Schools in Besao, 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

Besao's page covers 22 schools with 1,648 learners in SY 2024-25, and enrollment in them fell 5.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted. Public schools fell 3.3% over the same period, and private schools fell 14.2%. Besao has the eighth most learners of the 10 cities and municipalities in Mountain Province, and the ninth most learners per teacher in public schools.

Of the 21 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, but two (10%) have no internet, against 34% in CAR. Leaving out four schools whose figures are under review, Besao Central School has the most crowded public classrooms, at 18 learners per classroom.

Each school on the page is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 22; No change from SY 2023-24; 21 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 4; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 1,725; Down 85 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 128; Up 6 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 92; Up 5 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Besao has the 8th most learners of the 10 cities and municipalities in Mountain Province, and the 9th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 5.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.3% and private schools fell 14.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 85% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 15% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are St. James High School of Mountain Province, Inc. (253 learners), Panabungen School of Arts, trades, and Home Industries (149 learners) and Besao Central School (126 learners).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Besao Central School, with 18 learners per classroom.
Of the 21 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 2 (10%) have no internet, against 34% in CAR.
The 21 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱11.6 million. Across the 21 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱5,640 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 1,725 learners, 1,648 in schools and 77 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	1,725
In schools	1,648
In community learning centers (ALS)	77
Male	924
Female	801

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	840	0	0	840
Junior High School	385	126	0	511
Senior High School	170	127	0	297
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	1	1
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	13	13
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	63	63

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	52	43	95
Grade 1	55	44	99
Grade 2	59	45	104
Grade 3	66	62	128
Grade 4	51	62	113
Grade 5	66	73	139
Grade 6	92	70	162
Grade 7	69	71	140
Grade 8	61	45	106
Grade 9	69	62	131
Grade 10	69	65	134
Grade 11	79	80	159
Grade 12	72	66	138
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1	0	1
ALS A&E elementary	11	2	13
ALS A&E secondary	52	11	63
All grades	924	801	1,725

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	188
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	109
All tracks	297

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	52	43	95
Elementary	385	353	738
Junior High School	261	243	504
Senior High School	151	144	295
All	849	783	1,632

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 22 schools and 4 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	21
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	4
All	26

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	16
Junior high only	3
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	21
Community learning centers (ALS)	4
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 128 teachers and 27 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	128
Non-teaching personnel	27
All personnel	155

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	72
Junior High School	42
Senior High School	14
All teachers	128

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	11.7
Junior High School	9.2
Senior High School	12.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 92 classrooms and 102 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 92
Seats (approximate): 2,133
Toilets: 102
Functional computers: 604
Faucets: 325; 299 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	59	26	7
Learners per classroom	14.2	14.8	24.3
Seats (approximate)	1,203	557	373
Learners per seat	0.7	0.7	0.5
Toilets	70	24	8
Learners per toilet	12.0	16.0	21.3
Functional computers	135	467	2
Learners per computer	6.2	0.8	85.0

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	16	0
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	2	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	15	1
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	2	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	14	2
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	41
Male	33
Shared	25
For persons with disabilities	3
All toilets	102

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	299
Without water	26
All faucets	325

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	19
Playground	18
Entrance Gate	15
Temporary Perimeter Fence	13
Offices	11
Computer Room	9
Exit Gate	9
Paved Pathway	8
Covered Court	4
Faculty Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Clinic	3
Home Economic Room	3
Solar Panel	3
Conference Room	2
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Industrial Arts Room	1
Permanent Perimeter Fence	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Besao, Mountain Province in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Besao, Mountain Province: 22 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Agawa Elementary School	Public	54	4	5
Agawa National High School	Public	71	7	4
Ambagiw Elementary School	Public	22	3	0
Banguitan Elementary School	Public	101	7	6
Banguitan National High School	Public	54	7	6
Besao Central School	Public	126	8	7
Besao Elementary School	Public	73	7	7
Besao National High School	Public	225	15	5
Bunga Elementary School	Public	36	3	3
Catengan Elementary School	Public	42	4	3
Dandanac Elementary School	Public	37	5	5
Gueday Elementary School	Public	26	4	1
Lacmaan Primary School	Public	9	1	1
Masameyeo Primary School	Public	28	3	2
Panabungen Elementary School	Public	102	6	4
Panabungen School of Arts, trades, and Home Industries	Public	149	19	12
Pangweo Elementary School	Public	26	4	2
Payeo Elementary School	Public	39	3	2
St. James High School of Mountain Province, Inc.	Private	253	Not reported	Not reported
Suquib Elementary School	Public	48	5	3
Tamboan Elementary School	Public	71	5	8
Tamboan National High School	Public	56	8	6

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

About this data

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 Besao, 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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