Schools Division of Nueva Ecija

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Nueva Ecija has the third most learners of the 21 schools divisions in Region III, with 362,680 learners in its 896 schools in SY 2024-25, but the 19th most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in its schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.1%, private schools grew 0.8% and SUC and LUC schools fell 12.6%. Of its learners in schools, 90% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 10% in private schools, against 14%.

Of the 756 reporting public schools, 45, or 6%, have no internet, against 5% in Region III; one has no electricity and two have no water. Its 30 districts are listed on the page, and the figures by sector and level are set out in charts and tables.

Schools: 896; Up 3 from SY 2023-24; 756 public, 137 private, 3 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 152; Up 12 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 368,459; Down 9,203 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 13,177; Up 245 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 11,063; Down 104 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Nueva Ecija has the 3rd most learners of the 21 schools divisions in Region III, and the 19th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.1%, private schools grew 0.8% and SUC and LUC schools fell 12.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally), 10% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Bartolome Sangalang National High School (4,654 learners), Cabiao National High School (3,863 learners) and Palayan City National High School (3,680 learners).
Leaving out 4 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at A-Ri Christian School Inc. (+33%) and fell most at Asia Pacific College of Business and Arts (−31%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 5 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at F.B. Mesina Elementary School, with 90 learners per classroom.
Of the 756 reporting public schools, 1 (1%) has no electricity, against 1% in Region III; 2 (1%) have no water, against 1% in Region III; 45 (6%) have no internet, against 5% in Region III.
The 746 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱758.0 million. Across the 738 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,729 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 368,459 learners, 362,680 in schools and 5,779 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	368,459
In schools	362,680
In community learning centers (ALS)	5,779
Male	188,951
Female	178,755
Not broken down by sex	753

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 753 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	188,215	12,000	0	0	200,215
Junior High School	95,892	13,101	503	0	109,496
Senior High School	40,071	12,072	74	0	52,217
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	239	239
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	852	852
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	4,687	4,687

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 753 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	12,706	11,725	24,431
Grade 1	14,002	13,120	27,122
Grade 2	14,755	13,501	28,256
Grade 3	14,987	13,763	28,750
Grade 4	15,865	14,997	30,862
Grade 5	14,450	13,071	27,521
Grade 6	16,736	15,800	32,536
Grade 7	15,572	14,926	30,498
Grade 8	12,241	11,618	23,859
Grade 9	13,821	13,745	27,566
Grade 10	13,781	13,715	27,496
Grade 11	13,556	13,842	27,398
Grade 12	12,508	12,311	24,819
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	478	259	737
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	45	32	77
ALS Basic Literacy Program	143	96	239
ALS A&E elementary	567	285	852
ALS A&E secondary	2,738	1,949	4,687
Broken down by grade	188,951	178,755	367,706

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	40,225
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	12,252
Sports	120
All tracks	52,597

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6	4	10
Elementary	27	12	39
Junior High School	6	3	9
All	39	19	58

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	125	111	236
Elementary	908	820	1,728
Junior High School	429	490	919
Senior High School	221	198	419
All	1,683	1,619	3,302

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	0	1	1
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Open High School Program	3	7	10
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1
All	5	8	13

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 896 schools and 152 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	756
Private schools	137
SUCs and LUCs	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	152
All	1,048

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	651
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	54
Kindergarten to Grade 12	46
Junior high only	12
Junior and senior high	114
Senior high only	19
Community learning centers (ALS)	152

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	756
Community learning centers (ALS)	152
Non-sectarian	116
Sectarian	21
State universities and colleges	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 13,177 teachers and 2,162 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	13,177
Non-teaching personnel	2,162
All personnel	15,339

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	7,476
Junior High School	4,030
Senior High School	1,671
All teachers	13,177

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	25.2
Junior High School	23.8
Senior High School	24.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 11,063 classrooms and 14,321 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 11,063
Seats (approximate): 260,951
Toilets: 14,321
Functional computers: 18,802
Faucets: 29,004; 26,477 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	6,880	2,939	1,244
Learners per classroom	27.4	32.6	32.2
Seats (approximate)	155,770	74,580	30,601
Learners per seat	1.2	1.3	1.3
Toilets	9,759	3,272	1,290
Learners per toilet	19.3	29.3	31.1
Functional computers	5,612	8,400	4,790
Learners per computer	33.5	11.4	8.4

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	630	2
Junior High School	163	0
Senior High School	117	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	613	6	12	1
Junior High School	162	0	1	0
Senior High School	118	0	0	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	590	42
Junior High School	151	12
Senior High School	109	9

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	2,057
Male	1,689
Shared	10,018
For persons with disabilities	557
All toilets	14,321

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	26,477
Without water	2,527
All faucets	29,004

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	741
School Garden	722
Permanent Perimeter Fence	673
Covered Court	665
Offices	654
Exit Gate	584
Flood Marker	484
Playground	381
Canteen	328
Computer Room	302
Paved Pathway	291
Library/Learning Resource Center	217
Home Economic Room	189
Temporary Perimeter Fence	189
Roofing	184
Faculty Room	166
Clinic	165
Solar Panel	122
Supply Room	121
Science Laboratory	118
Conference Room	81
Industrial Arts Room	77
Data File Room/Records Room	46
Museum	33
Student Co-Curricular Center	28
Gymnasium	14
Bike Rack	13
Youth Development Center	8

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Nueva Ecija, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Aliaga	38	17,865	564	24.9
Bongabon	32	16,832	591	26.8
Cabiao	34	19,552	674	25.8
Carranglan	28	9,988	404	24.4
Cuyapo	59	14,799	625	22.6
Gabaldon	29	10,049	369	25.7
Gen. M. Natividad	29	9,282	373	22.9
Gen. Tinio	30	13,078	463	25.8
Guimba East	41	19,574	613	26.9
Guimba West	32	7,477	301	24.3
Jaen	38	15,295	534	25.4
Laur	23	7,905	308	23.4
Licab	17	6,199	238	24.5
Llanera	30	7,606	335	22.3
Lupao	27	9,931	390	24.6
Nampicuan	12	2,716	130	18.9
Palayan City	32	12,136	441	25.5
Pantabangan	24	6,759	303	21.6
Penaranda	14	7,073	254	25.3
Quezon	21	8,830	320	24.1
Rizal	37	14,098	523	24.7
San Antonio	31	17,181	545	25.8
San Isidro	24	13,040	343	23.8
San Leonardo	25	12,276	472	23.3
Sta. Rosa	37	20,090	841	21.6
Sto. Domingo	33	14,775	569	24.9
Talavera North	41	22,842	716	27.4
Talavera South	24	6,267	240	26.1
Talugtug	28	5,431	228	22.6
Zaragoza	26	13,734	470	25.9

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

About this data

753 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 Nueva Ecija 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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