Schools in Manila

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

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

Summary

Manila, a province in NCR, holds 367,119 learners in its 283 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 9,251 in ALS. It has the fourth most learners of the four provinces in NCR and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools, which employs 11,020 public teachers. Of the learners in schools, 69% are in public schools against 85% nationally, 31% in private schools against 14%, and 1% in SUC and LUC schools, also 1% nationally.

Leaving out six schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pres. Corazon C. Aquino High School, with 83 learners per classroom. Of the 105 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, and one (1%) has no internet, against 1% in NCR.

The page lists its 14 districts, and it breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 283; 105 public, 176 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 132
Learners: 376,370
Teachers: 11,020
Classrooms: 6,249

Boundaries changed between school years, so no change is shown.

Key findings

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

Manila has the 4th most learners of the 4 provinces in NCR, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Of the learners in schools, 69% are in public schools (85% nationally), 31% 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 Arellano University(Juan Sumulong High School) (9,361 learners), University of Santo Tomas High School (7,309 learners) and Jose Abad Santos High School (5,947 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Philippine College of Health Sciences, Inc. (+103%) and fell most at Malayan High School of Science (−31%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 6 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pres. Corazon C. Aquino High School, with 83 learners per classroom.
Of the 105 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (1%) has no internet, against 1% in NCR.
The 105 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱343.9 million. Across the 105 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,217 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 376,370 learners, 367,119 in schools and 9,251 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	376,370
In schools	367,119
In community learning centers (ALS)	9,251
Male	189,984
Female	185,673
Not broken down by sex	713

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 713 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	159,136	25,626	191	0	184,953
Junior High School	80,350	24,523	565	0	105,438
Senior High School	13,267	62,603	195	0	76,065
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	266	266
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2,311	2,311
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	6,624	6,624

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 713 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	11,659	11,078	22,737
Grade 1	13,707	12,736	26,443
Grade 2	13,932	13,197	27,129
Grade 3	14,192	13,445	27,637
Grade 4	13,298	12,747	26,045
Grade 5	12,793	12,206	24,999
Grade 6	13,990	13,234	27,224
Grade 7	13,514	13,274	26,788
Grade 8	12,633	12,573	25,206
Grade 9	13,069	13,398	26,467
Grade 10	13,156	13,812	26,968
Grade 11	18,428	19,930	38,358
Grade 12	17,905	19,802	37,707
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	1,964	775	2,739
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	7	2	9
ALS Basic Literacy Program	192	74	266
ALS A&E elementary	1,535	776	2,311
ALS A&E secondary	4,010	2,614	6,624
Broken down by grade	189,984	185,673	375,657

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	61,443
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	13,114
Arts and Design	1,224
Sports	601
All tracks	76,382

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	18	15	33
Elementary	1,113	940	2,053
Junior High School	1	5	6
All	1,132	960	2,092

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	2	4
Elementary	63	58	121
Junior High School	37	63	100
Senior High School	39	79	118
All	141	202	343

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	4	0	4
Open High School Program	26	16	42
Other School-Initiated Intervention	9	15	24
All	40	31	71

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 283 schools and 132 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	105
Private schools	176
SUCs and LUCs	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	132
All	415

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	135
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	26
Kindergarten to Grade 12	56
Junior high only	9
Junior and senior high	35
Senior high only	22
Community learning centers (ALS)	132

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	132
Non-sectarian	129
DepEd managed	105
Sectarian	47
State universities and colleges	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 11,020 teachers and 1,192 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	11,020
Non-teaching personnel	1,192
All personnel	12,212

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	5,858
Junior High School	4,701
Senior High School	461
All teachers	11,020

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	27.2
Junior High School	17.1
Senior High School	28.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 6,249 classrooms and 6,056 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 6,249
Seats (approximate): 203,641
Toilets: 6,056
Functional computers: 50,498
Faucets: 10,476; 9,188 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	4,050	1,830	369
Learners per classroom	39.3	43.9	36.0
Seats (approximate)	131,182	60,072	12,387
Learners per seat	1.2	1.3	1.1
Toilets	4,112	1,572	372
Learners per toilet	38.7	51.1	35.7
Functional computers	26,674	21,721	2,103
Learners per computer	6.0	3.7	6.3

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	74	0
Junior High School	33	0
Senior High School	26	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	65	9
Junior High School	30	3
Senior High School	26	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	73	1
Junior High School	33	0
Senior High School	26	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	2,903
Male	2,052
Shared	827
For persons with disabilities	274
All toilets	6,056

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	9,188
Without water	1,288
All faucets	10,476

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	104
Exit Gate	104
Permanent Perimeter Fence	100
Offices	99
Canteen	97
Clinic	96
Supply Room	95
Library/Learning Resource Center	91
School Garden	89
Computer Room	83
Covered Court	76
Conference Room	71
Home Economic Room	67
Data File Room/Records Room	64
Faculty Room	53
Industrial Arts Room	43
Paved Pathway	43
Science Laboratory	37
Solar Panel	36
Roofing	32
Playground	25
Gymnasium	19
Flood Marker	17
Student Co-Curricular Center	16
Speech Laboratory	10
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Museum	8
Bike Rack	3
Youth Development Center	3

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Manila, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Binondo	3	37	Not reported	Not reported
Ermita	9	10,646	380	17.0
Intramuros	3	4,244	116	13.6
Malate	17	22,199	278	26.5
Paco	12	18,918	618	22.8
Pandacan	11	7,457	243	26.5
Port Area	3	13,770	450	29.6
Quiapo	10	13,327	244	21.6
Sampaloc	74	72,629	1,883	20.0
San Miguel	9	19,742	307	19.0
San Nicolas	5	11,784	430	25.6
Santa Ana	28	26,033	838	21.6
Santa Cruz	20	30,398	996	25.2
Tondo	79	125,186	4,237	23.8

About this data

713 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 Manila 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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