Schools in Paoay, 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

Of the 4,587 learners in schools in Paoay in SY 2024-25, 93% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 7% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in those schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.5%, while private schools fell 5.3%. Among the 23 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Norte, Paoay has the 12th most learners, and is tied for the ninth most learners per teacher in public schools.

Paoay National High School is the largest school here, with 1,267 learners, and it has the most crowded public classrooms, at 25 learners per classroom. Of the 17 reporting public schools, all have electricity, all have water and all have internet.

The page lists the 19 schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 19; No change from SY 2023-24; 17 public, 2 private
Community learning centers: 2; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 4,667; Down 217 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 223; Up 5 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 235; Down 16 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Paoay has the 12th most learners of the 23 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Norte, and the 9th most learners per teacher in public schools (tied).
Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.5% and private schools fell 5.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 7% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Paoay National High School (1,267 learners), Malaguip Integrated School (569 learners) and Paoay Lake National High School (431 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Nalasin Elementary School (+2%) and fell most at Paoay North Institute (−10%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Paoay National High School, with 25 learners per classroom.
Of the 17 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 17 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱14.5 million. Across the 17 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,647 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 4,667 learners, 4,587 in schools and 80 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	4,667
In schools	4,587
In community learning centers (ALS)	80
Male	2,400
Female	2,267

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	2,289	155	0	2,444
Junior High School	1,289	121	0	1,410
Senior High School	672	61	0	733
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	6	6
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	7	7
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	67	67

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	174	140	314
Grade 1	152	146	298
Grade 2	174	152	326
Grade 3	169	179	348
Grade 4	183	190	373
Grade 5	133	117	250
Grade 6	281	254	535
Grade 7	167	179	346
Grade 8	146	129	275
Grade 9	196	198	394
Grade 10	198	196	394
Grade 11	204	193	397
Grade 12	183	153	336
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	0	1	1
ALS Basic Literacy Program	4	2	6
ALS A&E elementary	4	3	7
ALS A&E secondary	32	35	67
All grades	2,400	2,267	4,667

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	481
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	252
All tracks	733

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	0	1	1
Junior High School	0	1	1
Senior High School	2	0	2
All	2	2	4

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 19 schools and 2 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	17
Private schools	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	2
All	21

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	15
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	17
Community learning centers (ALS)	2
Non-sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 223 teachers and 38 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	223
Non-teaching personnel	38
All personnel	261

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	132
Junior High School	64
Senior High School	27
All teachers	223

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	17.3
Junior High School	20.1
Senior High School	24.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 235 classrooms and 362 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 235
Seats (approximate): 5,853
Toilets: 362
Functional computers: 792
Faucets: 920; 873 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	139	62	34
Learners per classroom	16.5	20.8	19.8
Seats (approximate)	3,446	1,585	822
Learners per seat	0.7	0.8	0.8
Toilets	251	73	38
Learners per toilet	9.1	17.7	17.7
Functional computers	354	193	245
Learners per computer	6.5	6.7	2.7

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	15	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	15	0
Junior High School	2	1
Senior High School	2	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	15	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	88
Male	70
Shared	182
For persons with disabilities	22
All toilets	362

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	873
Without water	47
All faucets	920

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Offices	17
School Garden	17
Covered Court	16
Entrance Gate	16
Playground	15
Library/Learning Resource Center	14
Canteen	13
Exit Gate	13
Clinic	12
Home Economic Room	10
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Computer Room	8
Paved Pathway	7
Faculty Room	6
Museum	5
Industrial Arts Room	4
Flood Marker	3
Science Laboratory	3
Solar Panel	3
Supply Room	3
Conference Room	2
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Roofing	2

List of schools

Every school in Paoay, Ilocos Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Paoay, Ilocos Norte: 19 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bacsil Elementary School	Public	62	4	4
Evangelista Elementary School	Public	181	9	8
Malaguip Integrated School	Public	569	31	31
Monte Elementary School	Public	65	6	6
Mumulaan Elementary School	Public	77	4	4
Nagbacalan Elementary School	Public	203	11	12
Nagbacalan West Elementary School	Public	125	8	7
Nalasin Elementary School	Public	116	8	9
Nanguyudan Elementary School	Public	68	5	5
Paoay Central Elementary School	Public	396	19	20
Paoay East Central Elementary School	Public	162	9	11
Paoay Faith Academy Inc.	Private	155	Not reported	Not reported
Paoay Lake National High School	Public	431	23	31
Paoay National High School	Public	1,267	53	50
Paoay North Institute	Private	182	Not reported	Not reported
Pasil Elementary School	Public	249	12	14
Salbang Elementary School	Public	130	9	9
Sideg Elementary School	Public	41	4	5
Suba Elementary School	Public	108	8	9

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

About this data

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 Paoay, 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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