Schools in Ilocos Region (Region I)

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

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

Summary

Region I's 3,391 schools held 1,198,291 learners in SY 2024-25, not counting ALS, which is the ninth most of the 18 regions in the Philippines. It has the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.8%, private schools fell 2.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 19.9%.

Of the 2,864 reporting public schools, all have electricity, but 318, or 11%, have no internet, against 26% nationally. Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 11% in private schools, against 14% nationally. The four provinces and 14 schools divisions are listed on the page, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 3,391; Down 2 from SY 2023-24; 2,865 public, 515 private, 11 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 1,405; Up 44 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 1,221,203; Down 45,143 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 47,782; Up 422 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 38,633; Down 646 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Region I has the 9th most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.8%, private schools fell 2.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 19.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally), 11% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 5 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Dagupan City National High School (6,236 learners), Pangasinan National High School (6,082 learners) and Rosales National High School (5,674 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Colegio de La Union (+70%) and fell most at Wellcare Institute of Science and Technology, Inc. (−45%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 25 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Anambongan Elementary School, with 102 learners per classroom.
Of the 2,864 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 28 (1%) have no water, against 2% nationally; 318 (11%) have no internet, against 26% nationally.
The 2,844 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱2.8 billion. Across the 2,836 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,962 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 1,221,203 learners, 1,198,291 in schools and 22,912 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	1,221,203
In schools	1,198,291
In community learning centers (ALS)	22,912
Male	630,047
Female	588,592
Not broken down by sex	2,564

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 2,564 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	589,008	44,392	1,449	0	634,849
Junior High School	316,031	47,373	1,608	0	365,012
Senior High School	152,121	42,519	1,229	0	195,869
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	801	801
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2,947	2,947
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	19,161	19,161

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 2,564 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	38,985	35,766	74,751
Grade 1	44,276	40,313	84,589
Grade 2	45,734	42,049	87,783
Grade 3	47,234	43,713	90,947
Grade 4	51,310	48,175	99,485
Grade 5	44,886	40,112	84,998
Grade 6	55,232	52,819	108,051
Grade 7	52,079	48,807	100,886
Grade 8	41,401	39,234	80,635
Grade 9	45,170	44,446	89,616
Grade 10	47,244	46,492	93,736
Grade 11	50,046	48,069	98,115
Grade 12	49,622	48,132	97,754
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	2,787	1,458	4,245
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	91	48	139
ALS Basic Literacy Program	525	276	801
ALS A&E elementary	1,933	1,014	2,947
ALS A&E secondary	11,492	7,669	19,161
Broken down by grade	630,047	588,592	1,218,639

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	138,841
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	58,167
Arts and Design	354
All tracks	197,362

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	66	65	131
Elementary	303	252	555
Junior High School	21	23	44
All	390	340	730

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,412	1,328	2,740
Elementary	11,224	10,488	21,712
Junior High School	6,387	6,316	12,703
Senior High School	2,818	2,821	5,639
All	21,841	20,953	42,794

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	30	12	42
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	92	78	170
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	8	1	9
Open High School Program	224	174	398
Other School-Initiated Intervention	348	314	662
All	702	579	1,281

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 3,391 schools and 1,405 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	2,865
Private schools	515
SUCs and LUCs	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,405
All	4,796

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	2,418
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	141
Kindergarten to Grade 12	274
Junior high only	19
Junior and senior high	495
Senior high only	44
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,405

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	2,864
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,405
Non-sectarian	319
Sectarian	196
State universities and colleges	10
DOST managed	1
Local universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 47,782 teachers and 7,578 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	47,782
Non-teaching personnel	7,578
All personnel	55,360

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	26,465
Junior High School	15,300
Senior High School	6,017
All teachers	47,782

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	22.3
Junior High School	20.7
Senior High School	25.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 38,633 classrooms and 55,322 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 38,633
Seats (approximate): 971,287
Toilets: 55,322
Functional computers: 116,559
Faucets: 122,612; 113,096 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	24,039	9,802	4,792
Learners per classroom	24.5	32.2	31.7
Seats (approximate)	531,065	297,029	143,193
Learners per seat	1.1	1.1	1.1
Toilets	36,813	12,597	5,912
Learners per toilet	16.0	25.1	25.7
Functional computers	41,842	46,351	28,366
Learners per computer	14.1	6.8	5.4

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	2,387	27
Junior High School	615	12
Senior High School	534	23

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	2,327	5	82
Junior High School	595	1	31
Senior High School	537	1	19

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	2,102	312
Junior High School	569	58
Senior High School	477	80

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	10,953
Male	9,121
Shared	32,972
For persons with disabilities	2,276
All toilets	55,322

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	113,096
Without water	9,516
All faucets	122,612

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	2,757
School Garden	2,691
Offices	2,313
Covered Court	2,064
Exit Gate	2,021
Permanent Perimeter Fence	1,910
Playground	1,886
Canteen	1,461
Library/Learning Resource Center	1,421
Computer Room	1,299
Temporary Perimeter Fence	1,278
Clinic	1,071
Paved Pathway	1,001
Home Economic Room	738
Faculty Room	583
Supply Room	541
Roofing	438
Solar Panel	428
Science Laboratory	414
Conference Room	387
Data File Room/Records Room	285
Industrial Arts Room	232
Flood Marker	173
Gymnasium	142
Student Co-Curricular Center	98
Museum	88
Youth Development Center	74
Speech Laboratory	65
Bike Rack	30

Provinces

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

Provinces in Ilocos Region (Region I), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Ilocos Norte	506	126,947	5,628	19.5
Ilocos Sur	634	149,390	6,575	19.7
La Union	510	176,157	7,013	21.5
Pangasinan	1,741	768,709	28,566	23.4

Schools divisions

14 schools divisions, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Schools divisions in Ilocos Region (Region I), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Alaminos City	58	25,649	910	24.3
Batac City	41	11,875	431	20.5
Candon City	46	13,995	569	21.1
Dagupan City	72	50,751	1,423	24.6
Ilocos Norte	400	88,840	4,246	18.9
Ilocos Sur	554	118,497	5,326	19.4
La Union	449	147,344	6,131	21.3
Laoag City	65	26,232	951	22.0
Pangasinan I, Lingayen	767	333,758	12,619	23.7
Pangasinan II, Binalonan	664	268,121	10,387	22.8
San Carlos City (Pangasinan)	97	53,192	1,886	23.5
San Fernando City (La Union)	61	28,813	882	22.9
Urdaneta City	83	37,238	1,341	23.4
Vigan City	34	16,898	680	20.6

About this data

2,564 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 Ilocos Region (Region I) 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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