Schools in Carmen, Surigao del Sur

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

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

Summary

Carmen has the 18th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Sur, with 2,442 learners in its 13 schools in SY 2024-25. Its public schools have the 14th most learners per teacher of the 19, with 117 public teachers in SY 2024-25.

Of its learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally). Enrollment in schools fell 2.9% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted; public schools fell 3.0%, while private schools grew 33.3%. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Carmen National Agricultural High School, with 29 learners per classroom.

All 12 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet. The page lists the 13 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 13; No change from SY 2023-24; 12 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 9; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 2,611; Down 7 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 117; Down 5 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 85; Up 10 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Carmen has the 18th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Sur, and the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.0% and private schools grew 33.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Carmen National Agricultural High School (463 learners), Carmen Central Elementary School (437 learners) and Gacub Elementary School (242 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Carmen National Agricultural High School, with 29 learners per classroom.
Of the 12 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 12 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱8.6 million. Across the 12 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,622 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,611 learners, 2,442 in schools and 169 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,611
In schools	2,442
In community learning centers (ALS)	169
Male	1,363
Female	1,248

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	1,621	16	0	1,637
Junior High School	611	0	0	611
Senior High School	194	0	0	194
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	4	4
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	51	51
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	114	114

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	121	97	218
Grade 1	117	103	220
Grade 2	112	107	219
Grade 3	123	116	239
Grade 4	138	106	244
Grade 5	122	95	217
Grade 6	148	128	276
Grade 7	85	91	176
Grade 8	68	66	134
Grade 9	86	75	161
Grade 10	62	78	140
Grade 11	47	58	105
Grade 12	39	50	89
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	2	2	4
ALS Basic Literacy Program	2	2	4
ALS A&E elementary	32	19	51
ALS A&E secondary	59	55	114
All grades	1,363	1,248	2,611

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	129
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	65
All tracks	194

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	38	40	78
Elementary	244	230	474
Junior High School	96	103	199
Senior High School	21	29	50
All	399	402	801

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 13 schools and 9 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	12
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	9
All	22

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	10
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	9

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	12
Community learning centers (ALS)	9
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 117 teachers and 26 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	117
Non-teaching personnel	26
All personnel	143

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	77
Junior High School	37
Senior High School	3
All teachers	117

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	21.1
Junior High School	16.5
Senior High School	64.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 85 classrooms and 95 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 85
Seats (approximate): 3,085
Toilets: 95
Functional computers: 570
Faucets: 260; 235 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	58	20	7
Learners per classroom	28.0	30.6	27.7
Seats (approximate)	2,202	728	155
Learners per seat	0.7	0.8	1.3
Toilets	79	12	4
Learners per toilet	20.5	50.9	48.5
Functional computers	192	254	124
Learners per computer	8.4	2.4	1.6

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	10	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	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	9	1
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	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	10	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	19
Male	14
Shared	62
All toilets	95

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	235
Without water	25
All faucets	260

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	11
Entrance Gate	10
Offices	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	7
Exit Gate	6
Playground	6
Computer Room	4
Permanent Perimeter Fence	4
Canteen	3
Faculty Room	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Solar Panel	3
Clinic	2
Home Economic Room	2
Paved Pathway	2
Covered Court	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Roofing	1
Science Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Carmen, Surigao del Sur: 13 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Antao Elementary School	Public	130	7	8
Antonio Borda Memorial Elementary School	Public	116	7	8
Cancavan Elementary School	Public	60	4	3
Carmen Catholic Parish Academy, Inc.	Private	16	Not reported	Not reported
Carmen Central Elementary School	Public	437	21	0
Carmen National Agricultural High School	Public	463	28	16
Don Gonzalo Puyat Memorial Elementary School	Public	181	8	8
Esperanza Integrated School	Public	311	7	9
Gacub Atad S. Iligan Tribal National High School	Public	119	9	5
Gacub Elementary School	Public	242	9	9
Hinapoyan Elementary School	Public	162	7	7
San Vicente Elementary School	Public	127	7	7
Tabinas Indigenous Community Elementary School	Public	78	3	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 Carmen, Surigao del Sur 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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