Schools Division of Tagum 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

Of the 11 schools divisions in Region XI, Tagum City has the seventh most learners, and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 81 schools held 75,724 learners, with another 1,440 in ALS, and its public schools had 2,158 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.7%, while private schools fell 5.7%.

Of the learners in schools, 82% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 18% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 39 reporting public schools, all have electricity, water and internet.

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

Schools: 81; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 39 public, 42 private
Community learning centers: 25; Down 7 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 77,164; Down 2,817 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 2,158; Up 8 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,628; Down 112 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Tagum City has the 7th most learners of the 11 schools divisions in Region XI, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.7% and private schools fell 5.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 82% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 18% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Tagum City National High School (6,469 learners), La Filipina National High School (4,523 learners) and Tagum City National Comprehensive High School (4,310 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at NDC Tagum Foundation, Inc. (+16%) and fell most at ACES Tagum College (−44%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Apokon Elementary School, with 80 learners per classroom.
Of the 39 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 39 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱93.1 million. Across the 38 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,240 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 77,164 learners, 75,724 in schools and 1,440 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	77,164
In schools	75,724
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,440
Male	39,173
Female	37,681
Not broken down by sex	310

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 310 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	35,900	4,006	0	39,906
Junior High School	19,475	2,933	0	22,408
Senior High School	6,541	6,559	0	13,100
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	38	38
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	324	324
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,078	1,078

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 310 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,525	2,370	4,895
Grade 1	3,041	2,674	5,715
Grade 2	2,919	2,812	5,731
Grade 3	3,069	2,921	5,990
Grade 4	2,950	2,792	5,742
Grade 5	2,882	2,654	5,536
Grade 6	3,016	2,955	5,971
Grade 7	3,104	3,030	6,134
Grade 8	2,545	2,424	4,969
Grade 9	2,825	2,805	5,630
Grade 10	2,816	2,798	5,614
Grade 11	3,159	3,447	6,606
Grade 12	3,180	3,314	6,494
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	228	98	326
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	37	24	61
ALS Basic Literacy Program	30	8	38
ALS A&E elementary	217	107	324
ALS A&E secondary	630	448	1,078
Broken down by grade	39,173	37,681	76,854

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	8,051
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	5,132
Arts and Design	52
All tracks	13,235

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	30	23	53
Elementary	291	281	572
Junior High School	50	42	92
All	371	346	717

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	132	121	253
Elementary	1,665	1,558	3,223
Junior High School	1,225	1,334	2,559
Senior High School	636	787	1,423
All	3,658	3,800	7,458

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Open High School Program	0	1	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	2	1	3
All	3	2	5

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 81 schools and 25 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	39
Private schools	42
Community learning centers (ALS)	25
All	106

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	43
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	5
Kindergarten to Grade 12	11
Junior and senior high	15
Senior high only	7
Community learning centers (ALS)	25

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	39
Non-sectarian	30
Community learning centers (ALS)	25
Sectarian	12

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 2,158 teachers and 184 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	2,158
Non-teaching personnel	184
All personnel	2,342

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	1,122
Junior High School	782
Senior High School	254
All teachers	2,158

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	32.0
Junior High School	24.9
Senior High School	25.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,628 classrooms and 1,921 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,628
Seats (approximate): 66,284
Toilets: 1,921
Functional computers: 4,020
Faucets: 4,060; 3,682 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	845	584	199
Learners per classroom	42.5	33.4	32.9
Seats (approximate)	37,598	22,878	5,808
Learners per seat	1.0	0.9	1.1
Toilets	1,169	554	198
Learners per toilet	30.7	35.2	33.0
Functional computers	1,489	1,479	1,052
Learners per computer	24.1	13.2	6.2

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	29	0
Junior High School	13	0
Senior High School	13	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
Elementary	29
Junior High School	13
Senior High School	13

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	29	0
Junior High School	13	0
Senior High School	13	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	571
Male	473
Shared	736
For persons with disabilities	141
All toilets	1,921

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	3,682
Without water	378
All faucets	4,060

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	37
Covered Court	36
Permanent Perimeter Fence	34
School Garden	31
Computer Room	30
Exit Gate	30
Offices	29
Playground	27
Library/Learning Resource Center	24
Clinic	21
Data File Room/Records Room	19
Home Economic Room	17
Paved Pathway	16
Science Laboratory	16
Canteen	14
Roofing	9
Supply Room	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Faculty Room	8
Conference Room	6
Solar Panel	6
Industrial Arts Room	5
Student Co-Curricular Center	5
Youth Development Center	5
Bike Rack	2
Flood Marker	2
Speech Laboratory	2

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Tagum City, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Tagum City Central	45	38,111	905	28.9
Tagum City North	20	24,880	803	28.8
Tagum City South	16	12,733	450	28.2

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

About this data

310 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 Tagum 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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