Schools Division of Laoag 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

Laoag City has the 10th most learners of the 14 schools divisions in Region I, and the eighth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 it had 25,850 learners in 65 schools, with another 382 in ALS, and 951 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.0%, private schools fell 7.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 7.7%. Public schools hold 81% of its learners, against 85% nationally.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Shamrock Elementary School, with one classroom for every 31 learners. All 40 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet. The 40 public schools with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱52.2 million, and FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,034 for each learner across the 39 schools with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.

The page lists its three districts, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 65; No change from SY 2023-24; 40 public, 24 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 44; Up 7 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 26,232; Down 1,076 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 951; Up 12 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,068; Up 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Laoag City has the 10th most learners of the 14 schools divisions in Region I, and the 8th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.0%, private schools fell 7.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 7.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 81% are in public schools (85% nationally), 16% in private schools (14% nationally) and 3% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Ilocos Norte National High School (4,440 learners), Ilocos Norte College of Arts and Trades (4,063 learners) and Shamrock Elementary School (1,496 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Buttong Integrated School (+9%) and fell most at Northwestern University (−20%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Shamrock Elementary School, with 31 learners per classroom.
Of the 40 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 40 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱52.2 million. Across the 39 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,034 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 26,232 learners, 25,850 in schools and 382 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	26,232
In schools	25,850
In community learning centers (ALS)	382
Male	13,260
Female	12,905
Not broken down by sex	67

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 67 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	10,002	2,108	332	0	12,442
Junior High School	6,983	1,009	236	0	8,228
Senior High School	3,922	1,066	125	0	5,113
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	22	22
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	49	49
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	311	311

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 67 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	777	757	1,534
Grade 1	891	795	1,686
Grade 2	898	777	1,675
Grade 3	914	846	1,760
Grade 4	950	970	1,920
Grade 5	875	761	1,636
Grade 6	1,069	1,068	2,137
Grade 7	1,091	1,082	2,173
Grade 8	937	877	1,814
Grade 9	964	1,017	1,981
Grade 10	1,102	1,120	2,222
Grade 11	1,295	1,328	2,623
Grade 12	1,229	1,261	2,490
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	60	34	94
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	22	16	38
ALS Basic Literacy Program	14	8	22
ALS A&E elementary	30	19	49
ALS A&E secondary	142	169	311
Broken down by grade	13,260	12,905	26,165

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	3,780
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,291
Arts and Design	96
All tracks	5,167

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	11	11	22
Elementary	64	65	129
Junior High School	0	2	2
All	75	78	153

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	8	5	13
Junior High School	11	11	22
Senior High School	12	6	18
All	31	22	53

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	0	4	4

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 65 schools and 44 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	40
Private schools	24
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	44
All	109

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	41
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	4
Kindergarten to Grade 12	9
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	6
Senior high only	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	44

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	44
DepEd managed	40
Non-sectarian	18
Sectarian	6
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 951 teachers and 178 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	951
Non-teaching personnel	178
All personnel	1,129

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	461
Junior High School	345
Senior High School	145
All teachers	951

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	21.7
Junior High School	20.2
Senior High School	27.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,068 classrooms and 1,492 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,068
Seats (approximate): 27,937
Toilets: 1,492
Functional computers: 2,813
Faucets: 3,598; 3,499 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	545	359	164
Learners per classroom	18.4	19.5	23.9
Seats (approximate)	11,137	8,704	8,096
Learners per seat	0.9	0.8	0.5
Toilets	850	439	203
Learners per toilet	11.8	15.9	19.3
Functional computers	1,384	995	434
Learners per computer	7.2	7.0	9.0

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	34	0
Junior High School	9	0
Senior High School	7	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	32	2
Junior High School	5	4
Senior High School	5	2

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	34	0
Junior High School	9	0
Senior High School	6	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	357
Male	279
Shared	789
For persons with disabilities	67
All toilets	1,492

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	3,499
Without water	99
All faucets	3,598

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	40
School Garden	39
Exit Gate	37
Offices	36
Permanent Perimeter Fence	34
Library/Learning Resource Center	33
Canteen	31
Computer Room	31
Clinic	28
Covered Court	27
Playground	27
Home Economic Room	22
Industrial Arts Room	19
Paved Pathway	16
Supply Room	14
Temporary Perimeter Fence	12
Science Laboratory	11
Faculty Room	10
Solar Panel	10
Conference Room	9
Roofing	9
Student Co-Curricular Center	9
Data File Room/Records Room	6
Flood Marker	3
Gymnasium	2
Bike Rack	1
Speech Laboratory	1
Youth Development Center	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Laoag City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Laoag City District I	38	10,106	242	21.5
Laoag City District II	17	13,402	596	22.5
Laoag City District III	10	2,342	113	20.7

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

About this data

67 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 Laoag 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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