Schools Division of Ilocos 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

Ilocos Norte's 400 schools held 86,319 learners in SY 2024-25, and enrollment in them fell 4.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted. Within that, public schools fell 4.4% and private schools fell 1.3%. Of the learners in its schools, 93% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 7% in private schools against 14%.

Among the 14 schools divisions of Region I it has the fifth most learners, and the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 364 reporting public schools, all have electricity, but 59, or 16%, have no internet, against 11% in Region I.

The page lists its 20 districts, and its figures are also broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 400; No change from SY 2023-24; 364 public, 36 private
Community learning centers: 42; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 88,840; Down 3,537 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 4,246; Up 191 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 4,336; Down 11 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Ilocos Norte has the 5th most learners of the 14 schools divisions in Region I, and the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.4% and private schools fell 1.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 7% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Bacarra NCHS (2,653 learners), San Nicolas National High School (2,414 learners) and San Nicolas Elementary School (1,455 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Saviour's Christian Academy of Pasuquin (+29%) and fell most at Badio Elementary School (−19%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Marcos National High School, with 42 learners per classroom.
Of the 364 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 2 (1%) have no water, against 1% in Region I; 59 (16%) have no internet, against 11% in Region I.
The 359 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱281.7 million. Across the 359 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,562 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 88,840 learners, 86,319 in schools and 2,521 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	88,840
In schools	86,319
In community learning centers (ALS)	2,521
Male	45,954
Female	42,512
Not broken down by sex	374

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 374 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	43,666	1,751	0	45,417
Junior High School	22,993	3,019	0	26,012
Senior High School	13,143	1,373	0	14,516
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	74	74
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	297	297
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	2,150	2,150

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 374 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,805	2,499	5,304
Grade 1	3,089	2,961	6,050
Grade 2	3,198	3,000	6,198
Grade 3	3,266	3,104	6,370
Grade 4	3,870	3,556	7,426
Grade 5	2,817	2,404	5,221
Grade 6	4,515	4,204	8,719
Grade 7	3,679	3,372	7,051
Grade 8	2,763	2,657	5,420
Grade 9	3,344	3,241	6,585
Grade 10	3,514	3,428	6,942
Grade 11	3,903	3,666	7,569
Grade 12	3,637	3,310	6,947
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	78	51	129
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	8	6	14
ALS Basic Literacy Program	45	29	74
ALS A&E elementary	176	121	297
ALS A&E secondary	1,247	903	2,150
Broken down by grade	45,954	42,512	88,466

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	10,220
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	4,486
Arts and Design	26
All tracks	14,732

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Total
Kindergarten	1	1
Elementary	2	2
All	3	3

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	93	78	171
Elementary	694	622	1,316
Junior High School	398	391	789
Senior High School	176	196	372
All	1,361	1,287	2,648

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	22	12	34
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	5	0	5
Open High School Program	4	1	5
Other School-Initiated Intervention	70	62	132
All	101	75	176

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 400 schools and 42 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	364
Private schools	36
Community learning centers (ALS)	42
All	442

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	320
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	8
Kindergarten to Grade 12	11
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	60
Community learning centers (ALS)	42

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	364
Community learning centers (ALS)	42
Non-sectarian	24
Sectarian	12

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 4,246 teachers and 793 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	4,246
Non-teaching personnel	793
All personnel	5,039

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,486
Junior High School	1,189
Senior High School	571
All teachers	4,246

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	17.6
Junior High School	19.3
Senior High School	23.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 4,336 classrooms and 6,244 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 4,336
Seats (approximate): 107,282
Toilets: 6,244
Functional computers: 14,766
Faucets: 12,445; 11,380 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	2,739	1,013	584
Learners per classroom	15.9	22.7	22.5
Seats (approximate)	62,492	29,403	15,387
Learners per seat	0.7	0.8	0.9
Toilets	3,941	1,485	818
Learners per toilet	11.1	15.5	16.1
Functional computers	4,559	6,470	3,737
Learners per computer	9.6	3.6	3.5

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	316	2
Junior High School	61	0
Senior High School	54	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	294	0	24
Junior High School	48	0	13
Senior High School	43	1	10

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	260	58
Junior High School	56	5
Senior High School	49	5

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,186
Male	985
Shared	3,841
For persons with disabilities	232
All toilets	6,244

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	11,380
Without water	1,065
All faucets	12,445

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	354
School Garden	352
Offices	310
Playground	303
Exit Gate	278
Covered Court	275
Library/Learning Resource Center	255
Permanent Perimeter Fence	220
Computer Room	204
Canteen	191
Clinic	172
Temporary Perimeter Fence	159
Home Economic Room	135
Supply Room	117
Paved Pathway	100
Science Laboratory	76
Faculty Room	73
Conference Room	61
Roofing	60
Museum	53
Industrial Arts Room	51
Solar Panel	51
Data File Room/Records Room	47
Flood Marker	19
Student Co-Curricular Center	11
Gymnasium	6
Youth Development Center	4
Bike Rack	1
Speech Laboratory	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Ilocos Norte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Adams-Pagudpud	26	5,640	272	19.8
Bacarra I	17	5,260	254	19.3
Bacarra II	12	1,463	81	18.1
Badoc	28	5,904	247	19.1
Bangui	20	4,071	215	18.7
Banna (Espiritu)	23	3,904	205	15.4
Burgos	11	2,089	110	19.0
Currimao	11	2,365	132	17.9
Dingras I	19	4,452	214	19.5
Dingras II	14	3,337	152	21.1
Marcos-Nueva Era	30	6,150	319	18.8
Paoay	19	4,587	223	19.1
Pasuquin	29	5,809	276	18.8
Piddig	23	4,615	212	18.8
Pinili	21	3,483	192	16.6
San Nicolas	16	7,359	302	23.3
Sarrat	17	4,805	261	18.4
Solsona	20	5,534	247	20.0
Vintar I	25	2,582	159	15.1
Vintar II	19	2,910	173	16.8

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

About this data

374 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 Ilocos 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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