Schools in Palanan, 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

Palanan, Isabela, held 4,547 learners in its 23 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 114 in ALS, and 234 public teachers. It has the 32nd most learners of the 37 cities and municipalities in Isabela, and the 32nd most learners per teacher in public schools.

Enrollment in schools fell 7.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Dibewan Integrated School, with 54 learners per classroom.

All 23 reporting public schools have electricity and water, but eight, or 35%, have no internet, against 11% in Region II. Next on the page is the list of the 23 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, then the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 23; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 23 public
Community learning centers: 3; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 4,661; Down 354 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 234; Down 9 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 181; Up 4 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Palanan has the 32nd most learners of the 37 cities and municipalities in Isabela, and the 32nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 7.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Palanan School of Agriculture and Trades (403 learners), Palanan Central School (323 learners) and Dibewan Integrated School (272 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Centro West Primary School (+10%) and fell most at San Isidro Elementary School (−18%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Dibewan Integrated School, with 54 learners per classroom.
Of the 23 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 8 (35%) have no internet, against 11% in Region II.
The 23 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱16.4 million. Across the 23 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,294 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 4,661 learners, 4,547 in schools and 114 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	4,661
In schools	4,547
In community learning centers (ALS)	114
Male	2,345
Female	2,316

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	2,451	0	2,451
Junior High School	1,511	0	1,511
Senior High School	585	0	585
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	13	13
ALS A&E elementary	0	15	15
ALS A&E secondary	0	86	86

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	145	133	278
Grade 1	178	153	331
Grade 2	166	153	319
Grade 3	184	177	361
Grade 4	212	182	394
Grade 5	182	173	355
Grade 6	225	188	413
Grade 7	196	192	388
Grade 8	220	214	434
Grade 9	151	185	336
Grade 10	163	190	353
Grade 11	142	154	296
Grade 12	149	140	289
ALS Basic Literacy Program	4	9	13
ALS A&E elementary	2	13	15
ALS A&E secondary	26	60	86
All grades	2,345	2,316	4,661

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	444
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	141
All tracks	585

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	1	3

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	15	11	26
Elementary	109	82	191
Junior High School	41	45	86
Senior High School	13	9	22
All	178	147	325

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 23 schools and 3 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	23
Community learning centers (ALS)	3
All	26

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	19
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	23
Community learning centers (ALS)	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 234 teachers and 48 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	234
Non-teaching personnel	48
All personnel	282

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	141
Junior High School	68
Senior High School	25
All teachers	234

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	17.4
Junior High School	22.2
Senior High School	23.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 181 classrooms and 194 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 181
Seats (approximate): 5,628
Toilets: 194
Functional computers: 258
Faucets: 287; 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	111	49	21
Learners per classroom	22.1	30.8	27.9
Seats (approximate)	2,538	2,545	545
Learners per seat	1.0	0.6	1.1
Toilets	130	45	19
Learners per toilet	18.9	33.6	30.8
Functional computers	67	90	101
Learners per computer	36.6	16.8	5.8

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	20	0
Junior High School	4	0
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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	5	15	0
Junior High School	1	2	1
Senior High School	0	2	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	12	8
Junior High School	3	1
Senior High School	1	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	34
Male	32
Shared	126
For persons with disabilities	2
All toilets	194

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	180
Without water	107
All faucets	287

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	22
Temporary Perimeter Fence	22
Entrance Gate	21
Playground	20
Solar Panel	19
Exit Gate	9
Offices	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Computer Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Clinic	3
Covered Court	3
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Faculty Room	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Supply Room	3
Conference Room	2
Home Economic Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Paved Pathway	2
Roofing	2
Canteen	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Palanan, Isabela: 23 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Alomanay Elementary School	70	6	2
Bisag Elementary School	141	6	7
Centro West Primary School	125	8	6
Culasi Elementary School	170	8	5
Dialawyao Elementary School	118	8	8
Dibewan Integrated School	272	12	5
Dibungko Primary School	27	3	2
Dibutarek Elementary School	123	7	7
Diddadungan Elementary School	115	7	1
Didiyan Elementary School	214	8	4
Dikadyuan Elementary School	95	7	4
Dimalicu-Licu Primary School	38	3	2
Dimasari Elementary School	117	8	7
Dimatican Elementary School	137	8	6
Dipadsanjan Primary School	62	3	3
Ditambali Elementary School	109	7	7
Isabela School of Fisheries	426	37	29
Marikit Elementary School	77	7	7
Palanan Central School	323	16	17
Palanan National High School	1,159	44	28
Palanan School of Agriculture and Trades	403	9	13
San Isidro Elementary School	121	8	5
Taknalan Primary School	105	4	6

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 Palanan, 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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