Schools in Placer, 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

Placer, Surigao del Norte, held 7,242 learners in its 27 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 95 in ALS, and has the sixth most learners of the 21 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Norte. Enrollment in its schools fell 4.1% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.7%, while private schools fell 21.0%. Of its learners in schools, 98% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 2% in private schools against 14% nationally.

Of the 23 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, but three (13%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA. Leaving out two schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Placer National High School, with 31 learners per classroom. Its list of 27 schools gives the learners, teachers and classrooms of each, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 27; No change from SY 2023-24; 23 public, 4 private
Community learning centers: 12; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 7,337; Down 293 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 321; Down 5 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 258; Down 10 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Placer has the 6th most learners of the 21 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Norte, and the 10th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.7% and private schools fell 21.0%.
Of the learners in schools, 98% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 2% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Placer National High School (1,382 learners), Sta Cruz Elementary School (330 learners) and Anislagan Elementary School (224 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Lakandula National High School (+1%) and fell most at Mindanao Ef Academy (−23%), 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 Placer National High School, with 31 learners per classroom.
Of the 23 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 3 (13%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 23 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱20.7 million. Across the 23 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,212 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,337 learners, 7,242 in schools and 95 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,337
In schools	7,242
In community learning centers (ALS)	95
Male	3,751
Female	3,586

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	3,953	26	0	3,979
Junior High School	2,136	143	0	2,279
Senior High School	984	0	0	984
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	1	1
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	24	24
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	70	70

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	248	238	486
Grade 1	285	249	534
Grade 2	244	266	510
Grade 3	288	276	564
Grade 4	307	325	632
Grade 5	282	302	584
Grade 6	349	320	669
Grade 7	331	305	636
Grade 8	282	268	550
Grade 9	288	252	540
Grade 10	286	267	553
Grade 11	255	228	483
Grade 12	239	262	501
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1	0	1
ALS A&E elementary	17	7	24
ALS A&E secondary	49	21	70
All grades	3,751	3,586	7,337

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	675
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	309
All tracks	984

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	5	1	6

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	1	1
Elementary	6	2	8
Junior High School	4	3	7
Senior High School	3	2	5
All	13	8	21

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 27 schools and 12 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	23
Private schools	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	12
All	39

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	22
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	12

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	23
Community learning centers (ALS)	12
Non-sectarian	2
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 321 teachers and 53 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	321
Non-teaching personnel	53
All personnel	374

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	177
Junior High School	102
Senior High School	42
All teachers	321

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	22.3
Junior High School	20.9
Senior High School	23.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 258 classrooms and 353 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 258
Seats (approximate): 4,238
Toilets: 353
Functional computers: 954
Faucets: 986; 937 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	169	60	29
Learners per classroom	23.4	35.6	33.9
Seats (approximate)	2,409	1,292	537
Learners per seat	1.6	1.7	1.8
Toilets	230	85	38
Learners per toilet	17.2	25.1	25.9
Functional computers	183	363	408
Learners per computer	21.6	5.9	2.4

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	19	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	19	0
Junior High School	3	1
Senior High School	3	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	16	3
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	72
Male	67
Shared	191
For persons with disabilities	23
All toilets	353

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	937
Without water	49
All faucets	986

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	23
School Garden	22
Playground	20
Paved Pathway	18
Temporary Perimeter Fence	17
Offices	16
Permanent Perimeter Fence	16
Exit Gate	15
Computer Room	7
Covered Court	7
Home Economic Room	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Roofing	5
Clinic	4
Faculty Room	4
Science Laboratory	4
Solar Panel	2
Supply Room	2
Canteen	1
Conference Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Placer, Surigao del Norte: 27 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
A. Romero Elementary School	Public	145	7	7
Amando A. Fabio Memorial National High School (Sta. Cruz National School)	Public	1,387	60	26
Amoslog Elementary School	Public	166	8	7
Anislagan Elementary School	Public	224	8	8
Badas Elementary School	Public	426	14	17
Badas Learning Center	Private	7	Not reported	Not reported
Boyongan Elementary School	Public	99	7	7
Bugas-Bugas Elementary School	Public	118	7	7
Ellaperal Elementary School	Public	197	8	7
Holy Cross Catholic Kindergarten School, Inc.	Private	13	Not reported	Not reported
Holy Trinity Catholic Kindergarten School, Inc	Private	6	Not reported	Not reported
Lakandula Elementary School	Public	111	7	5
Lakandula National High School	Public	204	13	8
Macalaya Elementary School	Public	151	7	7
Magupange Elementary School	Public	39	4	4
Mindanao Ef Academy	Private	143	Not reported	Not reported
Pananay-An Elementary School	Public	93	7	9
Pananay-an National High School	Public	147	4	10
Panhutongan Elementary School	Public	121	6	5
Placer Central Elementary School	Public	723	26	25
Placer National High School	Public	1,382	67	45
Placer West Central Elementary School	Public	702	24	21
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	55	4	5
Sani-Sani Primary School	Public	103	7	4
Sta Cruz Elementary School	Public	330	14	14
Suyoc Elementary School	Public	61	6	4
Tagbongabong Elementary School	Public	89	6	6

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 Placer, 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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