Schools in Central Luzon (Region III)

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 III, Central Luzon, has the second most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 5,193 schools held 2,908,517 learners, with another 48,588 in ALS, and its public schools had 89,977 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.6%, private schools grew 1.8% and SUC and LUC schools fell 15.4%.

Public schools hold 83% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 17%, against 14% nationally. Of the 3,742 reporting public schools, 204 (5%) have no internet, against 26% nationally, while seven (1%) have no electricity and 12 (1%) have no water, each against 2% nationally.

The seven provinces and 21 schools divisions are listed next, with the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 5,193; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 3,743 public, 1,434 private, 16 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 1,453; Down 26 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 2,957,105; Down 54,943 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 89,977; Up 1,061 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 68,456; Down 243 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Region III has the 2nd most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.6%, private schools grew 1.8% and SUC and LUC schools fell 15.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 83% are in public schools (85% nationally), 17% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Tarlac National High School (10,221 learners), San Miguel National High School (9,436 learners) and Benigno S. Aquino National High School (8,475 learners).
Leaving out 13 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Lyceum Subic Bay, Inc. (+117%) and fell most at Emmanuel John Institute of Science and Technology, Inc.-Pampanga Branch (−39%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 15 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Goldenville Elementary School, with 152 learners per classroom.
Of the 3,742 reporting public schools, 7 (1%) have no electricity, against 2% nationally; 12 (1%) have no water, against 2% nationally; 204 (5%) have no internet, against 26% nationally.
The 3,700 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱4.7 billion. Across the 3,652 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,479 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,957,105 learners, 2,908,517 in schools and 48,588 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,957,105
In schools	2,908,517
In community learning centers (ALS)	48,588
Male	1,514,326
Female	1,436,823
Not broken down by sex	5,956

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 5,956 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	1,463,177	151,799	48	0	1,615,024
Junior High School	702,450	137,436	3,749	0	843,635
Senior High School	244,380	196,489	3,336	0	444,205
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	1,274	1,274
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	8,597	8,597
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	38,414	38,414

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 5,956 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	105,089	97,544	202,633
Grade 1	118,400	109,929	228,329
Grade 2	122,280	112,286	234,566
Grade 3	123,851	115,152	239,003
Grade 4	121,492	114,309	235,801
Grade 5	110,748	99,476	210,224
Grade 6	129,518	124,891	254,409
Grade 7	119,903	114,708	234,611
Grade 8	97,059	92,923	189,982
Grade 9	103,932	103,009	206,941
Grade 10	105,111	105,829	210,940
Grade 11	112,975	114,515	227,490
Grade 12	108,497	108,218	216,715
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	6,834	3,225	10,059
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	716	445	1,161
ALS Basic Literacy Program	734	540	1,274
ALS A&E elementary	5,454	3,143	8,597
ALS A&E secondary	21,733	16,681	38,414
Broken down by grade	1,514,326	1,436,823	2,951,149

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	328,153
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	116,992
Arts and Design	847
Sports	752
All tracks	446,744

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	142	111	253
Elementary	1,051	939	1,990
Junior High School	98	90	188
All	1,291	1,140	2,431

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,854	1,760	3,614
Elementary	10,686	10,351	21,037
Junior High School	3,795	4,322	8,117
Senior High School	1,269	1,582	2,851
All	17,604	18,015	35,619

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	40	11	51
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	80	75	155
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	13	15	28
Open High School Program	307	293	600
Other School-Initiated Intervention	2,594	2,696	5,290
All	3,034	3,090	6,124

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 5,193 schools and 1,453 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	3,743
Private schools	1,434
SUCs and LUCs	16
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,453
All	6,646

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	3,343
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	416
Kindergarten to Grade 12	493
Junior high only	113
Junior and senior high	644
Senior high only	184
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,453

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	3,741
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,453
Non-sectarian	1,149
Sectarian	285
State universities and colleges	15
DOST managed	1
Local universities and colleges	1
Managed by another government agency	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 89,977 teachers and 11,879 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	89,977
Non-teaching personnel	11,879
All personnel	101,856

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	50,405
Junior High School	29,873
Senior High School	9,699
All teachers	89,977

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	29.0
Junior High School	23.5
Senior High School	25.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 68,456 classrooms and 89,817 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 68,456
Seats (approximate): 2,051,409
Toilets: 89,817
Functional computers: 190,484
Faucets: 185,806; 170,775 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	42,845	18,731	6,880
Learners per classroom	34.2	37.5	35.5
Seats (approximate)	1,273,173	569,120	209,116
Learners per seat	1.2	1.2	1.2
Toilets	60,938	21,143	7,736
Learners per toilet	24.0	33.2	31.6
Functional computers	67,161	80,479	42,844
Learners per computer	21.8	8.7	5.7

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	3,039	13
Junior High School	926	7
Senior High School	646	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	2,898	46	101	7
Junior High School	880	11	42	0
Senior High School	638	3	28	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	2,866	186
Junior High School	861	72
Senior High School	570	99

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	15,218
Male	12,371
Shared	58,460
For persons with disabilities	3,768
All toilets	89,817

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	170,775
Without water	15,031
All faucets	185,806

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	3,608
School Garden	3,360
Offices	3,167
Permanent Perimeter Fence	3,093
Exit Gate	2,948
Covered Court	2,867
Canteen	1,695
Computer Room	1,676
Playground	1,612
Library/Learning Resource Center	1,440
Clinic	1,435
Paved Pathway	1,169
Home Economic Room	1,043
Temporary Perimeter Fence	910
Faculty Room	902
Flood Marker	735
Supply Room	720
Science Laboratory	705
Roofing	665
Solar Panel	528
Conference Room	527
Data File Room/Records Room	464
Industrial Arts Room	389
Student Co-Curricular Center	133
Gymnasium	120
Bike Rack	83
Youth Development Center	52
Museum	51
Speech Laboratory	32

Provinces

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

Provinces in Central Luzon (Region III), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Aurora	203	62,928	2,446	22.0
Bataan	325	213,245	6,355	29.1
Bulacan	1,194	890,673	23,324	29.3
Nueva Ecija	1,189	537,446	18,297	25.2
Pampanga	1,025	655,477	20,267	26.3
Tarlac	787	371,046	11,755	26.3
Zambales	470	226,290	7,533	25.1

Schools divisions

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

Schools divisions in Central Luzon (Region III), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Angeles City	122	116,013	3,147	27.8
Aurora	203	62,928	2,446	22.0
Balanga City	41	30,972	934	27.3
Bataan	284	182,273	5,421	29.4
Bulacan	797	568,774	15,451	29.2
Cabanatuan City	109	76,238	2,011	28.4
City of Baliwag	62	41,833	928	28.3
City of San Jose Del Monte	164	173,457	4,088	31.2
Gapan City	52	31,806	1,129	25.5
Mabalacat City	91	65,944	1,865	27.2
Malolos City	104	60,693	1,702	24.8
Meycauayan City	67	45,916	1,155	30.5
Nueva Ecija	896	368,459	13,177	24.7
Olongapo City	74	60,188	1,861	25.2
Pampanga	718	392,930	12,685	26.0
San Fernando City (Pampanga)	94	80,590	2,570	24.9
San Jose City	80	39,476	1,170	27.5
Science City of Muñoz	52	21,467	810	23.2
Tarlac	633	279,975	9,390	25.9
Tarlac City	154	91,071	2,365	27.8
Zambales	396	166,102	5,672	25.1

About this data

5,956 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 Central Luzon (Region III) 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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