Schools in Mountain Province

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

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

Summary

Mountain Province in CAR has 280 schools in SY 2024-25, and 113 of its 267 reporting public schools, or 42%, have no internet, against 34% in CAR, though all of them have electricity. Enrollment in schools fell 3.8% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, with public schools down 3.9% and private schools down 2.3%. Of the learners in schools, 92% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 8% are in private schools, against 14% nationally.

Mountain Province has the fifth most learners of the six provinces in CAR, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. The page lists its 10 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 280; No change from SY 2023-24; 267 public, 13 private
Community learning centers: 46; Down 5 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 37,167; Down 1,464 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 2,251; Up 12 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,475; Up 26 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Mountain Province has the 5th most learners of the 6 provinces in CAR, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.9% and private schools fell 2.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 92% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 8% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Tadian School of Arts and Trades (768 learners), Guinzadan National High School (732 learners) and St. Vincent's School (731 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at St. Mary's School of Sagada Incorporated (+19%) and fell most at Xijen College of Mountain Province, Inc. (−32%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 5 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Dalican National High School, with 78 learners per classroom.
Of the 267 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (1%) has no water, against 1% in CAR; 113 (42%) have no internet, against 34% in CAR.
The 267 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱168.0 million. Across the 266 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱3,439 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 37,167 learners, 36,224 in schools and 943 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	37,167
In schools	36,224
In community learning centers (ALS)	943
Male	19,351
Female	17,812
Not broken down by sex	4

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 4 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	19,240	609	0	19,849
Junior High School	9,797	1,198	0	10,995
Senior High School	4,231	1,145	0	5,376
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	63	63
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	109	109
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	771	771

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 4 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,277	1,138	2,415
Grade 1	1,375	1,262	2,637
Grade 2	1,375	1,283	2,658
Grade 3	1,530	1,395	2,925
Grade 4	1,581	1,505	3,086
Grade 5	1,467	1,287	2,754
Grade 6	1,708	1,593	3,301
Grade 7	1,528	1,483	3,011
Grade 8	1,278	1,173	2,451
Grade 9	1,402	1,338	2,740
Grade 10	1,313	1,474	2,787
Grade 11	1,439	1,350	2,789
Grade 12	1,324	1,263	2,587
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	48	25	73
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	6	0	6
ALS Basic Literacy Program	27	36	63
ALS A&E elementary	76	33	109
ALS A&E secondary	597	174	771
Broken down by grade	19,351	17,812	37,163

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	4,181
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,195
All tracks	5,376

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	2	3
Junior High School	3	0	3
All	4	2	6

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,226	1,101	2,327
Elementary	8,847	8,117	16,964
Junior High School	5,394	5,317	10,711
Senior High School	2,638	2,537	5,175
All	18,105	17,072	35,177

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1
Open High School Program	14	9	23
Other School-Initiated Intervention	11	13	24
All	27	22	49

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 280 schools and 46 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	267
Private schools	13
Community learning centers (ALS)	46
All	326

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	206
Kindergarten to Grade 12	3
Junior high only	37
Junior and senior high	32
Senior high only	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	46

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	267
Community learning centers (ALS)	46
Sectarian	7
Non-sectarian	6

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 2,251 teachers and 423 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	2,251
Non-teaching personnel	423
All personnel	2,674

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	1,316
Junior High School	756
Senior High School	179
All teachers	2,251

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	14.6
Junior High School	13.0
Senior High School	23.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,475 classrooms and 1,674 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,475
Seats (approximate): 26,990
Toilets: 1,674
Functional computers: 8,812
Faucets: 3,010; 2,381 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	879	424	172
Learners per classroom	21.9	23.1	24.6
Seats (approximate)	16,473	7,621	2,896
Learners per seat	1.2	1.3	1.5
Toilets	1,034	454	186
Learners per toilet	18.6	21.6	22.8
Functional computers	3,025	4,906	881
Learners per computer	6.4	2.0	4.8

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	201	1
Junior High School	64	0
Senior High School	28	1

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	191	2	9
Junior High School	61	1	2
Senior High School	29	0	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	108	94
Junior High School	44	20
Senior High School	20	9

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	616
Male	543
Shared	434
For persons with disabilities	81
All toilets	1,674

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	2,381
Without water	629
All faucets	3,010

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	217
School Garden	212
Entrance Gate	174
Offices	114
Paved Pathway	102
Covered Court	94
Computer Room	88
Temporary Perimeter Fence	84
Exit Gate	81
Library/Learning Resource Center	67
Faculty Room	41
Home Economic Room	38
Clinic	31
Conference Room	26
Permanent Perimeter Fence	25
Science Laboratory	19
Solar Panel	18
Supply Room	18
Data File Room/Records Room	12
Roofing	12
Industrial Arts Room	11
Student Co-Curricular Center	8
Canteen	6
Youth Development Center	6
Museum	5
Flood Marker	2
Speech Laboratory	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Mountain Province, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Barlig	13	920	96	9.4
Bauko	54	7,976	463	16.0
Besao	22	1,725	128	10.9
Bontoc (Capital)	29	5,782	270	15.8
Natonin	20	2,263	143	14.3
Paracelis	46	7,699	422	17.7
Sabangan	24	2,223	142	14.1
Sadanga	12	1,545	119	12.6
Sagada	20	2,804	160	14.8
Tadian	40	4,230	308	12.8

About this data

4 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 Mountain Province 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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