Schools in Lanao del Norte

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 the 602 schools of Lanao del Norte held 252,526 learners, with another 16,078 in ALS. It has the third most learners of the five provinces in Region X, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 1.7%, private schools fell 4.9% and SUC and LUC schools fell 19.1%.

Public schools hold 88% of learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools 11%, against 14% nationally. Of the 495 reporting public schools, 206 (42%) have no internet, against 33% in Region X.

From here, the 23 cities and municipalities are listed, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 602; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 496 public, 102 private, 4 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 559; Up 114 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 268,604; Down 1,816 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 8,032; Down 311 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,936; Down 212 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Lanao del Norte has the 3rd most learners of the 5 provinces in Region X, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.7%, private schools fell 4.9% and SUC and LUC schools fell 19.1%.
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 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Iligan City Central School (4,332 learners), Tambo Central School (4,169 learners) and Lanao del Norte NCHS (3,984 learners).
Leaving out 5 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at STI Iligan (+48%) and fell most at Adventist Medical Center College (−28%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 9 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sultan Naga Dimaporo Memorial Integrated School, with 154 learners per classroom.
Of the 495 reporting public schools, 33 (7%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region X; 13 (3%) have no water, against 2% in Region X; 206 (42%) have no internet, against 33% in Region X.
The 495 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱498.9 million. Across the 491 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,676 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 268,604 learners, 252,526 in schools and 16,078 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	268,604
In schools	252,526
In community learning centers (ALS)	16,078
Male	135,308
Female	132,882
Not broken down by sex	414

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 414 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	142,345	7,425	0	0	149,770
Junior High School	56,778	10,040	1,756	0	68,574
Senior High School	22,118	10,803	858	0	33,779
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	1,322	1,322
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	4,653	4,653
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	10,092	10,092

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 414 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	10,533	9,897	20,430
Grade 1	11,006	10,211	21,217
Grade 2	11,279	10,766	22,045
Grade 3	10,729	10,179	20,908
Grade 4	11,027	10,406	21,433
Grade 5	10,811	10,096	20,907
Grade 6	11,222	10,892	22,114
Grade 7	9,770	9,695	19,465
Grade 8	8,173	8,381	16,554
Grade 9	7,870	8,453	16,323
Grade 10	7,698	8,496	16,194
Grade 11	8,386	9,011	17,397
Grade 12	8,017	8,365	16,382
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	461	255	716
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	25	13	38
ALS Basic Literacy Program	565	757	1,322
ALS A&E elementary	2,511	2,142	4,653
ALS A&E secondary	5,225	4,867	10,092
Broken down by grade	135,308	132,882	268,190

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	20,756
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	12,891
Arts and Design	69
Sports	179
All tracks	33,895

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,111	2,047	4,158
Elementary	14,896	15,088	29,984
Junior High School	2,643	3,272	5,915
All	19,650	20,407	40,057

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	165	180	345
Elementary	1,174	1,124	2,298
Junior High School	353	435	788
Senior High School	100	125	225
All	1,792	1,864	3,656

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	4	5	9
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	18	14	32
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	2	5	7
Open High School Program	387	261	648
Other School-Initiated Intervention	19	21	40
All	430	306	736

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 602 schools and 559 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	496
Private schools	102
SUCs and LUCs	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	559
All	1,161

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	418
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	51
Kindergarten to Grade 12	41
Junior high only	3
Junior and senior high	70
Senior high only	19
Community learning centers (ALS)	559

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	559
DepEd managed	495
Sectarian	74
Non-sectarian	28
State universities and colleges	4
DOST managed	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 8,032 teachers and 1,052 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	8,032
Non-teaching personnel	1,052
All personnel	9,084

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	5,136
Junior High School	2,037
Senior High School	859
All teachers	8,032

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	27.7
Junior High School	27.9
Senior High School	25.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,936 classrooms and 7,479 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,936
Seats (approximate): 152,894
Toilets: 7,479
Functional computers: 12,272
Faucets: 13,228; 10,597 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	3,745	1,552	639
Learners per classroom	38.0	36.6	34.6
Seats (approximate)	103,238	35,795	13,861
Learners per seat	1.4	1.6	1.6
Toilets	4,915	1,818	746
Learners per toilet	29.0	31.2	29.7
Functional computers	4,429	5,320	2,523
Learners per computer	32.1	10.7	8.8

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	424	14
Junior High School	116	1
Senior High School	71	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	366	29	11	32
Junior High School	106	5	3	3
Senior High School	71	0	1	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	235	203
Junior High School	72	45
Senior High School	48	26

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,378
Male	1,345
Shared	4,425
For persons with disabilities	331
All toilets	7,479

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	10,597
Without water	2,631
All faucets	13,228

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	433
Playground	382
Entrance Gate	375
Temporary Perimeter Fence	312
Exit Gate	232
Offices	217
Covered Court	169
Permanent Perimeter Fence	165
Computer Room	123
Library/Learning Resource Center	110
Home Economic Room	95
Solar Panel	73
Paved Pathway	71
Clinic	70
Conference Room	65
Supply Room	57
Science Laboratory	54
Faculty Room	44
Data File Room/Records Room	43
Gymnasium	42
Flood Marker	33
Industrial Arts Room	28
Canteen	27
Roofing	20
Student Co-Curricular Center	16
Bike Rack	7
Youth Development Center	6
Speech Laboratory	2
Museum	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Lanao del Norte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bacolod	18	6,744	217	25.8
Baloi	34	13,924	357	27.9
Baroy	18	8,318	307	25.1
Iligan City	173	101,555	2,761	29.2
Kapatagan	40	17,702	579	25.8
Kauswagan	18	6,765	227	26.3
Kolambugan	17	6,965	223	25.3
Lala	38	20,852	599	28.6
Linamon	11	5,656	135	28.1
Magsaysay	11	2,880	96	27.2
Maigo	18	6,048	197	25.4
Matungao	12	3,551	156	20.2
Munai	19	5,003	158	24.9
Nunungan	9	2,350	62	26.0
Pantao Ragat	15	7,267	211	29.5
Pantar	16	6,795	205	30.2
Poona Piagapo	12	3,207	116	23.9
Salvador	16	5,374	169	30.2
Sapad	16	4,899	170	24.1
Sultan Naga Dimaporo (Karomatan)	37	14,909	475	28.3
Tagoloan	11	3,607	109	26.8
Tangcal	12	2,198	91	20.7
Tubod (Capital)	31	12,035	412	26.6

About this data

414 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 Lanao del Norte 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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