Schools in MIMAROPA (Region IV-B)

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 3 November 2026

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

Summary

Region IV-B, known as MIMAROPA, ranks the 16th most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, with 864,342 learners in its schools in SY 2024-25. Of its 2,392 reporting public schools, 1,130, or 47%, have no internet, against 26% nationally. Public schools hold 92% of its learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 8%, against 14% nationally.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted; public schools fell 2.6%, private schools fell 0.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 25.2%.

Next, the page lists its five provinces and seven schools divisions, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 2,695; Up 11 from SY 2023-24; 2,393 public, 293 private, 9 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 1,315; Up 22 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 887,263; Down 24,689 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 33,543; Up 772 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 26,592; Up 258 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Region IV-B has the 16th most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.6%, private schools fell 0.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 25.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 92% are in public schools (85% nationally), 8% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Palawan National School (9,701 learners), Oriental Mindoro National High School (7,434 learners) and Occidental Mindoro National High School (5,744 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at D-Shep Foundation Academy (+47%) and fell most at Marinduque State College - Main Campus (−48%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 8 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sto Nino National High School, with 160 learners per classroom.
Of the 2,392 reporting public schools, 60 (3%) have no electricity, against 2% nationally; 59 (2%) have no water, against 2% nationally; 1,130 (47%) have no internet, against 26% nationally.
The 2,392 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱2.1 billion. Across the 2,370 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,850 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 887,263 learners, 864,342 in schools and 22,921 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	887,263
In schools	864,342
In community learning centers (ALS)	22,921
Male	452,570
Female	433,370
Not broken down by sex	1,323

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 1,323 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	475,945	18,327	718	0	494,990
Junior High School	222,387	24,861	1,494	0	248,742
Senior High School	96,670	21,800	901	0	119,371
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	1,811	1,811
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	4,572	4,572
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	16,454	16,454

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 1,323 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	31,615	29,130	60,745
Grade 1	36,590	33,338	69,928
Grade 2	36,236	33,449	69,685
Grade 3	37,700	34,897	72,597
Grade 4	38,910	36,326	75,236
Grade 5	35,876	32,144	68,020
Grade 6	38,901	37,360	76,261
Grade 7	35,351	34,373	69,724
Grade 8	28,594	28,171	56,765
Grade 9	30,442	30,755	61,197
Grade 10	29,941	30,992	60,933
Grade 11	30,295	31,689	61,984
Grade 12	28,204	29,183	57,387
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	1,544	974	2,518
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	67	56	123
ALS Basic Literacy Program	909	902	1,811
ALS A&E elementary	2,725	1,847	4,572
ALS A&E secondary	8,670	7,784	16,454
Broken down by grade	452,570	433,370	885,940

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	86,940
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	32,111
Arts and Design	471
Sports	372
All tracks	119,894

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	242	230	472
Elementary	2,705	2,666	5,371
Junior High School	58	59	117
All	3,005	2,955	5,960

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6,363	6,018	12,381
Elementary	41,610	39,744	81,354
Junior High School	16,007	18,095	34,102
Senior High School	5,192	6,538	11,730
All	69,172	70,395	139,567

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	38	28	66
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	107	94	201
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	70	38	108
Open High School Program	400	486	886
Other School-Initiated Intervention	116	103	219
All	731	749	1,480

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 2,695 schools and 1,315 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	2,393
Private schools	293
SUCs and LUCs	9
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,315
All	4,010

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	2,034
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	46
Kindergarten to Grade 12	55
Junior high only	181
Junior and senior high	354
Senior high only	25
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,315

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	2,392
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,315
Non-sectarian	210
Sectarian	83
State universities and colleges	8
DOST managed	1
Local universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 33,543 teachers and 5,028 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	33,543
Non-teaching personnel	5,028
All personnel	38,571

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	18,968
Junior High School	10,645
Senior High School	3,930
All teachers	33,543

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	25.1
Junior High School	20.9
Senior High School	24.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 26,592 classrooms and 36,857 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 26,592
Seats (approximate): 661,626
Toilets: 36,857
Functional computers: 72,705
Faucets: 79,439; 69,068 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	16,797	6,754	3,041
Learners per classroom	28.3	32.9	31.8
Seats (approximate)	396,047	190,675	74,904
Learners per seat	1.2	1.2	1.3
Toilets	24,394	8,697	3,766
Learners per toilet	19.5	25.6	25.7
Functional computers	27,738	29,629	15,338
Learners per computer	17.2	7.5	6.3

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	1,861	53
Junior High School	492	11
Senior High School	305	7

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	1,414	341	112	47
Junior High School	386	69	34	14
Senior High School	261	27	17	7

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	948	966
Junior High School	314	189
Senior High School	205	107

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	7,365
Male	6,763
Shared	21,418
For persons with disabilities	1,311
All toilets	36,857

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	69,068
Without water	10,371
All faucets	79,439

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	2,273
School Garden	2,129
Playground	1,969
Temporary Perimeter Fence	1,703
Exit Gate	1,576
Offices	1,462
Computer Room	962
Permanent Perimeter Fence	946
Covered Court	799
Library/Learning Resource Center	762
Solar Panel	758
Paved Pathway	658
Clinic	576
Canteen	567
Faculty Room	447
Home Economic Room	420
Roofing	412
Supply Room	377
Conference Room	309
Science Laboratory	271
Data File Room/Records Room	269
Industrial Arts Room	151
Student Co-Curricular Center	96
Gymnasium	86
Flood Marker	49
Youth Development Center	27
Bike Rack	12
Speech Laboratory	5
Museum	3

Provinces

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

Provinces in MIMAROPA (Region IV-B), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Marinduque	256	63,607	2,713	20.6
Occidental Mindoro	410	150,676	5,357	25.2
Oriental Mindoro	699	240,465	8,787	23.5
Palawan	1,033	348,170	12,920	25.0
Romblon	297	84,345	3,766	20.1

Schools divisions

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

Schools divisions in MIMAROPA (Region IV-B), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Calapan City	81	37,006	1,326	23.8
Marinduque	256	63,607	2,713	20.6
Occidental Mindoro	410	150,676	5,357	25.2
Oriental Mindoro	618	203,459	7,461	23.4
Palawan	891	269,113	10,341	24.5
Puerto Princesa City	142	79,057	2,579	27.1
Romblon	297	84,345	3,766	20.1

About this data

1,323 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 MIMAROPA (Region IV-B) 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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