Schools in Balaoan, 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

In SY 2024-25 Balaoan has the ninth most learners of the 20 cities and municipalities in La Union, with 8,411 in its schools and another 257 in ALS. With 362 public teachers, it has the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools among those 20 cities and municipalities.

Of its learners in schools, 88% are in public schools, compared with 85% nationally, and 12% in private schools, compared with 14% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 4.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, with public schools down 4.2% and private schools down 5.5%.

All 23 public schools that report facilities have electricity, and two (9%) have no internet, compared with 11% in Region I. Each of its 27 schools is listed with learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 27; No change from SY 2023-24; 23 public, 4 private
Community learning centers: 14; Up 3 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 8,668; Down 366 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 362; Up 6 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 275; Down 15 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Balaoan has the 9th most learners of the 20 cities and municipalities in La Union, and the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.2% 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 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Balaoan Central Elementary School (810 learners), Osias Educational Foundation (605 learners) and Paraoir National High School (481 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Sinapangan Sur Elementary School (+2%) and fell most at Nagsabaran Sur Elementary School (−12%), 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 Sinapangan Sur Elementary School, with 28 learners per classroom.
Of the 23 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (4%) has no water, against 1% in Region I; 2 (9%) have no internet, against 11% in Region I.
The 23 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱20.4 million. Across the 23 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,925 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 8,668 learners, 8,411 in schools and 257 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	8,668
In schools	8,411
In community learning centers (ALS)	257
Male	4,535
Female	4,076
Not broken down by sex	57

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 57 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	3,980	383	0	4,363
Junior High School	2,280	408	0	2,688
Senior High School	1,147	156	0	1,303
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	3	3
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	33	33
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	221	221

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 57 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	280	228	508
Grade 1	325	253	578
Grade 2	302	278	580
Grade 3	309	291	600
Grade 4	332	350	682
Grade 5	285	285	570
Grade 6	421	380	801
Grade 7	409	371	780
Grade 8	289	270	559
Grade 9	316	304	620
Grade 10	367	362	729
Grade 11	369	329	698
Grade 12	330	275	605
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	25	19	44
ALS Basic Literacy Program	2	1	3
ALS A&E elementary	22	11	33
ALS A&E secondary	152	69	221
Broken down by grade	4,535	4,076	8,611

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,085
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	248
All tracks	1,333

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	37	20	57

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	1	2
Elementary	9	5	14
Junior High School	11	13	24
Senior High School	11	12	23
All	32	31	63

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 27 schools and 14 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
Private schools	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	14
All	41

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	20
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior and senior high	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	14

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	23
Community learning centers (ALS)	14
Non-sectarian	3
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 362 teachers and 48 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	362
Non-teaching personnel	48
All personnel	410

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	207
Junior High School	111
Senior High School	44
All teachers	362

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	19.2
Junior High School	20.5
Senior High School	26.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 275 classrooms and 437 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 275
Seats (approximate): 5,363
Toilets: 437
Functional computers: 793
Faucets: 851; 827 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	198	51	26
Learners per classroom	20.1	44.7	44.1
Seats (approximate)	2,457	1,961	945
Learners per seat	1.6	1.2	1.2
Toilets	340	68	29
Learners per toilet	11.7	33.5	39.6
Functional computers	335	192	266
Learners per computer	11.9	11.9	4.3

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	1
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	3	2

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
Elementary	17	1
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	5	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	16	2
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	3	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	82
Male	81
Shared	251
For persons with disabilities	23
All toilets	437

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	827
Without water	24
All faucets	851

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	23
School Garden	22
Offices	21
Clinic	16
Library/Learning Resource Center	16
Canteen	15
Permanent Perimeter Fence	15
Playground	15
Exit Gate	14
Computer Room	13
Covered Court	12
Paved Pathway	12
Home Economic Room	9
Roofing	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Industrial Arts Room	4
Faculty Room	3
Science Laboratory	3
Flood Marker	2
Supply Room	2
Conference Room	1
Gymnasium	1

List of schools

Every school in Balaoan, La Union in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Balaoan, La Union: 27 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Almeida Elementary School	Public	153	8	10
Apatut Elementary School	Public	233	10	11
Ar-Arampang Elementary School	Public	108	8	7
Balaoan Central Elementary School	Public	810	34	31
Blissful Christian Faith Learning Center, Inc.	Private	62	Not reported	Not reported
Bulbulala Elementary School	Public	226	12	10
Bungol Elementary School	Public	207	10	11
Bungol National High School	Public	202	17	9
Butubut Elementary School	Public	282	16	16
Butubut National High School	Public	273	16	14
Butubut Norte Elementary School	Public	191	9	7
Calliat Elementary School	Public	167	9	9
Castor Z. Concepcion MNHS	Public	2,190	80	30
Guinaburan Elementary School	Public	143	8	6
Masupe Elementary School	Public	210	13	17
Nagsabaran Sur Elementary School	Public	108	9	8
Osias Educational Foundation	Private	605	Not reported	Not reported
Pantar Elementary School	Public	268	15	16
Pantar Sur Elementary School	Public	136	8	8
Paraoir Elementary School	Public	237	10	10
Paraoir National High School	Public	481	23	17
Patpata Elementary School	Public	91	7	4
San Nicolas Academy	Private	270	Not reported	Not reported
Sinapangan National High School	Public	311	19	7
Sinapangan Norte Elementary School	Public	127	8	7
Sinapangan Sur Elementary School	Public	283	13	10
UCCP Nursery Kindergarten (Balaoan)	Private	37	Not reported	Not reported

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

57 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 Balaoan, 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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