Schools in Misamis Occidental

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

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

Summary

Of the 511 reporting public schools in Misamis Occidental, 82, or 16%, have no internet, against 33% in Region X. Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted, and public schools fell 2.8%.

In SY 2024-25 its 603 schools held 151,768 learners. Of the five provinces in Region X, it has the fourth most learners, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. Of its learners in schools, 86% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 13% are in private schools, against 14%.

The page lists the province's 17 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 603; No change from SY 2023-24; 511 public, 90 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 251; Up 9 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 156,947; Down 3,368 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 6,232; Up 48 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,367; Up 10 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Misamis Occidental has the 4th most learners of the 5 provinces in Region X, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.8%, private schools fell 0.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 24.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 86% are in public schools (85% nationally), 13% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Ozamiz City National High School (4,715 learners), Misamis Occidental National High School (4,498 learners) and Ozamiz City Central School (3,266 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Ozamis Cathedral School of Immaculate Conception, Inc. (+27%) and fell most at Fernandez-Zacal Learning Center (−28%), 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 Domingo A. Barloa Integrated School, with 95 learners per classroom.
Of the 511 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 9 (2%) have no water, against 2% in Region X; 82 (16%) have no internet, against 33% in Region X.
The 510 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱426.3 million. Across the 506 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,453 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 156,947 learners, 151,768 in schools and 5,179 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	156,947
In schools	151,768
In community learning centers (ALS)	5,179
Male	80,826
Female	75,689
Not broken down by sex	432

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 432 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	78,316	5,324	0	0	83,640
Junior High School	35,969	8,400	514	0	44,883
Senior High School	16,574	6,108	134	0	22,816
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	398	398
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	797	797
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	3,981	3,981

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 432 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5,285	5,087	10,372
Grade 1	5,695	5,448	11,143
Grade 2	6,151	5,772	11,923
Grade 3	6,185	5,734	11,919
Grade 4	6,429	5,987	12,416
Grade 5	6,148	5,614	11,762
Grade 6	6,950	6,382	13,332
Grade 7	6,460	6,293	12,753
Grade 8	5,202	4,871	10,073
Grade 9	5,526	5,456	10,982
Grade 10	5,528	5,533	11,061
Grade 11	5,905	5,775	11,680
Grade 12	5,640	5,496	11,136
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	533	240	773
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	10	4	14
ALS Basic Literacy Program	249	149	398
ALS A&E elementary	525	272	797
ALS A&E secondary	2,405	1,576	3,981
Broken down by grade	80,826	75,689	156,515

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	15,186
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	7,844
Arts and Design	4
Sports	27
All tracks	23,061

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3	3	6
Elementary	52	48	100
Junior High School	24	16	40
All	79	67	146

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	614	517	1,131
Elementary	4,500	4,112	8,612
Junior High School	1,800	1,916	3,716
Senior High School	688	722	1,410
All	7,602	7,267	14,869

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	6	1	7
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1
Open High School Program	19	21	40
Other School-Initiated Intervention	0	1	1
All	26	23	49

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 603 schools and 251 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	511
Private schools	90
SUCs and LUCs	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	251
All	854

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	425
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	56
Kindergarten to Grade 12	42
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	66
Senior high only	10
Community learning centers (ALS)	251

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	511
Community learning centers (ALS)	251
Sectarian	56
Non-sectarian	34
State universities and colleges	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 6,232 teachers and 1,075 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	6,232
Non-teaching personnel	1,075
All personnel	7,307

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	3,767
Junior High School	1,824
Senior High School	641
All teachers	6,232

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	20.8
Junior High School	19.7
Senior High School	25.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,367 classrooms and 6,911 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,367
Seats (approximate): 129,487
Toilets: 6,911
Functional computers: 13,157
Faucets: 11,375; 9,609 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	3,457	1,270	640
Learners per classroom	22.7	28.3	25.9
Seats (approximate)	72,217	38,099	19,171
Learners per seat	1.1	0.9	0.9
Toilets	4,561	1,571	779
Learners per toilet	17.2	22.9	21.3
Functional computers	4,083	6,082	2,992
Learners per computer	19.2	5.9	5.5

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	449	10
Junior High School	117	1
Senior High School	67	5

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	443	7	9
Junior High School	111	3	4
Senior High School	68	0	4

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	375	84
Junior High School	101	17
Senior High School	62	10

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,223
Male	1,056
Shared	4,388
For persons with disabilities	244
All toilets	6,911

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	9,609
Without water	1,766
All faucets	11,375

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	465
Entrance Gate	464
Temporary Perimeter Fence	388
Playground	332
Offices	295
Exit Gate	291
Permanent Perimeter Fence	202
Computer Room	153
Home Economic Room	149
Library/Learning Resource Center	147
Covered Court	118
Paved Pathway	113
Clinic	101
Supply Room	78
Conference Room	65
Solar Panel	52
Faculty Room	50
Science Laboratory	49
Canteen	34
Data File Room/Records Room	34
Roofing	31
Industrial Arts Room	27
Student Co-Curricular Center	27
Youth Development Center	9
Flood Marker	7
Bike Rack	3
Museum	3
Gymnasium	2
Speech Laboratory	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Misamis Occidental, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Aloran	37	6,557	327	17.8
Baliangao	20	3,632	168	18.4
Bonifacio	41	9,021	366	21.5
Calamba	24	6,863	216	20.8
Clarin	36	9,600	399	21.4
Concepcion	16	978	69	12.7
Don Victoriano Chiongbian	14	2,619	127	19.3
Jimenez	28	6,490	257	19.3
Lopez Jaena	33	6,105	253	18.0
Oroquieta City (Capital)	65	18,918	848	18.7
Ozamis City	82	38,006	1,212	25.9
Panaon	15	2,317	92	16.3
Plaridel	29	9,967	386	21.7
Sapang Dalaga	33	4,956	231	19.0
Sinacaban	23	4,402	210	18.3
Tangub City	72	19,391	805	21.6
Tudela	35	7,125	266	21.5

About this data

432 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 Misamis Occidental 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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