Schools in Nueva Ecija

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

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

Summary

Nueva Ecija has the third most learners of the seven provinces in Region III, and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 1,189 schools held 528,493 learners, and its public schools had 18,297 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.0%, private schools grew 1.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 4.7%.

Leaving out three schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Caanawan Elementary School, with 123 learners per classroom. Of the 959 reporting public schools, 52 (5%) have no internet, against 5% in Region III, while two (1%) have no water and one (1%) has no electricity.

The page lists its 32 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level, with charts and tables.

Schools: 1,189; Up 4 from SY 2023-24; 959 public, 223 private, 7 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 253; Up 15 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 537,446; Down 12,406 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 18,297; Up 306 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 14,941; Down 175 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Nueva Ecija has the 3rd most learners of the 7 provinces in Region III, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.0%, private schools grew 1.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 4.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 87% are in public schools (85% nationally), 12% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are San Jose City National High School (formerly Constancio Padilla National High School) (6,998 learners), Juan R. Liwag Mem. National High School (6,308 learners) and Munoz National HS-Main (6,030 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at St. Augustine Foundation Colleges of Nueva Ecija, Inc. (+85%) and fell most at Asia Pacific College of Business and Arts (−31%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Caanawan Elementary School, with 123 learners per classroom.
Of the 959 reporting public schools, 1 (1%) has no electricity, against 1% in Region III; 2 (1%) have no water, against 1% in Region III; 52 (5%) have no internet, against 5% in Region III.
The 944 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱1.0 billion. Across the 934 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,684 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 537,446 learners, 528,493 in schools and 8,953 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	537,446
In schools	528,493
In community learning centers (ALS)	8,953
Male	275,443
Female	261,045
Not broken down by sex	958

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 958 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	268,922	21,057	0	0	289,979
Junior High School	135,978	19,380	1,410	0	156,768
Senior High School	55,978	24,257	567	0	80,802
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	308	308
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,427	1,427
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	7,204	7,204

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 958 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	18,715	17,120	35,835
Grade 1	20,591	19,165	39,756
Grade 2	21,421	19,651	41,072
Grade 3	21,748	20,129	41,877
Grade 4	22,612	21,306	43,918
Grade 5	20,581	18,535	39,116
Grade 6	24,113	22,997	47,110
Grade 7	22,302	21,302	43,604
Grade 8	17,772	16,777	34,549
Grade 9	19,640	19,556	39,196
Grade 10	19,635	19,610	39,245
Grade 11	20,530	21,166	41,696
Grade 12	19,452	19,654	39,106
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	882	413	1,295
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	102	72	174
ALS Basic Literacy Program	188	120	308
ALS A&E elementary	932	495	1,427
ALS A&E secondary	4,227	2,977	7,204
Broken down by grade	275,443	261,045	536,488

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	64,183
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	16,894
Arts and Design	25
Sports	120
All tracks	81,222

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	22	14	36
Elementary	104	79	183
Junior High School	32	21	53
All	158	114	272

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	149	139	288
Elementary	1,022	925	1,947
Junior High School	462	536	998
Senior High School	248	231	479
All	1,881	1,831	3,712

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	3	1	4
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	2	0	2
Open High School Program	39	36	75
Other School-Initiated Intervention	26	13	39
All	70	50	120

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 1,189 schools and 253 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	959
Private schools	223
SUCs and LUCs	7
Community learning centers (ALS)	253
All	1,442

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	837
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	86
Kindergarten to Grade 12	66
Junior high only	17
Junior and senior high	148
Senior high only	35
Community learning centers (ALS)	253

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	959
Community learning centers (ALS)	253
Non-sectarian	184
Sectarian	39
State universities and colleges	7

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 18,297 teachers and 2,846 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	18,297
Non-teaching personnel	2,846
All personnel	21,143

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	10,291
Junior High School	5,710
Senior High School	2,296
All teachers	18,297

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	26.1
Junior High School	23.8
Senior High School	24.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 14,941 classrooms and 19,820 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 14,941
Seats (approximate): 380,982
Toilets: 19,820
Functional computers: 34,106
Faucets: 44,007; 40,684 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	9,262	3,998	1,681
Learners per classroom	29.0	34.0	33.3
Seats (approximate)	230,180	106,932	43,870
Learners per seat	1.2	1.3	1.3
Toilets	13,378	4,593	1,849
Learners per toilet	20.1	29.6	30.3
Functional computers	10,837	15,154	8,115
Learners per computer	24.8	9.0	6.9

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	804	2
Junior High School	216	0
Senior High School	148	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	775	6	24	1
Junior High School	209	0	7	0
Senior High School	147	0	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	758	48
Junior High School	203	13
Senior High School	138	11

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	3,157
Male	2,557
Shared	13,287
For persons with disabilities	819
All toilets	19,820

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	40,684
Without water	3,323
All faucets	44,007

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	939
School Garden	911
Permanent Perimeter Fence	848
Covered Court	843
Offices	837
Exit Gate	726
Flood Marker	518
Playground	504
Canteen	417
Computer Room	393
Paved Pathway	363
Library/Learning Resource Center	339
Clinic	245
Temporary Perimeter Fence	244
Roofing	224
Home Economic Room	223
Faculty Room	210
Supply Room	165
Science Laboratory	158
Solar Panel	153
Conference Room	109
Industrial Arts Room	85
Data File Room/Records Room	66
Museum	39
Student Co-Curricular Center	31
Gymnasium	26
Bike Rack	16
Youth Development Center	11
Speech Laboratory	2

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Nueva Ecija, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Aliaga	33	14,794	564	24.9
Bongabon	32	17,164	591	26.8
Cabanatuan City	111	80,671	2,304	26.7
Cabiao	34	19,707	674	25.8
Carranglan	29	10,431	404	24.4
City of Gapan	52	31,806	1,129	25.5
Cuyapo	59	15,246	625	22.6
Gabaldon (Bitulok & Sabani)	29	10,279	369	25.7
General Mamerto Natividad	29	9,352	373	22.9
General Tinio (Papaya)	30	13,211	463	25.8
Guimba	74	27,632	914	26.1
Jaen	39	15,614	534	25.4
Laur	23	8,055	308	23.4
Licab	17	6,346	238	24.5
Llanera	30	7,714	335	22.3
Lupao	27	10,113	390	24.6
Nampicuan	12	2,813	130	18.9
Palayan City (Capital)	32	12,373	441	25.5
Pantabangan	24	6,864	303	21.6
Peñaranda	14	7,227	254	25.3
Quezon	21	8,987	320	24.1
Rizal	38	14,322	523	24.7
San Antonio	31	17,333	545	25.8
San Isidro	24	13,190	343	23.8
San Jose City	80	39,476	1,170	27.5
San Leonardo	25	12,429	472	23.3
Santa Rosa	36	18,776	548	25.1
Santo Domingo	33	14,932	569	24.9
Science City of Muñoz	52	21,467	810	23.2
Talavera	65	29,637	956	27.1
Talugtug	28	5,589	228	22.6
Zaragoza	26	13,896	470	25.9

About this data

958 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 Nueva Ecija 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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