Schools in NCR Third District

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

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

Summary

NCR Third District has the second most learners per teacher in public schools and the third most learners of the four provinces in NCR. In SY 2024-25 its 513 schools held 649,584 learners, with another 7,760 in ALS, and it had 18,197 public teachers.

Of the learners in schools, 79% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 21% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Leaving out two schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Parada Elementary School, with 139 learners per classroom.

Next, the page lists its four cities and municipalities, and its charts and tables show the figures by sector and level.

Schools: 513; 226 public, 287 private
Community learning centers: 185
Learners: 657,344
Teachers: 18,197
Classrooms: 7,931

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

Key findings

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

NCR Third District has the 3rd most learners of the 4 provinces in NCR, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Of the learners in schools, 79% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 21% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Camarin High School (9,405 learners), Caloocan High School (8,532 learners) and Kalayaan Elementary School (8,096 learners).
Leaving out 11 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Philippine Malabon Cultural Institute (+60%) and fell most at Electron College of Technical Education (−46%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Parada Elementary School, with 139 learners per classroom.
Of the 226 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (1%) has no water, against 1% in NCR; 2 (1%) have no internet, against 1% in NCR.
The 225 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱654.8 million. Across the 225 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,098 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 657,344 learners, 649,584 in schools and 7,760 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	657,344
In schools	649,584
In community learning centers (ALS)	7,760
Male	336,357
Female	319,992
Not broken down by sex	995

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 995 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	315,552	36,257	0	351,809
Junior High School	166,326	26,983	0	193,309
Senior High School	27,917	75,554	0	103,471
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	194	194
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	1,669	1,669
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	5,897	5,897

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 995 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	22,894	21,462	44,356
Grade 1	25,915	24,287	50,202
Grade 2	27,510	25,458	52,968
Grade 3	28,039	25,567	53,606
Grade 4	24,340	23,400	47,740
Grade 5	24,618	22,505	47,123
Grade 6	27,382	26,072	53,454
Grade 7	26,488	24,646	51,134
Grade 8	22,769	21,681	44,450
Grade 9	24,332	23,628	47,960
Grade 10	24,848	24,711	49,559
Grade 11	26,202	26,887	53,089
Grade 12	24,793	25,589	50,382
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	1,659	701	2,360
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	123	83	206
ALS Basic Literacy Program	130	64	194
ALS A&E elementary	1,079	590	1,669
ALS A&E secondary	3,236	2,661	5,897
Broken down by grade	336,357	319,992	656,349

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	80,075
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	23,406
Arts and Design	426
Sports	67
All tracks	103,974

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7	14	21
Elementary	81	56	137
Junior High School	15	12	27
All	103	82	185

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5	4	9
Elementary	85	59	144
Junior High School	62	98	160
Senior High School	35	63	98
All	187	224	411

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	5	3	8
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Open High School Program	173	142	315
Other School-Initiated Intervention	56	69	125
All	235	214	449

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 513 schools and 185 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	226
Private schools	287
Community learning centers (ALS)	185
All	698

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	255
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	38
Kindergarten to Grade 12	94
Junior high only	26
Junior and senior high	53
Senior high only	47
Community learning centers (ALS)	185

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Non-sectarian	268
DepEd managed	226
Community learning centers (ALS)	185
Sectarian	19

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 18,197 teachers and 1,320 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	18,197
Non-teaching personnel	1,320
All personnel	19,517

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	9,763
Junior High School	7,332
Senior High School	1,102
All teachers	18,197

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	32.3
Junior High School	22.7
Senior High School	25.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 7,931 classrooms and 8,692 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 7,931
Seats (approximate): 338,682
Toilets: 8,692
Functional computers: 41,324
Faucets: 16,893; 15,231 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	4,646	2,655	630
Learners per classroom	67.9	62.7	44.3
Seats (approximate)	218,515	97,142	23,025
Learners per seat	1.4	1.7	1.2
Toilets	5,481	2,554	657
Learners per toilet	57.6	65.1	42.5
Functional computers	16,811	17,342	7,171
Learners per computer	18.8	9.6	3.9

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	136	1
Junior High School	81	0
Senior High School	63	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	134	1	2
Junior High School	77	2	2
Senior High School	62	0	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	135	2
Junior High School	78	3
Senior High School	56	8

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	4,081
Male	2,958
Shared	1,129
For persons with disabilities	524
All toilets	8,692

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	15,231
Without water	1,662
All faucets	16,893

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	214
Offices	208
Exit Gate	204
Permanent Perimeter Fence	202
School Garden	202
Library/Learning Resource Center	166
Computer Room	163
Canteen	155
Covered Court	154
Clinic	142
Supply Room	123
Data File Room/Records Room	107
Science Laboratory	102
Paved Pathway	88
Faculty Room	86
Conference Room	79
Home Economic Room	64
Roofing	59
Playground	48
Bike Rack	30
Flood Marker	23
Solar Panel	20
Temporary Perimeter Fence	17
Museum	15
Speech Laboratory	11
Student Co-Curricular Center	10
Industrial Arts Room	8
Gymnasium	6
Youth Development Center	4

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in NCR Third District, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
City of Malabon	81	95,349	2,665	25.7
City of Navotas	37	50,525	1,769	26.1
City of Valenzuela	134	163,361	4,522	28.8
Kalookan City	261	348,109	9,241	28.7

About this data

995 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 NCR Third District 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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