Schools in San Nicolas, SDO 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

San Nicolas, SDO Ilocos Norte, has the most learners of the 20 districts in Ilocos Norte and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 16 schools held 7,359 learners and 302 public teachers. Enrollment in its schools fell 4.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 5.1% while private schools grew 8.4%. Public schools hold 95% of its learners (85% nationally) and private schools hold 5% (14% nationally).

The most crowded public classrooms are at San Nicolas National High School, with 31 learners per classroom. Of the 13 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, while one (8%) has no internet, against 11% in Region I.

The list of every school in the district gives the learners, teachers and classrooms of each one, which is the next place to look.

Schools: 16; No change from SY 2023-24; 13 public, 3 private
Learners: 7,359; Down 348 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 302; Up 40 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 279; Up 24 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

San Nicolas has the most learners of the 20 districts in Ilocos Norte, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 5.1% and private schools grew 8.4%.
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 San Nicolas National High School (2,414 learners), San Nicolas Elementary School (1,455 learners) and Bingao Elementary School (525 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Early Childhood Learning Center of St. Therese (+23%) and fell most at Filipinas West Elementary School (−11%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at San Nicolas National High School, with 31 learners per classroom.
Of the 13 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (8%) has no internet, against 11% in Region I.
The 13 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱15.9 million. Across the 13 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,774 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,359 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,359
Male	3,720
Female	3,584
Not broken down by sex	55

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 55 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	3,668	252	3,920
Junior High School	2,140	56	2,196
Senior High School	1,160	28	1,188

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 55 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	246	206	452
Grade 1	287	285	572
Grade 2	270	251	521
Grade 3	295	296	591
Grade 4	308	314	622
Grade 5	249	237	486
Grade 6	339	337	676
Grade 7	319	260	579
Grade 8	205	202	407
Grade 9	301	307	608
Grade 10	285	317	602
Grade 11	330	323	653
Grade 12	286	249	535
Broken down by grade	3,720	3,584	7,304

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	901
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	316
Arts and Design	26
All tracks	1,243

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

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	0	1	1
Junior High School	1	2	3
Senior High School	2	2	4
All	3	5	8

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	1	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 16 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	13
Private schools	3
All	16

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	13
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	13
Non-sectarian	2
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 302 teachers and 48 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	302
Non-teaching personnel	48
All personnel	350

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	160
Junior High School	97
Senior High School	45
All teachers	302

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	22.9
Junior High School	22.1
Senior High School	25.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 279 classrooms and 368 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 279
Seats (approximate): 8,480
Toilets: 368
Functional computers: 484
Faucets: 706; 692 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	165	73	41
Learners per classroom	22.2	29.3	28.3
Seats (approximate)	4,220	2,720	1,540
Learners per seat	0.9	0.8	0.8
Toilets	197	109	62
Learners per toilet	18.6	19.6	18.7
Functional computers	151	152	181
Learners per computer	24.3	14.1	6.4

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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	10	1
Junior High School	0	2
Senior High School	1	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	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	64
Male	43
Shared	253
For persons with disabilities	8
All toilets	368

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	692
Without water	14
All faucets	706

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	13
Playground	12
School Garden	12
Offices	11
Permanent Perimeter Fence	11
Covered Court	10
Exit Gate	10
Computer Room	9
Home Economic Room	9
Library/Learning Resource Center	9
Conference Room	7
Supply Room	7
Clinic	6
Science Laboratory	6
Solar Panel	6
Canteen	5
Paved Pathway	5
Faculty Room	3
Industrial Arts Room	2
Roofing	2
Temporary Perimeter Fence	2
Bike Rack	1
Gymnasium	1
Museum	1

List of schools

Every school in San Nicolas, SDO Ilocos Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in San Nicolas, SDO Ilocos Norte: 16 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Asuncion Elementary School	Public	92	8	7
Barabar Elementary School	Public	181	7	10
Bingao Elementary School	Public	525	20	23
Bingao National High School	Public	941	42	36
Bugnay Elementary School	Public	214	9	11
Catuguing Elementary School	Public	160	8	9
Cayetano Bumanglag Elementary School	Public	206	8	8
Delasan Learning Center Inc.	Private	39	Not reported	Not reported
Early Childhood Learning Center of St. Therese	Private	175	Not reported	Not reported
Eladio V. Barangan Mem. Elementary School	Public	191	9	12
Filipinas East Elementary School	Public	368	19	19
Filipinas West Elementary School	Public	137	8	9
Pasion Barangan Memorial Elementary School	Public	139	8	8
San Nicolas Elementary School	Public	1,455	56	49
San Nicolas National High School	Public	2,414	100	78
Sta. Rosa Academy of San Nicolas Ilocos Norte, Inc.	Private	122	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

55 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.

The figures for San Nicolas, SDO Ilocos Norte exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for San Nicolas, SDO 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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