Schools in Caoayan, 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

Caoayan has the 18th most learners of the 34 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Sur, with 2,335 learners in its 15 schools in SY 2024-25 and another 57 in ALS. Enrollment in its schools fell 5.4% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Villamar Elementary School, where there is one classroom for every 30 learners. Of the 15 reporting public schools, every one has electricity, water and internet. The largest schools are Caoayan Central School with 340 learners, Fuerte Elementary School with 245 and Pantay Tamurong Elementary School with 216.

The page itself lists the 15 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 15; No change from SY 2023-24; 15 public
Community learning centers: 5; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 2,392; Down 117 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 154; Down 9 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 146; Down 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Caoayan has the 18th most learners of the 34 cities and municipalities in Ilocos Sur, and the 28th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 5.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are Caoayan Central School (340 learners), Fuerte Elementary School (245 learners) and Pantay Tamurong Elementary School (216 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Villamar Elementary School, with 30 learners per classroom.
Of the 15 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 15 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱9.8 million. Across the 15 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱3,167 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,392 learners, 2,335 in schools and 57 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,392
In schools	2,335
In community learning centers (ALS)	57
Male	1,304
Female	1,088

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	1,794	0	1,794
Junior High School	393	0	393
Senior High School	148	0	148
ALS A&E elementary	0	3	3
ALS A&E secondary	0	54	54

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	123	106	229
Grade 1	119	123	242
Grade 2	119	113	232
Grade 3	120	122	242
Grade 4	170	105	275
Grade 5	128	118	246
Grade 6	180	148	328
Grade 7	64	46	110
Grade 8	64	37	101
Grade 9	54	38	92
Grade 10	49	41	90
Grade 11	38	30	68
Grade 12	47	33	80
ALS A&E elementary	2	1	3
ALS A&E secondary	27	27	54
All grades	1,304	1,088	2,392

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	137
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	11
All tracks	148

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	1	2
Junior High School	0	1	1
All	1	2	3

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	4	2	6

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 15 schools and 5 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	15
Community learning centers (ALS)	5
All	20

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	12
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	15
Community learning centers (ALS)	5

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 154 teachers and 26 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	154
Non-teaching personnel	26
All personnel	180

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	111
Junior High School	32
Senior High School	11
All teachers	154

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	16.2
Junior High School	12.3
Senior High School	13.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 146 classrooms and 247 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 146
Seats (approximate): 2,427
Toilets: 247
Functional computers: 603
Faucets: 476; 464 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	114	22	10
Learners per classroom	15.7	17.9	14.8
Seats (approximate)	1,757	554	116
Learners per seat	1.0	0.7	1.3
Toilets	186	44	17
Learners per toilet	9.7	8.9	8.7
Functional computers	233	236	134
Learners per computer	7.7	1.7	1.1

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	12	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
Elementary	12
Junior High School	3
Senior High School	3

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	12	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	55
Male	52
Shared	133
For persons with disabilities	7
All toilets	247

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	464
Without water	12
All faucets	476

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	15
Offices	13
Exit Gate	12
School Garden	12
Permanent Perimeter Fence	10
Playground	10
Canteen	9
Covered Court	9
Home Economic Room	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	8
Clinic	7
Computer Room	7
Paved Pathway	7
Temporary Perimeter Fence	6
Industrial Arts Room	4
Faculty Room	3
Museum	3
Conference Room	2
Solar Panel	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Flood Marker	1
Science Laboratory	1
Speech Laboratory	1
Supply Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur: 15 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Anonang-Naguilian Community School	194	10	12
Baggoc Elementary School	74	8	10
Cal-Laguip Elementary School	102	9	7
Caoayan Central School	340	15	18
Caoayan National High School	192	18	12
Caparacadan Primary School	21	4	2
Fuerte Elementary School	245	12	13
Nansuagao Elementary School	66	7	5
Pandan Elementary School	190	9	14
Pantay Quitiquit Elementary School	50	5	3
Pantay Tamurong Elementary School	216	12	16
Pantay Tamurong National High School	213	16	9
Puro Elementary School	88	10	7
Puro National High School	136	9	11
Villamar Elementary School	208	10	7

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 Caoayan, 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

Report a correction to the figures for Caoayan, Ilocos Sur