Schools in Socorro, 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

In SY 2024-25 Socorro's 24 schools held 6,846 learners, and 98% of them are in public schools, against 85% nationally. Enrollment in its schools rose 5.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools grew 5.2% and private schools grew 4.7%.

Of the 21 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Norte, Socorro has the fifth most learners and the 17th most learners per teacher in public schools. Leaving out four schools whose figures are under review, the largest is Socorro National High School with 1,538 learners, ahead of Del Pilar Community School with 590.

The list of 24 schools shows each one's learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures can be broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 24; No change from SY 2023-24; 22 public, 2 private
Community learning centers: 16; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 7,487; Up 393 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 340; Up 24 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 240; Up 9 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Socorro has the 5th most learners of the 21 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Norte, and the 17th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 5.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 5.2% and private schools grew 4.7%.
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 Socorro National High School (1,538 learners), Del Pilar Community School (590 learners) and Nueva Estrella Central Elementary School (334 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Del Pilar Community School (+11%) and fell most at N. Sering Elementary School (−3%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 8 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sudlon Elementary School, with 24 learners per classroom.
Of the 22 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 5 (23%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 22 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱17.8 million. Across the 22 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,899 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,487 learners, 6,846 in schools and 641 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,487
In schools	6,846
In community learning centers (ALS)	641
Male	3,951
Female	3,536

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	4,352	7	0	4,359
Junior High School	1,693	0	0	1,693
Senior High School	689	105	0	794
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	20	20
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	196	196
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	425	425

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	367	301	668
Grade 1	415	367	782
Grade 2	314	273	587
Grade 3	323	282	605
Grade 4	307	275	582
Grade 5	294	258	552
Grade 6	290	254	544
Grade 7	262	257	519
Grade 8	202	166	368
Grade 9	207	221	428
Grade 10	173	205	378
Grade 11	245	211	456
Grade 12	176	162	338
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	23	16	39
ALS Basic Literacy Program	12	8	20
ALS A&E elementary	108	88	196
ALS A&E secondary	233	192	425
All grades	3,951	3,536	7,487

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	347
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	447
All tracks	794

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	0	1	1
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	1	1	2

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	1	2
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1
All	2	1	3

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 24 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	22
Private schools	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
All	40

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	19
Junior and senior high	4
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	16

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	22
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
Non-sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 340 teachers and 48 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	340
Non-teaching personnel	48
All personnel	388

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	214
Junior High School	73
Senior High School	53
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	20.3
Junior High School	23.2
Senior High School	13.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 240 classrooms and 271 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 240
Seats (approximate): 2,624
Toilets: 271
Functional computers: 508
Faucets: 428; 204 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	158	57	25
Learners per classroom	27.5	29.7	27.6
Seats (approximate)	1,074	1,154	396
Learners per seat	4.1	1.5	1.7
Toilets	181	64	26
Learners per toilet	24.0	26.5	26.5
Functional computers	283	109	116
Learners per computer	15.4	15.5	5.9

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	18	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	18	0	0
Junior High School	3	0	1
Senior High School	2	1	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	14	4
Junior High School	3	1
Senior High School	2	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	51
Male	48
Shared	156
For persons with disabilities	16
All toilets	271

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	204
Without water	224
All faucets	428

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	18
Playground	15
Offices	14
Entrance Gate	13
Temporary Perimeter Fence	13
Faculty Room	8
Canteen	7
Computer Room	5
Data File Room/Records Room	5
Paved Pathway	5
Clinic	4
Conference Room	4
Exit Gate	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Permanent Perimeter Fence	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Industrial Arts Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Supply Room	2
Covered Court	1
Gymnasium	1
Home Economic Room	1
Solar Panel	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Socorro, Surigao del Norte: 24 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Atoyay Elementary School	Public	221	9	8
Atoyay National High School	Public	340	11	13
Bay-Ang Elementary School	Public	162	7	10
Bucas Grande Foundation College	Private	105	Not reported	Not reported
Bucas Grande Smart Kids Learning Hub	Private	7	Not reported	Not reported
Del Pilar Community School	Public	590	24	7
Don. Albino Taruc Memorial Elementary School	Public	400	21	14
Honrado Community Elementary School	Public	64	4	4
Lanit-Ag Elementary School	Public	12	2	3
Lawigan Elementary School	Public	44	3	3
N. Sering Elementary School	Public	145	8	6
Nueva Estrella Central Elementary School	Public	334	18	18
Nueva Estrella National High School	Public	357	16	10
P. Dela Pena Primary School	Public	63	4	4
Pamosaingan Elementary School	Public	153	8	7
Pamosaingan National High School	Public	147	11	13
Sabang Primary School	Public	27	4	4
Salog Elementary School	Public	123	8	10
San Roque Elementary School	Public	53	6	7
Socorro Central Elementary School and SPED Center	Public	1,482	65	37
Socorro National High School	Public	1,538	88	46
Songkoy Elementary School	Public	292	11	8
Sta. Cruz Community Elementary School	Public	66	5	3
Sudlon Elementary School	Public	121	7	5

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 Socorro, 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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