Schools in Iloilo

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

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

Summary

Iloilo has the most learners of the five provinces in Region VI, and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 1,621 schools held 586,704 learners, with another 10,895 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 4.5% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.8%, private schools fell 1.6%, and SUC and LUC schools grew 0.9%.

Leaving out three schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Daanbanwa Integrated School, with 123 learners per classroom. Of the 1,282 reporting public schools, 248 (19%) have no internet, against 26% in Region VI.

Next on the page are its 44 cities and municipalities, with the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 1,621; Up 6 from SY 2023-24; 1,283 public, 333 private, 5 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 496; Down 25 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 597,599; Down 29,408 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 23,533; Up 94 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 18,676; Down 403 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Iloilo has the most learners of the 5 provinces in Region VI, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.8%, private schools fell 1.6% and SUC and LUC schools grew 0.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally), 10% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Pavia National High School (5,892 learners), Oton National High School (5,801 learners) and Cabatuan NCHS (5,102 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at St. Vincent Ferrer Parochial School (+53%) and fell most at Ameia College of Computer and Sciences, Inc. (−34%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Daanbanwa Integrated School, with 123 learners per classroom.
Of the 1,282 reporting public schools, 14 (1%) have no electricity, against 1% in Region VI; 1 (1%) has no water, against 1% in Region VI; 248 (19%) have no internet, against 26% in Region VI.
The 1,281 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱1.3 billion. Across the 1,271 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,954 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 597,599 learners, 586,704 in schools and 10,895 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	597,599
In schools	586,704
In community learning centers (ALS)	10,895
Male	309,983
Female	286,930
Not broken down by sex	686

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 686 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	281,303	25,546	316	0	307,165
Junior High School	164,502	15,353	1,069	0	180,924
Senior High School	80,784	16,929	218	0	97,931
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	454	454
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2,036	2,036
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	8,403	8,403

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 686 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	18,325	17,105	35,430
Grade 1	20,978	19,155	40,133
Grade 2	21,365	19,616	40,981
Grade 3	24,239	22,108	46,347
Grade 4	25,244	23,581	48,825
Grade 5	23,625	21,242	44,867
Grade 6	24,748	23,277	48,025
Grade 7	25,848	24,327	50,175
Grade 8	20,342	18,785	39,127
Grade 9	23,237	22,703	45,940
Grade 10	22,937	22,680	45,617
Grade 11	25,259	24,185	49,444
Grade 12	25,062	23,425	48,487
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	1,633	924	2,557
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	40	25	65
ALS Basic Literacy Program	268	186	454
ALS A&E elementary	1,425	611	2,036
ALS A&E secondary	5,408	2,995	8,403
Broken down by grade	309,983	286,930	596,913

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	65,978
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	32,187
Arts and Design	89
Sports	111
All tracks	98,365

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	12	8	20
Elementary	31	42	73
Junior High School	12	8	20
All	55	58	113

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	908	823	1,731
Elementary	7,611	6,767	14,378
Junior High School	4,288	4,019	8,307
Senior High School	1,939	1,883	3,822
All	14,746	13,492	28,238

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	3	5	8
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	12	12	24
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	0	1	1
Open High School Program	23	26	49
Other School-Initiated Intervention	69	59	128
All	107	103	210

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 1,621 schools and 496 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	1,283
Private schools	333
SUCs and LUCs	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	496
All	2,117

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	1,211
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	129
Kindergarten to Grade 12	50
Junior high only	12
Junior and senior high	207
Senior high only	12
Community learning centers (ALS)	496

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	1,282
Community learning centers (ALS)	496
Non-sectarian	230
Sectarian	103
State universities and colleges	5
DOST managed	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 23,533 teachers and 2,708 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	23,533
Non-teaching personnel	2,708
All personnel	26,241

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	12,712
Junior High School	7,926
Senior High School	2,895
All teachers	23,533

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	22.1
Junior High School	20.8
Senior High School	27.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 18,676 classrooms and 26,917 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 18,676
Seats (approximate): 427,117
Toilets: 26,917
Functional computers: 32,045
Faucets: 64,393; 60,180 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	11,734	4,578	2,364
Learners per classroom	24.0	35.9	34.2
Seats (approximate)	215,833	140,084	71,200
Learners per seat	1.3	1.2	1.1
Toilets	18,436	5,690	2,791
Learners per toilet	15.3	28.9	28.9
Functional computers	10,365	12,697	8,983
Learners per computer	27.1	13.0	9.0

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	1,082	1
Junior High School	285	0
Senior High School	200	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	991	44	35	13
Junior High School	255	13	15	2
Senior High School	182	6	12	0

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	848	235
Junior High School	237	48
Senior High School	172	28

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	6,026
Male	4,649
Shared	14,809
For persons with disabilities	1,433
All toilets	26,917

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	60,180
Without water	4,213
All faucets	64,393

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	1,264
School Garden	1,188
Temporary Perimeter Fence	1,097
Exit Gate	1,018
Playground	1,014
Offices	987
Covered Court	632
Computer Room	551
Library/Learning Resource Center	551
Permanent Perimeter Fence	532
Home Economic Room	527
Clinic	463
Paved Pathway	381
Canteen	373
Conference Room	226
Supply Room	212
Faculty Room	181
Industrial Arts Room	169
Solar Panel	154
Roofing	141
Data File Room/Records Room	130
Science Laboratory	116
Gymnasium	89
Youth Development Center	82
Student Co-Curricular Center	77
Flood Marker	23
Bike Rack	14
Speech Laboratory	6
Museum	5

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Iloilo, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Ajuy	37	14,014	575	23.1
Alimodian	40	9,446	487	18.6
Anilao	22	6,727	319	20.6
Badiangan	24	4,227	241	16.5
Balasan	23	10,812	387	25.5
Banate	21	9,108	367	24.0
Barotac Nuevo	35	14,167	538	23.6
Barotac Viejo	35	12,335	506	22.3
Batad	20	5,455	231	21.6
Bingawan	19	3,911	192	19.5
Cabatuan	53	13,837	612	20.8
Calinog	58	17,090	727	21.9
Carles	45	18,169	819	21.9
City of Passi	54	23,117	936	22.1
Concepcion	43	11,223	519	21.0
Dingle	33	9,967	450	20.8
Dueñas	33	7,952	374	20.5
Dumangas	44	15,851	631	22.3
Estancia	17	13,757	467	26.4
Guimbal	25	8,631	375	21.6
Igbaras	24	6,670	325	19.8
Iloilo City (Capital)	174	115,944	3,248	25.4
Janiuay	48	16,900	725	21.6
Lambunao	65	18,935	889	20.1
Leganes	20	8,540	307	26.3
Lemery	34	7,557	330	22.2
Leon	48	11,447	543	18.7
Maasin	42	9,331	427	20.3
Miagao	52	14,007	606	20.0
Mina	14	5,291	216	23.6
New Lucena	21	5,888	273	20.5
Oton	36	17,625	663	24.7
Pavia	28	14,850	443	28.9
Pototan	44	17,641	675	23.2
San Dionisio	27	9,475	454	20.6
San Enrique	26	8,279	349	22.9
San Joaquin	53	11,478	621	18.0
San Miguel	14	7,966	290	25.4
San Rafael	13	5,073	200	24.1
Santa Barbara	45	14,769	593	23.3
Sara	33	14,321	512	22.9
Tigbauan	41	12,953	573	21.1
Tubungan	21	4,684	244	17.6
Zarraga	17	8,179	274	23.5

About this data

686 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 Iloilo 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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