Schools in Tagum City Central, SDO 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

Tagum City Central, a school district in Tagum City, had 38,111 learners in its 45 schools in SY 2024-25, the most of the three districts in the city. It also has the most learners per teacher in public schools, with 905 public teachers in SY 2024-25.

Its enrollment fell 3.4% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, with public schools falling 3.2% and private schools falling 3.8%. Of its learners in schools, 69% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 31% are in private schools, against 14% nationally.

Among its public classrooms, the most crowded are at Apokon Elementary School, with 80 learners per classroom. The page lists the schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 45; No change from SY 2023-24; 10 public, 35 private
Learners: 38,111; Down 1,325 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 905; Down 16 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 642; Down 25 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Tagum City Central has the most learners of the 3 districts in Tagum City, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.2% and private schools fell 3.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 69% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 31% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Tagum City National High School (6,469 learners), Tagum National Trade School (3,978 learners) and Magugpo Pilot Imelda Elementary School - SPED Center (3,487 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 10 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 10 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱38.6 million. Across the 10 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,273 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 38,111 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	38,111
Male	18,908
Female	18,928
Not broken down by sex	275

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 275 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	12,573	3,569	16,142
Junior High School	9,792	2,637	12,429
Senior High School	3,730	5,535	9,265

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 275 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,053	978	2,031
Grade 1	1,260	1,061	2,321
Grade 2	1,184	1,137	2,321
Grade 3	1,192	1,170	2,362
Grade 4	1,142	1,093	2,235
Grade 5	1,165	1,126	2,291
Grade 6	1,212	1,180	2,392
Grade 7	1,700	1,624	3,324
Grade 8	1,398	1,392	2,790
Grade 9	1,562	1,534	3,096
Grade 10	1,567	1,600	3,167
Grade 11	2,073	2,495	4,568
Grade 12	2,234	2,463	4,697
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	135	54	189
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	31	21	52
Broken down by grade	18,908	18,928	37,836

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	6,237
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	3,145
All tracks	9,382

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	0	1
Elementary	46	52	98
All	47	52	99

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	26	35	61
Elementary	395	386	781
Junior High School	478	513	991
Senior High School	344	504	848
All	1,243	1,438	2,681

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	1	0	1
All	2	1	3

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 45 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	10
Private schools	35
All	45

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	20
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	4
Kindergarten to Grade 12	5
Junior and senior high	9
Senior high only	7

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Non-sectarian	25
DepEd managed	10
Sectarian	10

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 905 teachers and 74 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	905
Non-teaching personnel	74
All personnel	979

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	402
Junior High School	354
Senior High School	149
All teachers	905

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	31.3
Junior High School	27.7
Senior High School	25.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 642 classrooms and 564 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 642
Seats (approximate): 25,945
Toilets: 564
Functional computers: 1,250
Faucets: 1,171; 1,096 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	270	273	99
Learners per classroom	46.6	35.9	37.7
Seats (approximate)	12,883	10,241	2,821
Learners per seat	1.0	1.0	1.3
Toilets	324	168	72
Learners per toilet	38.8	58.3	51.8
Functional computers	281	560	409
Learners per computer	44.7	17.5	9.1

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	5	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	5	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	5
Junior High School	4
Senior High School	5

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	5	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	5	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	188
Male	156
Shared	186
For persons with disabilities	34
All toilets	564

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	1,096
Without water	75
All faucets	1,171

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Clinic	8
Computer Room	8
Covered Court	8
Exit Gate	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	8
Offices	8
Playground	8
Data File Room/Records Room	7
Paved Pathway	7
Home Economic Room	6
School Garden	6
Science Laboratory	6
Canteen	4
Faculty Room	3
Roofing	3
Solar Panel	3
Supply Room	3
Conference Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Speech Laboratory	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Youth Development Center	2
Bike Rack	1
Temporary Perimeter Fence	1

List of schools

Every school in Tagum City Central, SDO Tagum City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Tagum City Central, SDO Tagum City: 45 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
ACES Tagum College	Private	146	Not reported	Not reported
Apokon Elementary School	Public	2,313	65	29
Arriesgado College Foundation, Inc.	Private	975	Not reported	Not reported
Assumpta School of Tagum, Incorporated	Private	498	Not reported	Not reported
Bethel UCCP Learning Center	Private	236	Not reported	Not reported
Bridges Academy of Tagum, Inc.	Private	345	Not reported	Not reported
Card-MRI Development Institute, Inc.	Private	524	Not reported	Not reported
Galilee Christian Academy of Tagum	Private	92	Not reported	Not reported
Graciosa Christian School	Private	147	Not reported	Not reported
Kids Haven Christian School of Tagum City, Inc.	Private	8	Not reported	Not reported
Laureta Elementary School	Public	1,685	50	35
Laureta National High School	Public	1,408	54	47
Letran De Davao, Inc.	Private	898	Not reported	Not reported
Liceo De Davao (Main), Briz District	Private	499	Not reported	Not reported
Liceo De Davao, Agan District	Private	51	Not reported	Not reported
MS Little Trumpet Learning Center, Inc.	Private	380	Not reported	Not reported
Magdum National High School	Public	818	25	25
Magugpo Pilot Central Elementary School	Public	3,846	130	99
Magugpo Pilot Imelda Elementary School - SPED Center	Public	3,487	110	64
Magugpo UCCP Christian School	Private	169	Not reported	Not reported
Makabayan Christian School, Inc.	Private	44	Not reported	Not reported
Max Mirafuentes Academy	Private	822	Not reported	Not reported
Mindtechs Institute of Technology, Inc.	Private	184	Not reported	Not reported
NDC Tagum Foundation, Inc.	Private	128	Not reported	Not reported
Resurrection Baptist Christian School of Tagum City, Inc.	Private	164	Not reported	Not reported
Rizal I Elementary School	Public	1,242	47	43
SECDEA Science Academy	Private	177	Not reported	Not reported
STI College - Tagum	Private	381	Not reported	Not reported
St. Lorenzo Ruiz Academy of Tagum, Inc.	Private	86	Not reported	Not reported
St. Mary's College of Tagum, Inc.	Private	1,413	Not reported	Not reported
St. Thomas More School of Law and Business (Montessori Department)	Private	291	Not reported	Not reported
Sto. Niño College of Science & Technology Incorporated	Private	250	Not reported	Not reported
Tagum City National High School	Public	6,469	230	140
Tagum City Regional Academy for Senior High School	Public	933	32	0
Tagum Doctors College, Inc.	Private	127	Not reported	Not reported
Tagum Fundamental Baptist Academy Inc.	Private	137	Not reported	Not reported
Tagum National Trade School	Public	3,978	162	160
Tagum SDA Elementary School, Inc.	Private	265	Not reported	Not reported
Tagum SDA Kindergarten School, Inc.	Private	21	Not reported	Not reported
Tagum United Methodist Children's Learning Center, Inc.	Private	123	Not reported	Not reported
Tagum You Xiu School	Private	155	Not reported	Not reported
Technical Education School and Assessment Center of Tagum, Inc.	Private	37	Not reported	Not reported
The Kiddie Math Science Grade School of Tagum City, Inc.y	Private	41	Not reported	Not reported
The Rizal Memorial Colleges, Inc.	Private	1,557	Not reported	Not reported
University of Mindanao, Inc.	Private	561	Not reported	Not reported

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

275 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.

The figures for Tagum City Central, SDO Tagum City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Tagum City Central, SDO 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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