Schools in Mainit, Surigao del Norte

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

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

Summary

Mainit, in Surigao del Norte, has 7,389 learners in its 32 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 172 in ALS. Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools, compared with 85% nationally, and 5% are in private schools, compared with 14% nationally.

Enrollment in schools fell 4.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.2%, while private schools grew 0.3%. Mainit has the fourth most learners of the 21 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Norte, and the 13th most learners per teacher in public schools.

With two schools whose figures are under review left out, the most crowded public classrooms are at Meliton M. Morales Sr. Elementary School, with 44 learners per classroom. The list of its schools, with learners, teachers and classrooms, is the next place to look.

Schools: 32; No change from SY 2023-24; 29 public, 3 private
Community learning centers: 16; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 7,561; Down 265 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 340; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 280; Down 20 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Mainit has the 4th most learners of the 21 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Norte, and the 13th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.2% and private schools grew 0.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 5% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Mainit National High School (1,144 learners), Mainit Central Elementary School (473 learners) and Hacienda National High School (456 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at San Jose Elementary School (+14%) and fell most at San Isidro Elementary School (−9%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Meliton M. Morales Sr. Elementary School, with 44 learners per classroom.
Of the 29 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 29 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱23.7 million. Across the 28 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,532 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,561 learners, 7,389 in schools and 172 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,561
In schools	7,389
In community learning centers (ALS)	172
Male	3,841
Female	3,720

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	4,077	129	0	4,206
Junior High School	1,948	177	0	2,125
Senior High School	977	81	0	1,058
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	5	5
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	29	29
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	138	138

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	265	221	486
Grade 1	299	280	579
Grade 2	317	277	594
Grade 3	309	279	588
Grade 4	332	316	648
Grade 5	324	318	642
Grade 6	331	321	652
Grade 7	288	305	593
Grade 8	250	236	486
Grade 9	261	280	541
Grade 10	221	284	505
Grade 11	282	257	539
Grade 12	256	263	519
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	10	7	17
ALS Basic Literacy Program	3	2	5
ALS A&E elementary	17	12	29
ALS A&E secondary	76	62	138
All grades	3,841	3,720	7,561

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	517
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	541
All tracks	1,058

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Junior High School	1	0	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5	3	8
Elementary	56	53	109
Junior High School	24	31	55
Senior High School	1	14	15
All	86	101	187

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 32 schools and 16 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	29
Private schools	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
All	48

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	25
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	16

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	29
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
Sectarian	2
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 340 teachers and 65 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	340
Non-teaching personnel	65
All personnel	405

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	182
Junior High School	115
Senior High School	43
All teachers	340

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	22.4
Junior High School	16.9
Senior High School	22.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 280 classrooms and 380 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 280
Seats (approximate): 6,250
Toilets: 380
Functional computers: 814
Faucets: 793; 688 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	160	77	43
Learners per classroom	25.5	25.3	22.7
Seats (approximate)	3,594	1,804	852
Learners per seat	1.1	1.1	1.2
Toilets	237	96	47
Learners per toilet	17.2	20.3	20.8
Functional computers	219	332	263
Learners per computer	18.6	5.9	3.7

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	23	0
Junior High School	6	0
Senior High School	5	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	21	1	1
Junior High School	6	0	0
Senior High School	5	0	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	23	0
Junior High School	6	0
Senior High School	5	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	99
Male	83
Shared	170
For persons with disabilities	28
All toilets	380

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	688
Without water	105
All faucets	793

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	29
School Garden	28
Playground	27
Temporary Perimeter Fence	24
Permanent Perimeter Fence	15
Exit Gate	14
Paved Pathway	14
Offices	13
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Computer Room	9
Covered Court	9
Roofing	7
Clinic	6
Home Economic Room	6
Science Laboratory	6
Faculty Room	5
Conference Room	4
Supply Room	4
Industrial Arts Room	3
Canteen	2
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Solar Panel	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Mainit, Surigao del Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Mainit, Surigao del Norte: 32 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Binga Elementary School	Public	46	4	4
Bobonaon Elementary School	Public	36	3	2
Cantugas Cul. Minorities Elementary School	Public	96	4	5
Cantugas Cultural National High School	Public	145	0	3
Cantugas Elementary School	Public	187	8	7
Dayano Elementary School	Public	101	7	7
Hacienda National High School	Public	456	18	17
Lourdes Learning Center-Mainit Corp.	Private	106	Not reported	Not reported
Mabini Elementary School	Public	165	7	7
Magpayang Elementary School	Public	236	9	6
Magpayang National High School	Public	361	26	14
Mainit Central Elementary School	Public	473	21	23
Mainit National High School	Public	1,144	57	42
Mansayao Elementary School	Public	132	7	7
Marayag Elementary School	Public	75	4	2
Matin-Ao Central Elementary School	Public	589	20	18
Matin-ao National High School	Public	668	48	35
Meliton M. Morales Sr. Elementary School	Public	44	4	1
Paco Elementary School	Public	110	7	6
Paco National High School	Public	151	9	9
Quezon Elementary School	Public	477	19	4
Roxas Elementary School	Public	197	7	7
San Francisco Elementary School	Public	331	12	11
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	183	8	8
San Jose Elementary School	Public	158	7	7
San Nicolas Academy	Private	268	Not reported	Not reported
Siana Elementary School	Public	140	6	11
Silop Elementary School	Public	47	4	4
Tagbuyawan Elementary School	Public	70	4	5
Tapian Elementary School	Public	46	3	3
Tolingon Elementary School	Public	138	7	5
UCCP Mainit Learning Center	Private	13	Not reported	Not reported

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

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 Mainit, Surigao del Norte 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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