Schools in Gamu, Isabela

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

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

Summary

Gamu has the 23rd most learners of the 37 cities and municipalities in Isabela, and the 21st most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 24 schools held 6,423 learners, with another 101 in ALS, and its public schools had 297 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.6% and private schools fell 2.4%.

Public schools hold 98% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 2%, against 14% nationally. Of the 20 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, and one (5%) has no internet, against 11% in Region II.

Next on the page are the 24 schools, each with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 24; No change from SY 2023-24; 20 public, 4 private
Community learning centers: 7; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 6,524; Down 174 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 297; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 227; Down 42 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Gamu has the 23rd most learners of the 37 cities and municipalities in Isabela, and the 21st most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.6% and private schools fell 2.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 98% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 2% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Mabini National High School (692 learners), Gamu Central School (499 learners) and Upi Elementary School (389 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Union Elementary School (+2%) and fell most at Buenavista Elementary School (−14%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Buenavista Elementary School, with 39 learners per classroom.
Of the 20 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (5%) has no internet, against 11% in Region II.
The 20 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱18.0 million. Across the 20 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,171 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 6,524 learners, 6,423 in schools and 101 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	6,524
In schools	6,423
In community learning centers (ALS)	101
Male	3,429
Female	3,095

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	3,644	120	0	3,764
Junior High School	1,933	0	0	1,933
Senior High School	726	0	0	726
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	10	10
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	91	91

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	217	197	414
Grade 1	251	200	451
Grade 2	254	246	500
Grade 3	291	257	548
Grade 4	343	288	631
Grade 5	294	236	530
Grade 6	355	335	690
Grade 7	278	271	549
Grade 8	213	196	409
Grade 9	271	222	493
Grade 10	243	239	482
Grade 11	197	186	383
Grade 12	174	169	343
ALS A&E elementary	5	5	10
ALS A&E secondary	43	48	91
All grades	3,429	3,095	6,524

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	474
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	252
All tracks	726

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	0	1	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	9	10	19
Elementary	103	97	200
Junior High School	136	131	267
Senior High School	77	56	133
All	325	294	619

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 24 schools and 7 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	20
Private schools	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
All	31

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	20
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	7

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	20
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
Sectarian	3
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 297 teachers and 55 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	297
Non-teaching personnel	55
All personnel	352

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	175
Junior High School	98
Senior High School	24
All teachers	297

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	20.8
Junior High School	19.7
Senior High School	30.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 227 classrooms and 414 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 227
Seats (approximate): 6,680
Toilets: 414
Functional computers: 348
Faucets: 857; 841 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	123	73	31
Learners per classroom	29.6	26.5	23.4
Seats (approximate)	3,616	2,076	988
Learners per seat	1.0	0.9	0.7
Toilets	270	108	36
Learners per toilet	13.5	17.9	20.2
Functional computers	98	213	37
Learners per computer	37.2	9.1	19.6

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	17	0
Junior High School	3	1
Senior High School	2	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	17
Junior High School	4
Senior High School	2

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	16	1
Junior High School	3	1
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	59
Male	52
Shared	294
For persons with disabilities	9
All toilets	414

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	841
Without water	16
All faucets	857

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	20
Entrance Gate	19
Offices	17
Permanent Perimeter Fence	16
Playground	15
Exit Gate	13
Covered Court	11
Home Economic Room	10
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Computer Room	8
Clinic	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	6
Paved Pathway	5
Roofing	4
Solar Panel	4
Canteen	3
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Faculty Room	3
Conference Room	2
Gymnasium	2
Science Laboratory	2
Bike Rack	1
Museum	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Gamu, Isabela in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Gamu, Isabela: 24 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Barcolan Elementary School	Public	125	9	7
Buenavista Elementary School	Public	118	8	3
Camp Melchor F.D.C. Elementary School	Public	316	14	9
Dammao Elementary School	Public	107	8	5
Furao Elementary School	Public	268	12	8
Gamu Agri-Fishery School	Public	1,494	82	65
Gamu Central School	Public	499	23	20
Gamu Galilee Nursery-Kindergarten School	Private	18	Not reported	Not reported
Gamu Rural School Annex - Junction Upi Annex	Public	422	6	12
Guibang Elementary School	Public	281	11	9
Isabela SPED Center Extension ( School for the Deaf)	Public	84	4	5
La Dolce Vita at Bethel Christian School	Private	58	Not reported	Not reported
Lenzon Elementary School	Public	177	7	5
Linglingay Elementary School	Public	201	8	5
Mabini Adventist Multigrade School	Private	32	Not reported	Not reported
Mabini Christian Nurture Center	Private	12	Not reported	Not reported
Mabini Elementary School	Public	504	19	8
Mabini National High School	Public	692	32	25
Pintor Elementary School	Public	146	8	5
Rizal Primary School	Public	23	4	3
Songsong Elementary School	Public	226	9	11
Sta. Rosa Elementary School	Public	102	9	4
Union Elementary School	Public	129	8	8
Upi Elementary School	Public	389	16	10

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 Gamu, Isabela 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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