Schools in Sorsogon

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

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

Summary

Sorsogon, a province in Region V, had 226,667 learners in its 680 schools in SY 2024-25, and 95% of them were in public schools, against 85% nationally. Of the six provinces in Region V it has the fourth most learners, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools, with 9,668 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.7%, private schools fell 0.3%, and SUC and LUC schools fell 6.2%. Of the 614 reporting public schools, all have electricity, but 155, or 25%, have no internet, against 39% in Region V.

From here the page lists its 15 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 680; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 614 public, 65 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 288; Up 104 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 232,527; Down 8,581 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 9,668; Down 30 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 7,378; Down 371 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Sorsogon has the 4th most learners of the 6 provinces in Region V, and the 4th 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 0.3% and SUC and LUC schools fell 6.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally), 5% 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 Sorsogon National High School (9,581 learners), Gubat National High School (4,416 learners) and Donsol National Comprehensive High School (3,399 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at The Lewis College (+35%) and fell most at Sugod Senior High School (−27%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Celestino G. Tabuena Memorial National High School, with 96 learners per classroom.
Of the 614 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 14 (2%) have no water, against 2% in Region V; 155 (25%) have no internet, against 39% in Region V.
The 613 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱573.7 million. Across the 611 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,977 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 232,527 learners, 226,667 in schools and 5,860 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	232,527
In schools	226,667
In community learning centers (ALS)	5,860
Male	121,365
Female	110,811
Not broken down by sex	351

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 351 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	123,995	3,360	0	0	127,355
Junior High School	61,586	4,607	370	0	66,563
Senior High School	29,040	3,275	84	0	32,399
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	186	186
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	858	858
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	4,815	4,815

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 351 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7,838	7,143	14,981
Grade 1	9,509	8,400	17,909
Grade 2	9,519	8,464	17,983
Grade 3	10,128	9,140	19,268
Grade 4	9,998	8,948	18,946
Grade 5	9,553	8,305	17,858
Grade 6	10,326	9,459	19,785
Grade 7	9,712	9,205	18,917
Grade 8	8,207	7,503	15,710
Grade 9	8,194	7,764	15,958
Grade 10	7,875	8,073	15,948
Grade 11	8,219	8,086	16,305
Grade 12	8,164	7,930	16,094
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	374	251	625
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	16	14	30
ALS Basic Literacy Program	124	62	186
ALS A&E elementary	617	241	858
ALS A&E secondary	2,992	1,823	4,815
Broken down by grade	121,365	110,811	232,176

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	19,990
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	12,319
Arts and Design	226
Sports	86
All tracks	32,621

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6	3	9
Elementary	30	23	53
Junior High School	1	2	3
All	37	28	65

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	62	46	108
Elementary	619	541	1,160
Junior High School	418	397	815
Senior High School	151	130	281
All	1,250	1,114	2,364

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	1	2
Open High School Program	23	21	44
Other School-Initiated Intervention	41	13	54
All	65	35	100

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 680 schools and 288 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	614
Private schools	65
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	288
All	968

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	525
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	14
Kindergarten to Grade 12	19
Junior high only	8
Junior and senior high	101
Senior high only	13
Community learning centers (ALS)	288

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	614
Community learning centers (ALS)	288
Non-sectarian	43
Sectarian	22
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 9,668 teachers and 1,154 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	9,668
Non-teaching personnel	1,154
All personnel	10,822

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	5,247
Junior High School	3,192
Senior High School	1,229
All teachers	9,668

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	23.6
Junior High School	19.3
Senior High School	23.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 7,378 classrooms and 8,135 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 7,378
Seats (approximate): 128,903
Toilets: 8,135
Functional computers: 10,777
Faucets: 12,577; 10,444 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	4,592	1,875	911
Learners per classroom	27.0	32.9	31.9
Seats (approximate)	83,041	31,212	14,650
Learners per seat	1.5	2.0	2.0
Toilets	5,711	1,618	806
Learners per toilet	21.7	38.1	36.0
Functional computers	3,544	4,655	2,578
Learners per computer	35.0	13.2	11.3

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	505	13
Junior High School	111	2
Senior High School	100	2

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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	514	4
Junior High School	112	1
Senior High School	101	1

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	367	151
Junior High School	101	12
Senior High School	87	15

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,329
Male	1,184
Shared	5,243
For persons with disabilities	379
All toilets	8,135

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	10,444
Without water	2,133
All faucets	12,577

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	564
School Garden	546
Temporary Perimeter Fence	518
Playground	494
Offices	400
Exit Gate	250
Paved Pathway	215
Computer Room	197
Permanent Perimeter Fence	181
Library/Learning Resource Center	167
Faculty Room	115
Covered Court	92
Clinic	84
Supply Room	83
Conference Room	78
Canteen	77
Home Economic Room	72
Data File Room/Records Room	52
Science Laboratory	52
Industrial Arts Room	32
Roofing	26
Solar Panel	19
Flood Marker	14
Student Co-Curricular Center	14
Bike Rack	9
Gymnasium	8
Youth Development Center	7
Speech Laboratory	2

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Sorsogon, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Barcelona	25	5,209	255	19.2
Bulan	87	29,038	1,178	21.8
Bulusan	25	6,043	304	18.9
Casiguran	25	10,012	430	21.9
Castilla	54	17,650	750	22.6
City of Sorsogon (Capital)	103	52,073	1,857	24.4
Donsol	54	15,316	698	21.5
Gubat	52	15,353	733	19.3
Irosin	40	17,462	731	22.2
Juban	33	9,625	385	23.2
Magallanes	37	10,916	497	21.3
Matnog	43	11,545	456	24.5
Pilar	68	20,986	921	21.6
Prieto Diaz	22	6,365	266	23.2
Santa Magdalena	12	4,934	207	23.1

About this data

351 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 Sorsogon 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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