Schools in Bicol Region (Region V)

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 V, the Bicol Region, held 1,672,003 learners in schools in SY 2024-25, the fourth most of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and has the 13th most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools fell 3.7% and private schools fell 1.8%.

Of the learners in schools, 91% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 9% are in private schools against 14% nationally. Of the 3,873 reporting public schools, 1,527 (39%) have no internet, against 26% nationally; 74 (2%) have no electricity and 75 (2%) have no water.

Its six provinces and 13 schools divisions are listed on the page, and the figures can be followed by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 4,481; Up 14 from SY 2023-24; 3,874 public, 598 private, 9 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 1,407; Up 59 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 1,733,178; Down 64,151 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 67,271; Up 467 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 50,198; Down 342 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Region V has the 4th most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the 13th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.7%, private schools fell 1.8% and SUC and LUC schools fell 7.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 91% are in public schools (85% nationally), 9% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Tabaco National High School (12,012 learners), Sorsogon National High School (9,581 learners) and Ligao National High School (7,581 learners).
Leaving out 5 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at South East-Asia Institute of Trade and Technology Inc. (+53%) and fell most at Libon Community College (−61%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 20 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Salvacion Integrated School, with 107 learners per classroom.
Of the 3,873 reporting public schools, 74 (2%) have no electricity, against 2% nationally; 75 (2%) have no water, against 2% nationally; 1,527 (39%) have no internet, against 26% nationally.
The 3,838 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱3.8 billion. Across the 3,798 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,867 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 1,733,178 learners, 1,672,003 in schools and 61,175 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	1,733,178
In schools	1,672,003
In community learning centers (ALS)	61,175
Male	891,942
Female	837,981
Not broken down by sex	3,255

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 3,255 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	895,019	41,686	472	0	937,177
Junior High School	436,229	51,568	1,737	0	489,534
Senior High School	189,808	51,682	551	0	242,041
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	2,470	2,470
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	10,725	10,725
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	47,976	47,976

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 3,255 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	58,738	53,548	112,286
Grade 1	68,700	61,311	130,011
Grade 2	68,891	62,542	131,433
Grade 3	73,242	66,970	140,212
Grade 4	72,300	66,045	138,345
Grade 5	71,819	63,836	135,655
Grade 6	74,737	70,299	145,036
Grade 7	71,228	67,675	138,903
Grade 8	58,689	54,855	113,544
Grade 9	60,296	59,925	120,221
Grade 10	57,678	59,065	116,743
Grade 11	59,979	62,993	122,972
Grade 12	58,595	60,474	119,069
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	2,659	1,540	4,199
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	80	43	123
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1,479	991	2,470
ALS A&E elementary	6,518	4,207	10,725
ALS A&E secondary	26,314	21,662	47,976
Broken down by grade	891,942	837,981	1,729,923

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	167,922
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	73,646
Arts and Design	1,371
Sports	590
All tracks	243,529

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	32	35	67
Elementary	233	211	444
Junior High School	54	48	102
All	319	294	613

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	561	492	1,053
Elementary	4,939	4,481	9,420
Junior High School	2,443	2,414	4,857
Senior High School	772	946	1,718
All	8,715	8,333	17,048

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	46	26	72
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	73	32	105
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	52	35	87
Open High School Program	303	222	525
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1,362	1,175	2,537
All	1,836	1,490	3,326

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 4,481 schools and 1,407 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	3,874
Private schools	598
SUCs and LUCs	9
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,407
All	5,888

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	3,301
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	118
Kindergarten to Grade 12	166
Junior high only	59
Junior and senior high	731
Senior high only	106
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,407

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	3,873
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,407
Non-sectarian	434
Sectarian	163
State universities and colleges	8
DOST managed	1
Local international school	1
Local universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 67,271 teachers and 8,102 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	67,271
Non-teaching personnel	8,102
All personnel	75,373

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	37,585
Junior High School	21,465
Senior High School	8,221
All teachers	67,271

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	23.8
Junior High School	20.3
Senior High School	23.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 50,198 classrooms and 65,235 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 50,198
Seats (approximate): 1,044,439
Toilets: 65,235
Functional computers: 79,084
Faucets: 133,427; 106,454 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	32,054	12,507	5,637
Learners per classroom	27.9	34.9	33.7
Seats (approximate)	650,071	278,825	115,543
Learners per seat	1.4	1.6	1.6
Toilets	44,646	14,384	6,205
Learners per toilet	20.1	30.3	30.6
Functional computers	25,367	34,502	19,215
Learners per computer	35.3	12.6	9.9

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	3,100	70
Junior High School	819	16
Senior High School	705	17

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	2,873	163	71	63
Junior High School	736	42	41	16
Senior High School	645	36	30	11

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	1,808	1,362
Junior High School	575	260
Senior High School	464	258

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	12,734
Male	11,683
Shared	37,746
For persons with disabilities	3,072
All toilets	65,235

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	106,454
Without water	26,973
All faucets	133,427

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	3,705
School Garden	3,620
Temporary Perimeter Fence	3,166
Playground	3,104
Offices	2,640
Exit Gate	2,137
Permanent Perimeter Fence	1,853
Paved Pathway	1,494
Computer Room	1,476
Covered Court	1,177
Library/Learning Resource Center	1,031
Clinic	762
Faculty Room	649
Home Economic Room	615
Supply Room	610
Solar Panel	582
Conference Room	460
Canteen	426
Science Laboratory	393
Data File Room/Records Room	324
Roofing	239
Industrial Arts Room	183
Flood Marker	125
Student Co-Curricular Center	98
Bike Rack	46
Youth Development Center	43
Gymnasium	36
Speech Laboratory	11
Museum	4

Provinces

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

Provinces in Bicol Region (Region V), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Albay	859	373,748	14,596	22.6
Camarines Norte	382	181,961	6,118	25.6
Camarines Sur	1,455	593,344	21,641	23.4
Catanduanes	288	81,978	3,591	20.0
Masbate	817	269,620	11,657	20.9
Sorsogon	680	232,527	9,668	22.2

Schools divisions

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

Schools divisions in Bicol Region (Region V), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Albay	611	235,241	9,833	21.8
Camarines Norte	382	181,961	6,118	25.6
Camarines Sur	1,284	487,943	18,677	23.1
Catanduanes	288	81,978	3,591	20.0
Iriga City	74	34,475	1,108	22.5
Legaspi City	94	56,887	1,720	24.9
Ligao City	81	37,808	1,390	23.9
Masbate	759	234,283	10,491	20.5
Masbate City	58	35,337	1,166	24.5
Naga City	97	70,926	1,856	26.1
Sorsogon	577	180,454	7,811	21.7
Sorsogon City	103	52,073	1,857	24.4
Tabaco City	73	43,812	1,653	23.7

About this data

3,255 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 Bicol Region (Region V) 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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