Schools in Balabac, Palawan

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

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

Summary

Balabac, Palawan, has the 11th most learners of the 24 cities and municipalities in Palawan, and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 45 schools held 12,789 learners, with another 264 in ALS, and its public schools had 446 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Of the 45 reporting public schools, 36 (80%) have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B. The most crowded public classrooms are at Salang National High School, with 144 learners per classroom.

Next on the page, the 45 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 45; No change from SY 2023-24; 45 public
Community learning centers: 16; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 13,053; Down 306 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 446; Up 14 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 327; Up 13 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Balabac has the 11th most learners of the 24 cities and municipalities in Palawan, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Mangsee Elementary School (1,580 learners), Mangsee National High School (976 learners) and Balabac National High School (970 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Mangsee National High School (+9%) and fell most at Rabor Elementary School (−13%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Salang National High School, with 144 learners per classroom.
Of the 45 reporting public schools, 6 (13%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region IV-B; 2 (4%) have no water, against 2% in Region IV-B; 36 (80%) have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B.
The 45 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱34.7 million. Across the 45 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,738 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 13,053 learners, 12,789 in schools and 264 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	13,053
In schools	12,789
In community learning centers (ALS)	264
Male	6,429
Female	6,624

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	8,875	0	8,875
Junior High School	2,919	0	2,919
Senior High School	995	0	995
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	11	11
ALS A&E elementary	0	62	62
ALS A&E secondary	0	191	191

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	579	594	1,173
Grade 1	686	646	1,332
Grade 2	694	652	1,346
Grade 3	705	637	1,342
Grade 4	649	577	1,226
Grade 5	625	530	1,155
Grade 6	649	652	1,301
Grade 7	408	474	882
Grade 8	325	343	668
Grade 9	338	390	728
Grade 10	262	379	641
Grade 11	211	297	508
Grade 12	191	296	487
ALS Basic Literacy Program	2	9	11
ALS A&E elementary	30	32	62
ALS A&E secondary	75	116	191
All grades	6,429	6,624	13,053

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	449
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	546
All tracks	995

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	111	120	231
Elementary	1,035	1,004	2,039
Junior High School	2	1	3
All	1,148	1,125	2,273

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	387	402	789
Elementary	2,333	2,180	4,513
Junior High School	809	1,014	1,823
Senior High School	210	310	520
All	3,739	3,906	7,645

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Open High School Program	10	10	20
Other School-Initiated Intervention	0	1	1
All	11	11	22

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 45 schools and 16 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	45
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
All	61

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	35
Junior high only	6
Junior and senior high	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	16

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	45
Community learning centers (ALS)	16

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 446 teachers and 66 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	446
Non-teaching personnel	66
All personnel	512

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	299
Junior High School	110
Senior High School	37
All teachers	446

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	29.7
Junior High School	26.5
Senior High School	26.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 327 classrooms and 256 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 327
Seats (approximate): 6,093
Toilets: 256
Functional computers: 829
Faucets: 403; 272 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	222	75	30
Learners per classroom	40.0	38.9	33.2
Seats (approximate)	4,334	1,165	594
Learners per seat	2.1	2.5	1.7
Toilets	185	52	19
Learners per toilet	48.0	56.1	52.4
Functional computers	383	433	13
Learners per computer	23.2	6.7	76.5

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	33	2
Junior High School	10	0
Senior High School	4	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	1	27	2	5
Junior High School	1	7	1	1
Senior High School	1	2	1	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	6	29
Junior High School	2	8
Senior High School	1	3

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	63
Male	52
Shared	135
For persons with disabilities	6
All toilets	256

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	272
Without water	131
All faucets	403

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	42
Playground	38
School Garden	37
Temporary Perimeter Fence	37
Solar Panel	34
Exit Gate	32
Offices	16
Canteen	9
Faculty Room	9
Clinic	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Supply Room	7
Computer Room	6
Conference Room	4
Covered Court	4
Home Economic Room	4
Permanent Perimeter Fence	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Science Laboratory	3
Paved Pathway	1

List of schools

Every school in Balabac, Palawan in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Balabac, Palawan: 45 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Agutayan Elementary School	189	7	5
Agutayan National High School	81	1	1
Balabac Central School	681	24	18
Balabac National High School	970	52	27
Bancalaan Elementary School	378	13	3
Bancalaan National High School	1,233	20	29
Banglos Elementary School	101	3	4
Bual Ramos Elementary School	326	9	8
Bugsuk National High School	15	27	5
Caguisan Annex Elementary School	123	4	4
Caguisan Elementary School	188	6	2
Calogcog Elementary School	218	7	6
Catagupan Elementary School	241	9	7
Catagupan National High School	141	4	1
Dumaga Elementary School	73	3	5
Indalawan Elementary School	250	9	4
Kambangtule Elementary School	109	4	4
Lagdong Elementary School	51	4	1
Lindagong Elementary School	207	8	4
Look Dahu Elementary School	234	6	3
Lumbucan Elementary School	95	5	4
Madarcos Elementary School	87	4	4
Malaking Ilog Elementary School	247	7	8
Malaking Ilog National High School	100	5	2
Malinsuno Elementary School	85	5	5
Mangsee Elementary School	1,580	49	39
Mangsee National High School	976	22	28
Marabon Elementary School	801	20	14
Maria Hangin Elementary School	64	5	4
Matangule Elementary School	533	15	11
Melville Elementary School	168	6	4
Paliisan Elementary School	146	7	5
Pampecs Elementary School (Bugsuk ES)	17	2	6
Panaan Elementary School	111	6	5
Pasig Elementary School	85	3	4
Rabor Elementary School	122	4	4
Ramos High School	181	2	3
Salang National High School	144	5	1
Segumay Elementary School	102	4	1
Sibaring Elementary School	155	8	2
Sibaring National High School	73	9	8
Singcab Elementary School	212	6	5
Tabodniayo Elementary School	470	15	10
Timbayan Elementary School	246	8	5
Turong Elementary School	180	4	4

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 Balabac, Palawan 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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