492
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	409	229	638
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	5	7
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1,306	922	2,228
ALS A&E elementary	744	385	1,129
ALS A&E secondary	2,112	1,434	3,546
Broken down by grade	68,531	63,845	132,376

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	9,458
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	8,455
Sports	94
All tracks	18,007

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3	6	9
Elementary	81	75	156
Junior High School	2	3	5
All	86	84	170

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,013	953	1,966
Elementary	6,445	6,303	12,748
Junior High School	2,682	2,882	5,564
Senior High School	999	1,027	2,026
All	11,139	11,165	22,304

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	5	3	8
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	0	1	1
Open High School Program	2	2	4
Other School-Initiated Intervention	28	23	51
All	35	29	64

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 305 schools and 191 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	264
Private schools	41
Community learning centers (ALS)	191
All	496

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	217
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	16
Kindergarten to Grade 12	24
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	46
Community learning centers (ALS)	191

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	264
Community learning centers (ALS)	191
Sectarian	28
Non-sectarian	13

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 4,754 teachers and 513 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	4,754
Non-teaching personnel	513
All personnel	5,267

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,647
Junior High School	1,427
Senior High School	680
All teachers	4,754

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	26.5
Junior High School	22.8
Senior High School	24.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 3,710 classrooms and 4,441 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 3,710
Seats (approximate): 101,337
Toilets: 4,441
Functional computers: 9,405
Faucets: 7,742; 6,653 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	2,373	881	456
Learners per classroom	29.5	36.9	36.3
Seats (approximate)	59,037	28,553	13,747
Learners per seat	1.2	1.1	1.2
Toilets	3,034	936	471
Learners per toilet	23.1	34.8	35.2
Functional computers	2,270	3,484	3,651
Learners per computer	30.8	9.3	4.5

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	216	3
Junior High School	74	1
Senior High School	58	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	165	42	2	10
Junior High School	59	9	3	4
Senior High School	53	3	2	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	199	20
Junior High School	64	11
Senior High School	51	8

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	687
Male	636
Shared	2,951
For persons with disabilities	167
All toilets	4,441

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	6,653
Without water	1,089
All faucets	7,742

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	235
Entrance Gate	231
Playground	206
Temporary Perimeter Fence	180
Offices	177
Computer Room	130
Exit Gate	119
Covered Court	105
Library/Learning Resource Center	103
Permanent Perimeter Fence	103
Solar Panel	81
Clinic	76
Home Economic Room	69
Faculty Room	64
Science Laboratory	47
Data File Room/Records Room	44
Supply Room	44
Paved Pathway	36
Conference Room	35
Industrial Arts Room	18
Canteen	14
Student Co-Curricular Center	11
Gymnasium	10
Roofing	10
Youth Development Center	7
Flood Marker	6
Bike Rack	1
Museum	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Davao del Norte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Asuncion	37	14,550	568	24.1
Braulio Dujali	16	6,664	265	24.6
Carmen	35	20,102	717	26.9
Kapalong East	62	18,271	631	25.4
Kapalong West	18	5,592	225	23.4
New Corella	31	13,593	550	24.7
San Isidro	20	6,598	308	21.4
Sto. Tomas East	18	10,940	417	26.2
Sto. Tomas West	30	20,934	671	28.2
Talaingod	38	8,404	402	20.9

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

About this data

175 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 Davao del Norte 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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