Schools Division of Dumaguete 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

Dumaguete City has the 10th most learners of the 21 schools divisions in NIR, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 54 schools held 36,598 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 535 in ALS, and it had 925 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.4% and private schools fell 3.1%. Public schools hold 69% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 31%, against 14% nationally.

All of the 25 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet. The three districts are listed on the page, and the breakdown by sector and level sits in its charts and tables.

Schools: 54; Down 2 from SY 2023-24; 25 public, 29 private
Community learning centers: 25; Up 3 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 37,133; Down 886 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 925; Up 31 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 507; Down 42 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Dumaguete City has the 10th most learners of the 21 schools divisions in NIR, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.4% and private schools fell 3.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 69% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 31% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are South City Elementary School (1,597 learners), Batinguel Elementary School (1,287 learners) and St. Louis School - Don Bosco (1,272 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Dumaguete Agape Chinese Christian Academy (+51%) and fell most at Dumaguete City Lifegiver Christian Academy, Inc. (−11%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Magsaysay MES, with 96 learners per classroom.
Of the 25 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 25 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱45.0 million. Across the 25 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,529 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 37,133 learners, 36,598 in schools and 535 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	37,133
In schools	36,598
In community learning centers (ALS)	535
Male	18,820
Female	18,183
Not broken down by sex	130

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 130 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	14,877	4,374	0	19,251
Junior High School	6,685	2,863	0	9,548
Senior High School	3,464	4,205	0	7,669
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	8	8
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	98	98
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	429	429

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 130 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,243	1,193	2,436
Grade 1	1,447	1,339	2,786
Grade 2	1,482	1,274	2,756
Grade 3	1,448	1,408	2,856
Grade 4	1,382	1,323	2,705
Grade 5	1,379	1,311	2,690
Grade 6	1,460	1,353	2,813
Grade 7	1,304	1,257	2,561
Grade 8	1,080	999	2,079
Grade 9	1,260	1,161	2,421
Grade 10	1,201	1,284	2,485
Grade 11	1,763	1,996	3,759
Grade 12	1,878	2,032	3,910
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	154	55	209
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	0	2
ALS Basic Literacy Program	7	1	8
ALS A&E elementary	63	35	98
ALS A&E secondary	267	162	429
Broken down by grade	18,820	18,183	37,003

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	6,324
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,384
Arts and Design	30
All tracks	7,738

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	1	1
Elementary	9	9	18
All	9	10	19

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	7	8	15
Junior High School	7	4	11
Senior High School	4	7	11
All	18	19	37

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	3	1	4
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1
Open High School Program	0	1	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	7	7	14
All	11	9	20

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 54 schools and 25 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	25
Private schools	29
Community learning centers (ALS)	25
All	79

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	27
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	8
Kindergarten to Grade 12	8
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	6
Senior high only	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	25

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	25
DepEd managed	25
Non-sectarian	21
Sectarian	8

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 925 teachers and 74 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	925
Non-teaching personnel	74
All personnel	999

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	497
Junior High School	298
Senior High School	130
All teachers	925

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	29.9
Junior High School	22.4
Senior High School	26.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 507 classrooms and 804 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 507
Seats (approximate): 16,595
Toilets: 804
Functional computers: 3,943
Faucets: 1,585; 1,563 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	288	140	79
Learners per classroom	51.7	47.8	43.9
Seats (approximate)	8,963	5,162	2,470
Learners per seat	1.7	1.3	1.4
Toilets	491	207	106
Learners per toilet	30.3	32.3	32.7
Functional computers	1,447	1,443	1,053
Learners per computer	10.3	4.6	3.3

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	18	0
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	5	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
Elementary	18
Junior High School	7
Senior High School	6

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	18	0
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	5	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	198
Male	193
Shared	363
For persons with disabilities	50
All toilets	804

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	1,563
Without water	22
All faucets	1,585

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Permanent Perimeter Fence	25
Entrance Gate	24
School Garden	23
Exit Gate	20
Offices	19
Playground	17
Computer Room	15
Home Economic Room	11
Paved Pathway	11
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Covered Court	8
Clinic	6
Science Laboratory	6
Industrial Arts Room	5
Data File Room/Records Room	4
Roofing	4
Supply Room	4
Faculty Room	3
Temporary Perimeter Fence	3
Canteen	2
Conference Room	2
Solar Panel	2
Speech Laboratory	2
Flood Marker	1
Gymnasium	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Dumaguete City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Dumaguete City North District	36	19,160	275	29.0
Dumaguete City South District	10	7,868	305	24.9
Dumaguete City West District	8	9,570	345	27.7

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

About this data

130 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 Dumaguete 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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