Schools in Balbalan, 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

Balbalan has the fourth most learners of the eight cities and municipalities in Kalinga, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 35 schools held 2,892 learners, with another 33 in ALS, and its public teachers numbered 172.

Enrollment in schools fell 4.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.8%, while private schools fell 5.5%. Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools compared with 85% nationally, and 12% are in private schools compared with 14% nationally.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Pantikian Elementary School, with 49 learners per classroom. The 35 schools are listed on the page with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 35; No change from SY 2023-24; 33 public, 2 private
Community learning centers: 6; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 2,925; Down 139 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 172; Down 8 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 97; Up 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Balbalan has the 4th most learners of the 8 cities and municipalities in Kalinga, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.8% and private schools fell 5.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 12% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Balbalan Agricultural and Industrial School (395 learners), Balbalan National High school (222 learners) and St. Paul's Memorial School of Kalinga,Inc. (180 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Pantikian Elementary School, with 49 learners per classroom.
Of the 33 reporting public schools, 1 (3%) has no electricity, against 1% in CAR; all have water; 11 (33%) have no internet, against 34% in CAR.
The 33 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱18.9 million. Across the 32 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱4,616 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,925 learners, 2,892 in schools and 33 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,925
In schools	2,892
In community learning centers (ALS)	33
Male	1,574
Female	1,351

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	1,612	0	0	1,612
Junior High School	620	229	0	849
Senior High School	317	114	0	431
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	1	1
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	2	2
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	30	30

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	117	83	200
Grade 1	118	114	232
Grade 2	110	96	206
Grade 3	131	121	252
Grade 4	116	141	257
Grade 5	114	92	206
Grade 6	127	129	256
Grade 7	110	110	220
Grade 8	100	90	190
Grade 9	120	108	228
Grade 10	104	107	211
Grade 11	143	82	225
Grade 12	129	77	206
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	3	0	3
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1	0	1
ALS A&E elementary	2	0	2
ALS A&E secondary	29	1	30
All grades	1,574	1,351	2,925

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	251
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	180
All tracks	431

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	117	83	200
Elementary	714	684	1,398
Junior High School	426	407	833
Senior High School	267	158	425
All	1,524	1,332	2,856

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 35 schools and 6 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	33
Private schools	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	6
All	41

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	28
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	6

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	33
Community learning centers (ALS)	6
Non-sectarian	1
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 172 teachers and 60 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	172
Non-teaching personnel	60
All personnel	232

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	133
Junior High School	36
Senior High School	3
All teachers	172

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	12.1
Junior High School	17.2
Senior High School	105.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 97 classrooms and 200 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 97
Seats (approximate): 2,444
Toilets: 200
Functional computers: 436
Faucets: 537; 496 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	62	21	14
Learners per classroom	26.0	29.5	22.6
Seats (approximate)	1,813	371	260
Learners per seat	0.9	1.7	1.2
Toilets	150	34	16
Learners per toilet	10.8	18.2	19.8
Functional computers	161	218	57
Learners per computer	10.0	2.8	5.6

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	29	0
Junior High School	5	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	23	5	0	1
Junior High School	4	0	1	0
Senior High School	2	0	1	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	18	11
Junior High School	4	1
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	62
Male	59
Shared	78
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	200

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	496
Without water	41
All faucets	537

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	31
Playground	28
Entrance Gate	12
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Faculty Room	6
Exit Gate	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Paved Pathway	4
Clinic	3
Computer Room	3
Offices	3
Roofing	3
Solar Panel	3
Conference Room	2
Covered Court	2
Home Economic Room	2
Permanent Perimeter Fence	2
Canteen	1
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Science Laboratory	1
Supply Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Balbalan, Kalinga in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Balbalan, Kalinga: 35 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Ab-Abaan Elementary School	Public	49	4	2
Angod Elementary School	Public	21	3	1
Balantoy Elementary School	Public	99	8	7
Balbalan Agricultural and Industrial School	Public	395	22	20
Balbalan Central School	Public	217	10	12
Balbalan Elementary School	Public	81	7	3
Balbalan National High school	Public	222	0	6
Balbalasang Elementary School	Public	74	7	7
Bassao Primary School	Public	28	3	0
Bayowong Elementary School	Public	36	3	0
Bolo Primary School	Public	21	2	0
Bonong Primary School	Public	58	4	0
Buaya Elementary School	Public	76	7	0
Bullalayao Primary School	Public	42	4	1
Capas Community School	Public	39	3	0
Dao-Angan Integrated School	Public	131	9	0
Eastern Balbalan National High School	Public	82	5	4
Gawaan Elementary School	Public	40	4	2
Kabugao Elementary School	Public	64	5	4
Ligayan Community School	Public	30	3	0
Mabaca Elementary School	Public	23	4	1
Pantikian Elementary School	Public	98	7	2
Poswoy Elementary School	Public	75	7	0
Poswoy Elementary School - Mamaga Annex	Public	9	1	0
Sadsadan Primary School	Public	61	5	2
Salegseg Primary School	Public	44	4	4
Saltan Primary School	Public	43	3	3
Sesec-An Primary School	Public	29	4	3
St. Paul's Memorial School of Kalinga,Inc.	Private	180	Not reported	Not reported
St. Theresita High School of Salegseg, Inc.	Private	163	Not reported	Not reported
Talalang Elementary School	Public	37	4	2
Tawang Elementary School	Public	49	3	4
Ubual Elementary School	Public	61	4	2
Utah Community School	Public	25	2	0
Western Kalinga National High School	Public	190	11	5

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 Balbalan, 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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