Schools Division of Pagadian 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

Pagadian City's schools division has the fifth most learners of the eight schools divisions in Region IX, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. Of its 57,800 learners in schools in SY 2024-25, 77% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 23% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 1.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, while public schools fell 2.1% and private schools grew 0.6%.

Of the 82 reporting public schools, one (1%) has no electricity, against 2% in Region IX; 12 (15%) have no water, against 3%; and 12 (15%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX. On the page, the five districts are listed, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 121; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 82 public, 39 private
Community learning centers: 57; Up 7 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 58,891; Down 888 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 1,749; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,211; Down 13 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Pagadian City has the 5th most learners of the 8 schools divisions in Region IX, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.1% and private schools grew 0.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 77% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 23% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Saint Columban College (2,139 learners), Pagadian City Pilot School (1,640 learners) and San Pedro Central Elementary School (1,562 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Yllana Bay View College, Inc. (+24%) and fell most at Southeast Asian Institute of Local Governance (−46%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Bulatok Integrated School, with 101 learners per classroom.
Of the 82 reporting public schools, 1 (1%) has no electricity, against 2% in Region IX; 12 (15%) have no water, against 3% in Region IX; 12 (15%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 82 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱93.8 million. Across the 82 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,629 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 58,891 learners, 57,800 in schools and 1,091 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	58,891
In schools	57,800
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,091
Male	29,471
Female	29,404
Not broken down by sex	16

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 16 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	27,391	2,999	0	30,390
Junior High School	12,888	3,358	0	16,246
Senior High School	3,989	7,159	0	11,148
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	45	45
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	162	162
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	884	884

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 16 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,948	1,886	3,834
Grade 1	2,271	2,057	4,328
Grade 2	2,474	2,305	4,779
Grade 3	2,272	2,189	4,461
Grade 4	2,155	2,118	4,273
Grade 5	2,132	1,998	4,130
Grade 6	2,260	2,214	4,474
Grade 7	2,286	2,360	4,646
Grade 8	1,854	1,997	3,851
Grade 9	1,866	1,985	3,851
Grade 10	1,899	1,999	3,898
Grade 11	2,775	3,015	5,790
Grade 12	2,509	2,849	5,358
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	68	43	111
ALS Basic Literacy Program	34	11	45
ALS A&E elementary	115	47	162
ALS A&E secondary	553	331	884
Broken down by grade	29,471	29,404	58,875

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	7,391
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	3,606
Arts and Design	71
Sports	88
All tracks	11,156

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	58	51	109
Elementary	543	528	1,071
Junior High School	2	1	3
All	603	580	1,183

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	173	131	304
Elementary	829	791	1,620
Junior High School	353	397	750
Senior High School	149	188	337
All	1,504	1,507	3,011

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 121 schools and 57 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	82
Private schools	39
SUCs and LUCs	0
Community learning centers (ALS)	57
All	178

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	66
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	15
Kindergarten to Grade 12	4
Junior and senior high	27
Senior high only	9
Community learning centers (ALS)	57

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	82
Community learning centers (ALS)	57
Non-sectarian	25
Sectarian	14

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 1,749 teachers and 264 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	1,749
Non-teaching personnel	264
All personnel	2,013

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	980
Junior High School	604
Senior High School	165
All teachers	1,749

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	28.0
Junior High School	21.3
Senior High School	24.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,211 classrooms and 1,403 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,211
Seats (approximate): 41,209
Toilets: 1,403
Functional computers: 2,769
Faucets: 1,912; 1,492 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	724	359	128
Learners per classroom	37.8	35.9	31.2
Seats (approximate)	20,159	15,828	5,222
Learners per seat	1.4	0.8	0.8
Toilets	940	345	118
Learners per toilet	29.1	37.4	33.8
Functional computers	907	1,010	852
Learners per computer	30.2	12.8	4.7

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	54	8
Junior High School	22	9
Senior High School	14	6

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	60	1	1	0
Junior High School	30	0	0	1
Senior High School	19	0	0	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	55	7
Junior High School	21	10
Senior High School	12	8

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	114
Male	106
Shared	1,139
For persons with disabilities	44
All toilets	1,403

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	1,492
Without water	420
All faucets	1,912

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	75
School Garden	69
Covered Court	60
Playground	54
Temporary Perimeter Fence	47
Exit Gate	41
Offices	37
Permanent Perimeter Fence	33
Computer Room	30
Library/Learning Resource Center	17
Home Economic Room	16
Science Laboratory	14
Paved Pathway	13
Faculty Room	11
Clinic	10
Conference Room	8
Supply Room	8
Data File Room/Records Room	6
Roofing	6
Canteen	5
Solar Panel	5
Industrial Arts Room	4
Student Co-Curricular Center	4
Gymnasium	3
Speech Laboratory	2
Flood Marker	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Pagadian City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Pagadian City Central District	45	20,312	298	25.9
Pagadian City East District	16	9,100	341	25.7
Pagadian City North District	17	10,855	424	25.3
Pagadian City South District	17	8,275	334	24.7
Pagadian City West District	26	9,258	352	25.1

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

About this data

16 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 Pagadian 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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