Schools in Kalinga

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

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

Summary

Kalinga has the second most learners of the six provinces in CAR, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 321 schools held 59,514 learners, with another 771 in ALS, and its public schools employed 2,738 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24 with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.0%, private schools fell 3.8% and SUC and LUC schools fell 13.5%.

Of the 297 reporting public schools, 81, or 27%, have no internet, against 34% in CAR. Leaving out four schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Tabuk City Central School, with one classroom for every 92 learners.

The page lists its eight cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 321; No change from SY 2023-24; 297 public, 23 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 55; Down 10 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 60,285; Down 2,814 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 2,738; Down 2 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,925; Up 7 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Kalinga has the 2nd most learners of the 6 provinces in CAR, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.0%, private schools fell 3.8% and SUC and LUC schools fell 13.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 86% are in public schools (85% nationally), 13% 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 Tabuk City National High School (3,888 learners), Saint Tonis College, Inc. (1,696 learners) and Tabuk City Central School (1,290 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Magnao Elementary School (+23%) and fell most at Kalinga Colleges of Science and Technology (−21%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Tabuk City Central School, with 92 learners per classroom.
Of the 297 reporting public schools, 1 (1%) has no electricity, against 1% in CAR; 5 (2%) have no water, against 1% in CAR; 81 (27%) have no internet, against 34% in CAR.
The 297 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱210.2 million. Across the 295 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,894 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 60,285 learners, 59,514 in schools and 771 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	60,285
In schools	59,514
In community learning centers (ALS)	771
Male	31,219
Female	29,057
Not broken down by sex	9

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 9 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	30,734	1,793	0	0	32,527
Junior High School	13,399	3,577	462	0	17,438
Senior High School	7,044	2,371	127	0	9,542
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	109	109
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	94	94
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	566	566

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 9 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,154	1,974	4,128
Grade 1	2,286	2,116	4,402
Grade 2	2,320	2,151	4,471
Grade 3	2,427	2,236	4,663
Grade 4	2,675	2,483	5,158
Grade 5	2,305	1,938	4,243
Grade 6	2,749	2,675	5,424
Grade 7	2,305	2,219	4,524
Grade 8	2,022	1,977	3,999
Grade 9	2,178	2,188	4,366
Grade 10	2,237	2,290	4,527
Grade 11	2,530	2,326	4,856
Grade 12	2,438	2,248	4,686
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	22	16	38
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	10	12	22
ALS Basic Literacy Program	63	46	109
ALS A&E elementary	72	22	94
ALS A&E secondary	426	140	566
Broken down by grade	31,219	29,057	60,276

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	6,512
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	3,030
All tracks	9,542

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4	5	9
Elementary	35	42	77
Junior High School	0	1	1
All	39	48	87

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,734	1,579	3,313
Elementary	11,707	10,746	22,453
Junior High School	6,167	6,071	12,238
Senior High School	3,545	3,170	6,715
All	23,153	21,566	44,719

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	2	3
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	1	2
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	2	0	2
Open High School Program	1	0	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	42	44	86
All	47	47	94

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 321 schools and 55 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	297
Private schools	23
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	55
All	376

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	242
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	13
Kindergarten to Grade 12	5
Junior high only	10
Junior and senior high	48
Senior high only	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	55

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	297
Community learning centers (ALS)	55
Non-sectarian	13
Sectarian	10
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 2,738 teachers and 650 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	2,738
Non-teaching personnel	650
All personnel	3,388

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	1,665
Junior High School	821
Senior High School	252
All teachers	2,738

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	18.5
Junior High School	16.3
Senior High School	28.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,925 classrooms and 2,704 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,925
Seats (approximate): 47,720
Toilets: 2,704
Functional computers: 7,166
Faucets: 6,642; 5,451 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	1,173	503	249
Learners per classroom	26.2	26.6	28.3
Seats (approximate)	27,935	14,029	5,756
Learners per seat	1.1	1.0	1.2
Toilets	1,720	674	310
Learners per toilet	17.9	19.9	22.7
Functional computers	1,816	3,749	1,601
Learners per computer	16.9	3.6	4.4

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	243	4
Junior High School	59	3
Senior High School	41	1

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	229	6	11	1
Junior High School	57	0	5	0
Senior High School	38	0	4	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	170	77
Junior High School	53	9
Senior High School	37	5

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	694
Male	631
Shared	1,237
For persons with disabilities	142
All toilets	2,704

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	5,451
Without water	1,191
All faucets	6,642

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	256
Playground	244
Entrance Gate	214
Temporary Perimeter Fence	127
Offices	114
Exit Gate	87
Library/Learning Resource Center	82
Permanent Perimeter Fence	73
Faculty Room	55
Computer Room	49
Covered Court	39
Clinic	38
Paved Pathway	33
Supply Room	30
Solar Panel	23
Conference Room	21
Home Economic Room	19
Science Laboratory	17
Roofing	15
Data File Room/Records Room	13
Canteen	10
Industrial Arts Room	7
Gymnasium	6
Student Co-Curricular Center	6
Flood Marker	4
Youth Development Center	4
Museum	3
Speech Laboratory	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Kalinga, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Balbalan	35	2,925	172	14.8
City of Tabuk (Capital)	120	35,212	1,273	21.8
Lubuagan	19	2,082	103	17.3
Pasil	22	1,907	124	15.3
Pinukpuk	48	8,178	443	17.6
Rizal (Liwan)	23	5,254	236	21.4
Tanudan	27	1,832	185	9.8
Tinglayan	27	2,895	202	12.8

About this data

9 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 Kalinga 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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