Schools in El Nido (Bacuit), 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

In El Nido (Bacuit), Palawan, 98% of the learners in schools are in public schools, compared with 85% nationally, while 2% are in private schools, compared with 14%. Its 44 schools held 15,202 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 299 in ALS, and 517 public teachers. Enrollment in schools rose 0.6% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools grew 0.3%, while private schools grew 18.1%.

It has the 10th most learners of the 24 cities and municipalities in Palawan, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. Of its 41 reporting public schools, 36, or 88%, have no internet, compared with 47% in Region IV-B, and six, or 15%, have no electricity, compared with 3% in Region IV-B.

The list of its 44 schools, with learners, teachers and classrooms, is the next place to look.

Schools: 44; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 41 public, 3 private
Community learning centers: 19; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 15,501; Up 37 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 517; Up 25 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 425; No change from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

El Nido (Bacuit) has the 10th most learners of the 24 cities and municipalities in Palawan, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 0.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 0.3% and private schools grew 18.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 98% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 2% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are El Nido National High School (1,700 learners), El Nido Central School (1,699 learners) and Bucana Elementary School (710 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Bucana National High School (+14%) and fell most at Sibaltan National High School (−7%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 6 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Bagong Bayan Elementary School, with 66 learners per classroom.
Of the 41 reporting public schools, 6 (15%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region IV-B; 1 (2%) has no water, against 2% in Region IV-B; 36 (88%) have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B.
The 41 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱35.8 million. Across the 41 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,575 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 15,501 learners, 15,202 in schools and 299 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	15,501
In schools	15,202
In community learning centers (ALS)	299
Male	7,839
Female	7,654
Not broken down by sex	8

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 8 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	8,968	255	0	9,223
Junior High School	4,185	45	0	4,230
Senior High School	1,741	0	0	1,741
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	2	2
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	55	55
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	242	242

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 8 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	599	554	1,153
Grade 1	702	633	1,335
Grade 2	701	668	1,369
Grade 3	668	670	1,338
Grade 4	736	649	1,385
Grade 5	671	588	1,259
Grade 6	701	683	1,384
Grade 7	640	618	1,258
Grade 8	454	485	939
Grade 9	518	522	1,040
Grade 10	480	513	993
Grade 11	425	510	935
Grade 12	400	406	806
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1	1	2
ALS A&E elementary	29	26	55
ALS A&E secondary	114	128	242
Broken down by grade	7,839	7,654	15,493

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	943
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	798
All tracks	1,741

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

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	87	83	170
Elementary	706	648	1,354
Junior High School	501	540	1,041
Senior High School	160	151	311
All	1,454	1,422	2,876

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	0	2	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 44 schools and 19 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	41
Private schools	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	19
All	63

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	28
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Junior high only	8
Junior and senior high	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	19

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	41
Community learning centers (ALS)	19
Non-sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 517 teachers and 62 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	517
Non-teaching personnel	62
All personnel	579

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	271
Junior High School	180
Senior High School	66
All teachers	517

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	33.1
Junior High School	23.3
Senior High School	26.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 425 classrooms and 538 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 425
Seats (approximate): 8,586
Toilets: 538
Functional computers: 2,249
Faucets: 1,154; 665 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	219	138	68
Learners per classroom	41.0	30.3	25.6
Seats (approximate)	5,609	2,218	759
Learners per seat	1.6	1.9	2.3
Toilets	307	158	73
Learners per toilet	29.2	26.5	23.9
Functional computers	1,059	469	721
Learners per computer	8.5	8.9	2.4

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	27	0
Junior High School	12	2
Senior High School	5	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	7	15	0	5
Junior High School	6	7	0	1
Senior High School	3	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	1	26
Junior High School	4	10
Senior High School	2	4

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	119
Male	97
Shared	292
For persons with disabilities	30
All toilets	538

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	665
Without water	489
All faucets	1,154

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	41
Playground	38
Temporary Perimeter Fence	37
School Garden	35
Exit Gate	31
Solar Panel	29
Offices	21
Covered Court	15
Computer Room	14
Library/Learning Resource Center	11
Permanent Perimeter Fence	11
Faculty Room	10
Clinic	8
Conference Room	8
Canteen	6
Home Economic Room	5
Science Laboratory	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Industrial Arts Room	3
Paved Pathway	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Supply Room	3
Roofing	2
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in El Nido (Bacuit), Palawan in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in El Nido (Bacuit), Palawan: 44 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Aberawan Elementary School	Public	291	8	8
Bagong Bayan Elementary School	Public	329	8	5
Bagong Bayan National High School	Public	481	19	13
Barotuan Elementary School	Public	482	18	11
Barotuan National High School	Public	1,105	50	46
Bebeladan Elementary School	Public	235	7	6
Bucana Elementary School	Public	710	23	17
Bucana National High School	Public	373	19	6
Buluang Elementary School	Public	100	6	6
Cagbanaba Elementaryschool	Public	92	4	5
Calitang Elementary School	Public	340	10	10
Dagmay Elementary School	Public	116	7	7
Danat Elementary School	Public	182	7	8
Diapila Elementary School	Public	223	7	7
Diapila National High School	Public	111	3	4
El Nido Central School	Public	1,699	35	29
El Nido National High School	Public	1,700	65	62
Geronimo P. Hamora Elementary School	Public	73	4	4
Gospel Light Christian Academy - Palawan	Private	32	Not reported	Not reported
Kiminawit Elementary School	Public	142	6	8
Lamoro Elementary School	Public	206	7	6
Ligad Elementary School	Public	56	3	5
Mabini Elementary School	Public	281	8	9
Mabini National High School	Public	128	3	4
Manlag Elementary School	Public	490	11	4
Manlag National High School	Public	318	13	4
Maranlao Elementary School	Public	136	5	3
Mayaod Elementary School	Public	91	3	4
New Ibajay Elementary School	Public	438	13	13
New Ibajay National High School	Public	425	21	35
Pasadeña Elementary School	Public	392	13	4
Pasadeña National High School	Public	281	3	4
Potter's Place School	Private	254	Not reported	Not reported
San Fernando Elementary School	Public	444	16	5
San Fernando National High School	Public	241	16	8
Sibaltan Elementary School	Public	209	9	7
Sibaltan National High School	Public	285	15	5
Teneguiban Elementary School	Public	235	7	8
Teneguiban National High School	Public	157	9	6
The Earth School	Private	14	Not reported	Not reported
Villa Libertad Elementary School	Public	776	19	11
Villa Libertad National High School	Public	251	4	5
Villa Paz Elementary School	Public	200	7	9
Villa Paz National High School	Public	78	6	4

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

About this data

8 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 El Nido (Bacuit), 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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