Schools in Northern Mindanao (Region X)

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 X has the seventh most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 3,109 schools held 1,303,187 learners, with another 47,120 in ALS, and there were 43,593 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.0%, private schools fell 2.3% and SUC and LUC schools fell 16.1%. Public schools hold 87% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 12%, against 14%.

Of the 2,535 reporting public schools, 846 (33%) have no internet, against 26% nationally. The page lists its five provinces and 14 schools divisions, and breaks its figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 3,109; Up 3 from SY 2023-24; 2,536 public, 562 private, 11 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 1,987; Up 78 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 1,350,307; Down 22,966 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 43,593; Up 99 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 29,901; Down 1,892 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Region X has the 7th most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.0%, private schools fell 2.3% and SUC and LUC schools fell 16.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 87% are in public schools (85% nationally), 12% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 7 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Liceo De Cagayan University (7,454 learners), Asian Business Cabletow Cooperative Academy (6,246 learners) and Xavier University (5,654 learners).
Leaving out 6 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at STI College - Cagayan De Oro (+98%) and fell most at Cedric Cumlat Memorial Inst, Inc. (−40%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 39 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sultan Naga Dimaporo Memorial Integrated School, with 154 learners per classroom.
Of the 2,535 reporting public schools, 67 (3%) have no electricity, against 2% nationally; 52 (2%) have no water, against 2% nationally; 846 (33%) have no internet, against 26% nationally.
The 2,521 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱2.6 billion. Across the 2,483 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,703 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 1,350,307 learners, 1,303,187 in schools and 47,120 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	1,350,307
In schools	1,303,187
In community learning centers (ALS)	47,120
Male	686,531
Female	661,243
Not broken down by sex	2,533

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 2,533 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	705,206	43,777	352	0	749,335
Junior High School	309,487	55,510	3,370	0	368,367
Senior High School	120,180	60,721	2,066	0	182,967
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	2,911	2,911
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	10,696	10,696
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	33,498	33,498

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 2,533 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	49,048	45,254	94,302
Grade 1	55,043	50,355	105,398
Grade 2	56,401	52,470	108,871
Grade 3	56,685	52,850	109,535
Grade 4	56,285	52,256	108,541
Grade 5	54,026	49,770	103,796
Grade 6	58,252	56,306	114,558
Grade 7	52,726	51,902	104,628
Grade 8	43,639	43,394	87,033
Grade 9	43,453	44,949	88,402
Grade 10	42,775	45,263	88,038
Grade 11	45,931	47,640	93,571
Grade 12	43,400	45,996	89,396
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	2,927	1,407	4,334
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	160	106	266
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1,485	1,426	2,911
ALS A&E elementary	6,259	4,437	10,696
ALS A&E secondary	18,036	15,462	33,498
Broken down by grade	686,531	661,243	1,347,774

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	131,475
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	51,740
Arts and Design	461
Sports	440
All tracks	184,116

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,325	2,231	4,556
Elementary	16,150	16,284	32,434
Junior High School	3,038	3,668	6,706
All	21,513	22,183	43,696

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5,567	5,019	10,586
Elementary	36,084	34,153	70,237
Junior High School	14,676	16,861	31,537
Senior High School	5,393	6,635	12,028
All	61,720	62,668	124,388

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	19	28	47
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	25	21	46
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	5	6	11
Open High School Program	1,177	975	2,152
Other School-Initiated Intervention	149	137	286
All	1,375	1,167	2,542

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 3,109 schools and 1,987 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	2,536
Private schools	562
SUCs and LUCs	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,987
All	5,096

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	2,110
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	274
Kindergarten to Grade 12	233
Junior high only	42
Junior and senior high	393
Senior high only	57
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,987

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	2,535
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,987
Sectarian	381
Non-sectarian	181
State universities and colleges	11
DOST managed	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 43,593 teachers and 5,483 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	43,593
Non-teaching personnel	5,483
All personnel	49,076

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	26,449
Junior High School	12,571
Senior High School	4,573
All teachers	43,593

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	26.7
Junior High School	24.6
Senior High School	26.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 29,901 classrooms and 44,611 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 29,901
Seats (approximate): 895,458
Toilets: 44,611
Functional computers: 76,166
Faucets: 106,087; 81,327 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	18,560	7,910	3,431
Learners per classroom	38.0	39.1	35.0
Seats (approximate)	531,329	253,364	110,765
Learners per seat	1.3	1.2	1.1
Toilets	30,114	10,208	4,289
Learners per toilet	23.4	30.3	28.0
Functional computers	27,486	31,333	17,347
Learners per computer	25.7	9.9	6.9

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	2,130	56
Junior High School	651	19
Senior High School	406	26

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	2,035	47	40	64
Junior High School	633	11	15	11
Senior High School	407	3	15	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	1,363	823
Junior High School	467	203
Senior High School	298	134

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	9,514
Male	8,828
Shared	24,590
For persons with disabilities	1,679
All toilets	44,611

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	81,327
Without water	24,760
All faucets	106,087

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	2,304
Entrance Gate	2,174
Temporary Perimeter Fence	1,795
Playground	1,618
Offices	1,315
Exit Gate	1,158
Covered Court	782
Permanent Perimeter Fence	764
Computer Room	757
Library/Learning Resource Center	555
Home Economic Room	480
Paved Pathway	412
Clinic	386
Supply Room	326
Science Laboratory	286
Conference Room	284
Solar Panel	259
Faculty Room	241
Data File Room/Records Room	227
Canteen	128
Industrial Arts Room	128
Roofing	99
Student Co-Curricular Center	82
Flood Marker	79
Gymnasium	55
Youth Development Center	54
Bike Rack	18
Speech Laboratory	8
Museum	7

Provinces

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

Provinces in Northern Mindanao (Region X), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bukidnon	973	440,649	14,404	26.8
Camiguin	79	24,451	1,074	20.8
Lanao del Norte	602	268,604	8,032	27.6
Misamis Occidental	603	156,947	6,232	21.0
Misamis Oriental	852	459,656	13,851	27.2

Schools divisions

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

Schools divisions in Northern Mindanao (Region X), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bukidnon	757	317,532	10,432	27.0
Cagayan de Oro City	219	194,019	4,459	31.6
Camiguin	79	24,451	1,074	20.8
El Salvador	28	14,570	404	31.5
Gingoog City	113	40,010	1,518	23.0
Iligan City	173	101,555	2,761	29.2
Lanao del Norte	429	167,049	5,271	26.7
Malaybalay City	110	60,194	2,056	25.8
Misamis Occidental	384	80,632	3,367	19.7
Misamis Oriental	492	211,057	7,470	25.1
Oroquieta City	65	18,918	848	18.7
Ozamis City	82	38,006	1,212	25.9
Tangub City	72	19,391	805	21.6
Valencia City	106	62,923	1,916	26.4

About this data

2,533 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 Northern Mindanao (Region X) 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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