Schools in City of Candon, Ilocos Sur

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

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

Summary

City of Candon has the second most learners of the 34 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Sur, and the eighth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 46 schools held 13,562 learners, with another 433 in ALS, and it had 569 public teachers.

Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 12% are in private schools against 14% nationally. All 34 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet. The most crowded public classrooms are at Bagani Elementary School, with 48 learners per classroom.

For the breakdown by sector and level, the page's charts and tables are the next place to look.

Schools: 46; 34 public, 12 private
Community learning centers: 42
Learners: 13,995
Teachers: 569
Classrooms: 467

Boundaries changed between school years, so no change is shown.

Key findings

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

City of Candon has the 2nd most learners of the 34 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Sur, and the 8th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 12% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Candon National High School (3,848 learners), St. Joseph's Institute, Inc. (1,077 learners) and Sto. Tomas National High School (671 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at St. Joseph's Institute, Inc. (+2%) and fell most at Ayudante Elementary School (−16%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Bagani Elementary School, with 48 learners per classroom.
Of the 34 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 31 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱31.8 million. Across the 31 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,230 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 13,995 learners, 13,562 in schools and 433 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	13,995
In schools	13,562
In community learning centers (ALS)	433
Male	7,231
Female	6,745
Not broken down by sex	19

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 19 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	5,913	753	0	6,666
Junior High School	3,788	489	0	4,277
Senior High School	2,288	312	0	2,600
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	8	8
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	46	46
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	379	379

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 19 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	413	354	767
Grade 1	438	393	831
Grade 2	448	439	887
Grade 3	516	448	964
Grade 4	528	533	1,061
Grade 5	422	367	789
Grade 6	670	603	1,273
Grade 7	607	572	1,179
Grade 8	473	429	902
Grade 9	547	525	1,072
Grade 10	522	602	1,124
Grade 11	669	636	1,305
Grade 12	606	689	1,295
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	64	30	94
ALS Basic Literacy Program	7	1	8
ALS A&E elementary	38	8	46
ALS A&E secondary	263	116	379
Broken down by grade	7,231	6,745	13,976

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	2,344
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	270
All tracks	2,614

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	1	3
Elementary	13	10	23
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	16	11	27

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	19	26	45
Elementary	197	168	365
Junior High School	204	258	462
Senior High School	142	174	316
All	562	626	1,188

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 46 schools and 42 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	34
Private schools	12
Community learning centers (ALS)	42
All	88

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	34
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	5
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior and senior high	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	42

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	42
DepEd managed	34
Non-sectarian	9
Sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 569 teachers and 117 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	569
Non-teaching personnel	117
All personnel	686

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	295
Junior High School	185
Senior High School	89
All teachers	569

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	20.0
Junior High School	20.5
Senior High School	25.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 467 classrooms and 688 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 467
Seats (approximate): 10,075
Toilets: 688
Functional computers: 1,311
Faucets: 1,963; 1,911 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	272	123	72
Learners per classroom	21.7	30.8	31.8
Seats (approximate)	5,299	3,391	1,385
Learners per seat	1.1	1.1	1.7
Toilets	464	147	77
Learners per toilet	12.7	25.8	29.7
Functional computers	602	484	225
Learners per computer	9.8	7.8	10.2

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	8	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	29
Junior High School	8
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	29	0
Junior High School	8	0
Senior High School	4	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	221
Male	185
Shared	253
For persons with disabilities	29
All toilets	688

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	1,911
Without water	52
All faucets	1,963

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	33
School Garden	32
Exit Gate	31
Offices	31
Paved Pathway	31
Roofing	29
Computer Room	28
Covered Court	27
Playground	27
Permanent Perimeter Fence	25
Library/Learning Resource Center	21
Clinic	14
Home Economic Room	14
Canteen	13
Temporary Perimeter Fence	12
Science Laboratory	6
Faculty Room	5
Conference Room	4
Supply Room	4
Flood Marker	3
Bike Rack	2
Gymnasium	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in City of Candon, Ilocos Sur in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in City of Candon, Ilocos Sur: 49 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Allangigan Elementary School	Public	105	8	9
Amguid Elementary School	Public	48	7	7
Ayudante Elementary School	Public	112	8	5
Bagani Elementary School	Public	238	10	5
Bagani-Tocgo Elementary School	Public	59	8	6
Bagar Elementary School	Public	206	10	10
Balingaoan Elementary School	Public	172	8	9
Bugnay Elementary School	Public	97	7	9
Bugnay Integrated School	Public	93	8	16
Cabanela Preschool Center Inc.	Private	24	Not reported	Not reported
Calaoa-An Elementary School	Public	193	9	9
Calongbuyan Elementary School	Public	405	16	9
Candon City High School	Public	360	22	26
Candon City Information Technology National High School	Public	582	27	15
Candon National High School	Public	3,848	160	103
Candon North Central School	Public	354	15	14
Candon South Central School	Public	813	29	26
Candon South Central School SPED Center	Public	95	8	4
Caterman Elementary School	Public	170	9	12
Caterman Mt. Zion Academy Inc.	Private	6	Not reported	Not reported
Cubcubbuot Elementary School	Public	89	7	9
Darapidap Elementary School	Public	325	14	11
Dr. Ricardo Gacula Memorial National High School	Public	560	29	18
Filomeno G. Gagarin Elementary School	Public	169	8	8
Iq Learning Center, Inc.	Private	26	Not reported	Not reported
Langlangca Elementary School	Public	193	8	10
Langlangca Integrated School	Public	182	12	9
Maranatha Christian Academy of Fourthwatch Inc.	Private	104	Not reported	Not reported
Nicosat Colleges Inc.	Private	62	Not reported	Not reported
Oaig-Daya Elementary School	Public	133	9	8
Parioc East Elementary School	Public	123	9	8
Parioc Elementary School	Public	102	8	4
Patpata Elementary School	Public	322	13	14
Paypayad Elementary School	Public	412	16	18
Paypayad Integrated School	Public	443	16	18
Salvador Elementary School	Public	80	7	8
San Andres Adventist Elementary School	Private	100	Not reported	Not reported
San Juan de Sahagun (Parish) Pre-School Formation Center	Private	18	Not reported	Not reported
St. Cecilia Early Learning Center Inc.	Private	104	Not reported	Not reported
St. Joseph's Institute, Inc.	Private	1,077	Not reported	Not reported
Sto. Tomas Elementary School	Public	155	8	6
Sto. Tomas National High School	Public	671	33	25
Tablac Elementary School	Public	260	10	12
Talogtog Elementary School	Public	164	8	7
Tamurong Elementary School	Public	195	8	10
The Sto. Tomas UMC Children's Garden Learning Center Inc.	Private	9	Not reported	Not reported
The United Methodist Church Kiddie Center Inc.	Private	10	Not reported	Not reported
UCCP - Nursery Kindergarten School	Private	24	Not reported	Not reported
Ubbog Elementary School	Public	172	8	7

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

About this data

19 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 City of Candon, Ilocos Sur 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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