Schools Division of Dipolog 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

Dipolog City has the sixth most learners of the eight schools divisions in Region IX, but the second most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 74 schools held 38,383 learners in SY 2024-25, and its public schools had 1,301 teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted; public schools fell 0.6% and private schools fell 3.7%. Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 12% in private schools, against 14% nationally.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Galas National High School, with 77 learners per classroom. Of the 48 reporting public schools, all have electricity, one (2%) has no water, against 3% in Region IX, and four (8%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX. Its four districts are listed on the page, and the figures by sector and level are set out in charts and tables.

Schools: 74; Down 3 from SY 2023-24; 49 public, 25 private
Community learning centers: 46; Down 7 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 39,807; Down 465 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 1,301; Up 61 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,076; Down 44 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Dipolog City has the 6th most learners of the 8 schools divisions in Region IX, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 0.6% and private schools fell 3.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 12% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Zamboanga del Norte National High School - Turno (3,903 learners), Galas National High School (2,242 learners) and Galas Elementary School (1,983 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Olingan South Elementary School (+11%) and fell most at Dipolog City Institute of Technology (−21%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Galas National High School, with 77 learners per classroom.
Of the 48 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (2%) has no water, against 3% in Region IX; 4 (8%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 48 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱72.0 million. Across the 46 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,967 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 39,807 learners, 38,383 in schools and 1,424 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	39,807
In schools	38,383
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,424
Male	20,135
Female	19,623
Not broken down by sex	49

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 49 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	17,818	2,071	0	19,889
Junior High School	10,385	1,227	0	11,612
Senior High School	5,516	1,318	0	6,834
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	39	39
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	288	288
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,096	1,096

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 49 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,315	1,209	2,524
Grade 1	1,483	1,409	2,892
Grade 2	1,573	1,365	2,938
Grade 3	1,592	1,487	3,079
Grade 4	1,381	1,283	2,664
Grade 5	1,368	1,351	2,719
Grade 6	1,519	1,414	2,933
Grade 7	1,545	1,536	3,081
Grade 8	1,354	1,352	2,706
Grade 9	1,408	1,496	2,904
Grade 10	1,364	1,557	2,921
Grade 11	1,658	1,830	3,488
Grade 12	1,597	1,749	3,346
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	94	46	140
ALS Basic Literacy Program	21	18	39
ALS A&E elementary	198	90	288
ALS A&E secondary	665	431	1,096
Broken down by grade	20,135	19,623	39,758

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	5,335
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,461
Arts and Design	24
Sports	27
All tracks	6,847

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	2	4
Elementary	55	40	95
All	57	42	99

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	73	81	154
Elementary	617	591	1,208
Junior High School	345	406	751
Senior High School	102	196	298
All	1,137	1,274	2,411

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

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 74 schools and 46 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	49
Private schools	25
Community learning centers (ALS)	46
All	120

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	47
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	8
Kindergarten to Grade 12	8
Junior and senior high	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	46

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	48
Community learning centers (ALS)	46
Non-sectarian	22
Sectarian	3
DOST managed	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 1,301 teachers and 188 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	1,301
Non-teaching personnel	188
All personnel	1,489

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	663
Junior High School	434
Senior High School	204
All teachers	1,301

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	26.9
Junior High School	23.9
Senior High School	27.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,076 classrooms and 1,251 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,076
Seats (approximate): 29,450
Toilets: 1,251
Functional computers: 1,999
Faucets: 1,942; 1,697 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	560	357	159
Learners per classroom	31.8	29.1	34.7
Seats (approximate)	14,287	10,589	4,574
Learners per seat	1.3	1.0	1.2
Toilets	706	382	163
Learners per toilet	25.2	27.2	33.8
Functional computers	839	706	454
Learners per computer	21.2	14.7	12.2

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	38	0
Junior High School	12	4
Senior High School	11	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
Elementary	37	1
Junior High School	16	0
Senior High School	13	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	36	2
Junior High School	11	5
Senior High School	8	5

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	185
Male	155
Shared	868
For persons with disabilities	43
All toilets	1,251

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	1,697
Without water	245
All faucets	1,942

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	45
Entrance Gate	40
Offices	33
Playground	32
Exit Gate	30
Covered Court	27
Permanent Perimeter Fence	24
Clinic	23
Computer Room	21
Library/Learning Resource Center	21
Temporary Perimeter Fence	16
Faculty Room	15
Conference Room	12
Home Economic Room	12
Science Laboratory	12
Paved Pathway	10
Canteen	8
Data File Room/Records Room	8
Student Co-Curricular Center	7
Supply Room	6
Flood Marker	5
Industrial Arts Room	5
Youth Development Center	5
Roofing	4
Solar Panel	4

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Dipolog City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Dipolog City East	27	16,049	389	32.4
Dipolog City North	11	6,267	254	24.1
Dipolog City South	21	6,516	317	20.3
Dipolog City West	15	9,551	341	25.3

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

About this data

49 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 Dipolog 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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