Schools Division of Puerto Princesa 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

In SY 2024-25 the 142 schools of Puerto Princesa City held 77,624 learners. The division has the fifth most learners of the seven schools divisions in Region IV-B, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. Of its learners in schools, 90% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 8% in private schools against 14% nationally.

Enrollment in schools fell 1.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, and public schools fell 1.5% too, while private schools grew 0.9%. Of the 101 reporting public schools, all have electricity, but 22, or 22%, have no internet, against 47% across Region IV-B.

Its three districts are listed on the page, with the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 142; No change from SY 2023-24; 101 public, 40 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 46; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 79,057; Down 1,503 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 2,579; Up 127 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,765; Down 50 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Puerto Princesa City has the 5th most learners of the 7 schools divisions in Region IV-B, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.5%, private schools grew 0.9% and SUC and LUC schools fell 12.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally), 8% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Palawan National School (9,701 learners), San Jose National High School (4,431 learners) and Santa Monica National High School (4,056 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Palawan Bethel Baptist Christian Academy Inc. (+35%) and fell most at Center for Positive Future, Inc. (−23%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Santa Monica National High School, with 99 learners per classroom.
Of the 101 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 2 (2%) have no water, against 2% in Region IV-B; 22 (22%) have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B.
The 101 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱133.9 million. Across the 99 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,430 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 79,057 learners, 77,624 in schools and 1,433 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	79,057
In schools	77,624
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,433
Male	40,337
Female	38,621
Not broken down by sex	99

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 99 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	38,153	3,338	445	0	41,936
Junior High School	20,613	1,466	378	0	22,457
Senior High School	11,143	1,715	274	0	13,132
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	67	67
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	287	287
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	1,079	1,079

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 99 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,586	2,476	5,062
Grade 1	3,028	2,719	5,747
Grade 2	3,032	2,914	5,946
Grade 3	3,296	3,123	6,419
Grade 4	3,315	3,120	6,435
Grade 5	3,095	2,734	5,829
Grade 6	3,095	3,084	6,179
Grade 7	3,143	3,020	6,163
Grade 8	2,445	2,392	4,837
Grade 9	2,835	2,795	5,630
Grade 10	2,861	2,924	5,785
Grade 11	3,226	3,444	6,670
Grade 12	3,211	3,251	6,462
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	243	76	319
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	22	20	42
ALS Basic Literacy Program	54	13	67
ALS A&E elementary	232	55	287
ALS A&E secondary	618	461	1,079
Broken down by grade	40,337	38,621	78,958

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	8,788
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	4,169
Arts and Design	132
Sports	115
All tracks	13,204

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7	5	12
Elementary	67	64	131
Junior High School	1	2	3
All	75	71	146

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	181	188	369
Elementary	1,227	1,100	2,327
Junior High School	584	656	1,240
Senior High School	297	309	606
All	2,289	2,253	4,542

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	22	6	28
Open High School Program	29	47	76
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	6	7
All	52	59	111

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 142 schools and 46 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	101
Private schools	40
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	46
All	188

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	93
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	7
Kindergarten to Grade 12	9
Junior high only	5
Junior and senior high	23
Senior high only	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	46

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	101
Community learning centers (ALS)	46
Non-sectarian	31
Sectarian	9
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 2,579 teachers and 289 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	2,579
Non-teaching personnel	289
All personnel	2,868

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	1,288
Junior High School	848
Senior High School	443
All teachers	2,579

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	29.6
Junior High School	24.3
Senior High School	25.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,765 classrooms and 2,308 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,765
Seats (approximate): 58,632
Toilets: 2,308
Functional computers: 4,558
Faucets: 4,665; 4,055 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	975	505	285
Learners per classroom	39.1	40.8	39.1
Seats (approximate)	29,162	17,329	12,141
Learners per seat	1.3	1.2	0.9
Toilets	1,532	497	279
Learners per toilet	24.9	41.5	39.9
Functional computers	1,992	1,126	1,440
Learners per computer	19.2	18.3	7.7

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	73	2
Junior High School	27	0
Senior High School	22	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	53	17	5
Junior High School	21	4	2
Senior High School	18	1	3

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	56	19
Junior High School	23	4
Senior High School	19	3

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	393
Male	325
Shared	1,495
For persons with disabilities	95
All toilets	2,308

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	4,055
Without water	610
All faucets	4,665

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	101
Exit Gate	85
School Garden	85
Offices	81
Temporary Perimeter Fence	79
Playground	68
Computer Room	62
Library/Learning Resource Center	50
Permanent Perimeter Fence	46
Covered Court	38
Clinic	34
Paved Pathway	31
Canteen	29
Solar Panel	29
Roofing	28
Data File Room/Records Room	26
Gymnasium	26
Faculty Room	24
Home Economic Room	23
Conference Room	19
Science Laboratory	18
Supply Room	18
Industrial Arts Room	8
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Youth Development Center	3
Flood Marker	2
Bike Rack	1

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Puerto Princesa City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Puerto Princesa I District	55	43,376	1,459	25.3
Puerto Princesa II District	46	26,313	811	31.1
Puerto Princesa III District	41	7,935	309	25.1

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

About this data

99 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 Puerto Princesa 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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