Schools in Ilocos Norte

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

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

Summary

Ilocos Norte's 506 schools held 123,858 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 3,089 in ALS, and the province has the fourth most learners of the four provinces in Region I. Among those four provinces it also has the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools, with 5,628 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 4.1% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 4.1%, while private schools fell 4.7%. Public schools hold 89% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, while private schools hold 10%, against 14% nationally.

Of the 437 reporting public schools, 68, or 16%, have no internet, against 11% in Region I, and all have electricity. The page lists its 23 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 506; No change from SY 2023-24; 437 public, 67 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 119; Up 7 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 126,947; Down 5,131 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 5,628; Up 194 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,767; Down 20 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Ilocos Norte has the 4th most learners of the 4 provinces in Region I, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.1%, private schools fell 4.7% and SUC and LUC schools fell 5.0%.
Of the learners in schools, 89% 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 Ilocos Norte National High School (4,440 learners), Ilocos Norte College of Arts and Trades (4,063 learners) and Bacarra NCHS (2,653 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Saviour's Christian Academy of Pasuquin (+29%) and fell most at Northwestern University (−20%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Ferdinand E. Marcos SHS, with 89 learners per classroom.
Of the 437 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 2 (1%) have no water, against 1% in Region I; 68 (16%) have no internet, against 11% in Region I.
The 432 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱361.5 million. Across the 431 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,456 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 126,947 learners, 123,858 in schools and 3,089 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	126,947
In schools	123,858
In community learning centers (ALS)	3,089
Male	65,363
Female	61,133
Not broken down by sex	451

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 451 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	58,722	4,551	332	0	63,605
Junior High School	32,496	5,146	381	0	38,023
Senior High School	18,316	3,219	244	0	21,779
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	101	101
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	387	387
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	2,601	2,601

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 451 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3,970	3,616	7,586
Grade 1	4,387	4,105	8,492
Grade 2	4,515	4,154	8,669
Grade 3	4,590	4,328	8,918
Grade 4	5,272	4,938	10,210
Grade 5	4,097	3,487	7,584
Grade 6	6,089	5,760	11,849
Grade 7	5,312	4,916	10,228
Grade 8	4,040	3,895	7,935
Grade 9	4,806	4,735	9,541
Grade 10	5,182	5,039	10,221
Grade 11	5,734	5,538	11,272
Grade 12	5,366	5,141	10,507
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	190	107	297
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	64	34	98
ALS Basic Literacy Program	62	39	101
ALS A&E elementary	231	156	387
ALS A&E secondary	1,456	1,145	2,601
Broken down by grade	65,363	61,133	126,496

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	15,794
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	6,143
Arts and Design	122
All tracks	22,059

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	12	11	23
Elementary	66	65	131
Junior High School	0	2	2
All	78	78	156

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	93	78	171
Elementary	705	629	1,334
Junior High School	413	404	817
Senior High School	188	204	392
All	1,399	1,315	2,714

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	23	12	35
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	5	0	5
Open High School Program	6	6	12
Other School-Initiated Intervention	90	79	169
All	124	98	222

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 506 schools and 119 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	437
Private schools	67
SUCs and LUCs	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	119
All	625

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	389
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	13
Kindergarten to Grade 12	22
Junior high only	5
Junior and senior high	71
Senior high only	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	119

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	437
Community learning centers (ALS)	119
Non-sectarian	46
Sectarian	21
State universities and colleges	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 5,628 teachers and 1,037 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	5,628
Non-teaching personnel	1,037
All personnel	6,665

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	3,210
Junior High School	1,653
Senior High School	765
All teachers	5,628

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	18.3
Junior High School	19.7
Senior High School	23.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,767 classrooms and 8,351 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,767
Seats (approximate): 143,597
Toilets: 8,351
Functional computers: 18,637
Faucets: 17,881; 16,638 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	3,534	1,453	780
Learners per classroom	16.6	22.4	23.5
Seats (approximate)	78,736	40,097	24,764
Learners per seat	0.8	0.8	0.7
Toilets	5,193	2,070	1,088
Learners per toilet	11.3	15.7	16.8
Functional computers	6,465	7,668	4,504
Learners per computer	9.1	4.2	4.1

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	376	2
Junior High School	75	0
Senior High School	66	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	351	0	27
Junior High School	57	0	18
Senior High School	53	1	12

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	312	66
Junior High School	69	6
Senior High School	59	7

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,674
Male	1,374
Shared	4,992
For persons with disabilities	311
All toilets	8,351

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	16,638
Without water	1,243
All faucets	17,881

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	425
School Garden	424
Offices	372
Playground	350
Exit Gate	344
Covered Court	330
Library/Learning Resource Center	307
Permanent Perimeter Fence	283
Computer Room	252
Canteen	238
Clinic	218
Temporary Perimeter Fence	190
Home Economic Room	165
Supply Room	139
Paved Pathway	124
Science Laboratory	96
Faculty Room	93
Conference Room	75
Roofing	74
Industrial Arts Room	72
Solar Panel	66
Data File Room/Records Room	58
Museum	54
Flood Marker	22
Student Co-Curricular Center	22
Gymnasium	8
Youth Development Center	6
Bike Rack	2
Speech Laboratory	2

Cities and municipalities

23 cities and municipalities, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in Ilocos Norte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Adams	4	539	27	19.0
Bacarra	29	6,890	335	19.0
Badoc	28	6,066	247	19.1
Bangui	17	3,584	179	19.0
Banna (Espiritu)	23	4,024	205	15.4
Burgos	11	2,144	110	19.0
Carasi	3	389	28	11.9
City of Batac	41	11,875	431	20.5
Currimao	11	2,468	132	17.9
Dingras	33	8,002	366	20.2
Dumalneg	3	665	36	17.3
Laoag City (Capital)	65	26,232	951	22.0
Marcos	17	4,089	193	20.0
Nueva Era	13	2,339	126	17.0
Pagudpud	22	5,194	245	19.8
Paoay	19	4,667	223	19.1
Pasuquin	29	6,126	276	18.8
Piddig	20	4,380	184	19.9
Pinili	21	3,537	192	16.6
San Nicolas	16	7,421	302	23.3
Sarrat	17	4,851	261	18.4
Solsona	20	5,664	247	20.0
Vintar	44	5,801	332	16.0

About this data

451 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.

Each school year's figures for Ilocos Norte 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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