Schools in La Union

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

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

Summary

La Union's 510 schools held 171,381 learners in SY 2024-25, the second most of the four provinces in Region I, and it has the second most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in its schools fell 3.6% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.6%, private schools fell 2.1% and SUC and LUC schools fell 20.7%.

Of the 419 reporting public schools, all have electricity, but 80, or 19%, have no internet, against 11% in Region I. The most crowded public classrooms are at Ter-Con Elementary School, with one classroom for every 79 learners, leaving out four schools whose figures are under review.

Next, the 20 cities and municipalities are listed, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 510; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 419 public, 88 private, 3 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 268; Up 16 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 176,157; Down 5,369 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 7,013; Up 169 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,423; Up 77 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

La Union has the 2nd most learners of the 4 provinces in Region I, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.6%, private schools fell 2.1% and SUC and LUC schools fell 20.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally), 11% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are La Union National High School (4,939 learners), Don Eulogio De Guzman Memorial National High School (3,699 learners) and Naguilian National High School (2,953 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Colegio de La Union (+70%) and fell most at Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - Mid La Union Campus (−28%), 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 Ter-Con Elementary School, with 79 learners per classroom.
Of the 419 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 5 (1%) have no water, against 1% in Region I; 80 (19%) have no internet, against 11% in Region I.
The 416 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱400.4 million. Across the 416 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,024 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 176,157 learners, 171,381 in schools and 4,776 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	176,157
In schools	171,381
In community learning centers (ALS)	4,776
Male	91,034
Female	84,809
Not broken down by sex	314

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 314 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	81,841	7,272	709	0	89,822
Junior High School	45,968	6,841	469	0	53,278
Senior High School	22,934	4,755	278	0	27,967
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	168	168
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	634	634
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	3,974	3,974

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 314 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5,394	5,131	10,525
Grade 1	6,075	5,529	11,604
Grade 2	6,352	5,890	12,242
Grade 3	6,613	6,154	12,767
Grade 4	7,375	6,852	14,227
Grade 5	6,641	5,867	12,508
Grade 6	7,719	7,431	15,150
Grade 7	7,596	7,168	14,764
Grade 8	5,979	5,615	11,594
Grade 9	6,581	6,545	13,126
Grade 10	7,014	6,780	13,794
Grade 11	7,338	7,159	14,497
Grade 12	6,845	6,625	13,470
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	526	273	799
ALS Basic Literacy Program	98	70	168
ALS A&E elementary	410	224	634
ALS A&E secondary	2,478	1,496	3,974
Broken down by grade	91,034	84,809	175,843

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	20,150
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	7,979
Arts and Design	33
All tracks	28,162

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	18	20	38
Elementary	85	67	152
Junior High School	8	11	19
All	111	98	209

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	507	500	1,007
Elementary	3,862	3,671	7,533
Junior High School	2,217	2,310	4,527
Senior High School	1,028	1,057	2,085
All	7,614	7,538	15,152

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	2	0	2
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1
Open High School Program	136	97	233
Other School-Initiated Intervention	14	15	29
All	153	112	265

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 510 schools and 268 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	419
Private schools	88
SUCs and LUCs	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	268
All	778

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	336
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	28
Kindergarten to Grade 12	51
Junior high only	5
Junior and senior high	82
Senior high only	8
Community learning centers (ALS)	268

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	419
Community learning centers (ALS)	268
Non-sectarian	52
Sectarian	36
State universities and colleges	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 7,013 teachers and 1,055 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	7,013
Non-teaching personnel	1,055
All personnel	8,068

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	3,784
Junior High School	2,294
Senior High School	935
All teachers	7,013

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	21.6
Junior High School	20.0
Senior High School	24.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,423 classrooms and 7,572 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,423
Seats (approximate): 124,297
Toilets: 7,572
Functional computers: 15,452
Faucets: 14,818; 13,534 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	3,447	1,308	668
Learners per classroom	23.7	35.1	34.3
Seats (approximate)	62,649	42,035	19,613
Learners per seat	1.3	1.1	1.2
Toilets	5,168	1,620	784
Learners per toilet	15.8	28.4	29.3
Functional computers	5,690	5,365	4,397
Learners per computer	14.4	8.6	5.2

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	336	5
Junior High School	114	3
Senior High School	93	3

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	321	2	18
Junior High School	115	0	2
Senior High School	94	0	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	266	75
Junior High School	98	19
Senior High School	78	18

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,252
Male	1,082
Shared	4,943
For persons with disabilities	295
All toilets	7,572

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	13,534
Without water	1,284
All faucets	14,818

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	397
School Garden	395
Offices	343
Playground	301
Exit Gate	292
Covered Court	287
Library/Learning Resource Center	255
Temporary Perimeter Fence	214
Permanent Perimeter Fence	209
Computer Room	204
Canteen	191
Clinic	190
Paved Pathway	172
Faculty Room	102
Home Economic Room	89
Roofing	85
Supply Room	70
Conference Room	47
Science Laboratory	47
Solar Panel	40
Data File Room/Records Room	35
Flood Marker	35
Industrial Arts Room	19
Speech Laboratory	15
Student Co-Curricular Center	13
Youth Development Center	11
Bike Rack	4
Museum	4
Gymnasium	2

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in La Union, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Agoo	30	17,488	589	23.1
Aringay	33	9,981	395	22.8
Bacnotan	25	9,098	346	21.2
Bagulin	17	2,921	205	13.7
Balaoan	27	8,668	362	20.5
Bangar	22	8,911	369	22.5
Bauang	39	16,215	591	23.7
Burgos	10	1,949	108	16.7
Caba	18	4,913	216	20.9
City of San Fernando (Capital)	61	28,813	882	22.9
Luna	27	7,427	375	19.0
Naguilian	38	10,589	474	20.9
Pugo	17	4,882	206	21.3
Rosario	25	11,941	464	24.0
San Gabriel	19	4,330	193	18.9
San Juan	23	6,950	266	22.2
Santo Tomas	21	8,575	349	23.2
Santol	18	3,116	153	18.8
Sudipen	16	2,738	171	15.1
Tubao	24	6,652	299	21.1

About this data

314 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 La Union 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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