Schools in Romblon

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

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

Summary

Romblon has the fourth most learners of the five provinces in Region IV-B, and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 297 schools held 80,979 learners, with another 3,366 in ALS, and 3,766 public teachers worked in them. Enrollment in schools fell 3.3% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.4%, private schools grew 3.1%, and SUC and LUC schools fell 35.2%.

Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools against 85% nationally, 6% in private schools against 14% nationally, and 1% in SUC and LUC schools, against 1% nationally. Of the 269 reporting public schools, all have electricity and one has no water, while 121, or 45%, have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B.

The page lists its 17 cities and municipalities, with its figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 297; No change from SY 2023-24; 270 public, 26 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 177; Down 28 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 84,345; Down 3,227 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 3,766; Up 62 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 3,012; Down 29 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Romblon has the 4th most learners of the 5 provinces in Region IV-B, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.4%, private schools grew 3.1% and SUC and LUC schools fell 35.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally), 6% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Romblon NHS, Romblon (3,352 learners), Odiongan National High School (2,838 learners) and Looc National High School (2,310 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Adventist Mission Academy of Romblon Inc. (+30%) and fell most at Romblon State University-Laboratory Science High School (−35%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Sto Nino National High School, with 160 learners per classroom.
Of the 269 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (1%) has no water, against 2% in Region IV-B; 121 (45%) have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B.
The 269 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱230.7 million. Across the 267 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,353 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 84,345 learners, 80,979 in schools and 3,366 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	84,345
In schools	80,979
In community learning centers (ALS)	3,366
Male	43,963
Female	40,181
Not broken down by sex	201

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 201 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	42,316	1,266	0	0	43,582
Junior High School	22,420	2,151	281	0	24,852
Senior High School	10,789	1,376	205	0	12,370
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	94	94
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	643	643
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	2,603	2,603

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 201 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,825	2,566	5,391
Grade 1	3,072	2,891	5,963
Grade 2	3,121	2,882	6,003
Grade 3	3,329	3,050	6,379
Grade 4	3,298	3,087	6,385
Grade 5	3,289	2,883	6,172
Grade 6	3,573	3,322	6,895
Grade 7	3,555	3,246	6,801
Grade 8	2,876	2,688	5,564
Grade 9	3,160	3,005	6,165
Grade 10	3,156	3,121	6,277
Grade 11	3,295	3,146	6,441
Grade 12	3,062	2,867	5,929
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	221	173	394
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	22	23	45
ALS Basic Literacy Program	55	39	94
ALS A&E elementary	458	185	643
ALS A&E secondary	1,596	1,007	2,603
Broken down by grade	43,963	40,181	84,144

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	10,164
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	2,022
Arts and Design	124
Sports	113
All tracks	12,423

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	0	1
Elementary	1	1	2
Junior High School	2	2	4
All	4	3	7

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	304	238	542
Elementary	2,537	2,325	4,862
Junior High School	1,610	1,514	3,124
Senior High School	701	641	1,342
All	5,152	4,718	9,870

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	12	13	25
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	8	11	19
Open High School Program	9	6	15
Other School-Initiated Intervention	36	26	62
All	65	56	121

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 297 schools and 177 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	270
Private schools	26
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	177
All	474

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	226
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	7
Kindergarten to Grade 12	4
Junior high only	21
Junior and senior high	39
Community learning centers (ALS)	177

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	269
Community learning centers (ALS)	177
Non-sectarian	16
Sectarian	10
DOST managed	1
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 3,766 teachers and 633 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	3,766
Non-teaching personnel	633
All personnel	4,399

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,063
Junior High School	1,216
Senior High School	487
All teachers	3,766

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	20.5
Junior High School	18.4
Senior High School	22.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 3,012 classrooms and 4,579 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 3,012
Seats (approximate): 66,893
Toilets: 4,579
Functional computers: 7,100
Faucets: 8,365; 7,711 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	2,029	659	324
Learners per classroom	20.9	34.0	33.3
Seats (approximate)	36,762	20,127	10,004
Learners per seat	1.2	1.1	1.1
Toilets	3,146	968	465
Learners per toilet	13.5	23.2	23.2
Functional computers	2,820	3,058	1,222
Learners per computer	15.0	7.3	8.8

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	217	1
Junior High School	57	0
Senior High School	32	0

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
Elementary	217	1
Junior High School	57	0
Senior High School	32	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	111	107
Junior High School	39	18
Senior High School	19	13

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	807
Male	740
Shared	2,955
For persons with disabilities	77
All toilets	4,579

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	7,711
Without water	654
All faucets	8,365

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	253
Playground	230
School Garden	226
Offices	194
Temporary Perimeter Fence	169
Permanent Perimeter Fence	163
Exit Gate	156
Computer Room	109
Library/Learning Resource Center	103
Clinic	86
Covered Court	83
Canteen	78
Paved Pathway	75
Home Economic Room	73
Faculty Room	66
Conference Room	60
Supply Room	55
Science Laboratory	45
Solar Panel	40
Roofing	33
Data File Room/Records Room	24
Industrial Arts Room	24
Student Co-Curricular Center	15
Youth Development Center	8
Flood Marker	3
Bike Rack	2
Gymnasium	1

Cities and municipalities

17 cities and municipalities, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in Romblon, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Alcantara	17	4,531	215	19.5
Banton	10	1,059	81	12.8
Cajidiocan	19	6,561	286	22.1
Calatrava	14	3,447	156	20.7
Concepcion	12	835	63	11.6
Corcuera	17	2,234	164	12.8
Ferrol	8	1,794	85	20.2
Looc	18	6,304	293	19.9
Magdiwang	12	4,445	187	22.6
Odiongan	42	13,136	459	21.4
Romblon (Capital)	34	11,276	515	20.3
San Agustin	21	6,947	297	18.0
San Andres	17	4,443	214	19.5
San Fernando	19	6,749	291	22.0
San Jose	10	3,299	137	23.0
Santa Fe	19	5,087	225	21.9
Santa Maria (Imelda)	8	2,198	98	20.8

About this data

201 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 Romblon 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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