Schools in Tarlac

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

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

Summary

Tarlac, a province in Region III, has the fourth most learners of the seven provinces in the region and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 787 schools held 364,834 learners, not counting 6,212 in ALS, and 11,755 public teachers worked in them. Enrollment in schools fell 1.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted, as public schools fell 2.4% and private schools grew 6.1%.

Of the 606 reporting public schools, 30 (5%) have no internet, against 5% in Region III, and three (1%) have no electricity, against 1% in Region III; all have water.

Next on the page are its 18 cities and municipalities, and the figures by sector and level, in charts and tables.

Schools: 787; Up 2 from SY 2023-24; 606 public, 179 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 211; Down 21 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 371,046; Down 3,747 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 11,755; Up 79 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 8,980; Down 142 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Tarlac has the 4th most learners of the 7 provinces in Region III, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.4%, private schools grew 6.1% and SUC and LUC schools grew 1.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 85% are in public schools (85% nationally), 15% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Tarlac National High School (10,221 learners), Benigno S. Aquino National High School (8,475 learners) and Sto. Cristo IS (4,539 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at AMA Computer College-Tarlac City (+111%) and fell most at Holy Trinity College of Technology Inc. (−32%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 13 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Salcedo Elementary School, with 86 learners per classroom.
Of the 606 reporting public schools, 3 (1%) have no electricity, against 1% in Region III; all have water; 30 (5%) have no internet, against 5% in Region III.
The 599 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱660.9 million. Across the 594 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,566 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 371,046 learners, 364,834 in schools and 6,212 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	371,046
In schools	364,834
In community learning centers (ALS)	6,212
Male	188,993
Female	181,138
Not broken down by sex	915

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 915 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	182,920	16,050	0	0	198,970
Junior High School	87,876	16,509	585	0	104,970
Senior High School	37,480	22,199	380	0	60,059
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	113	113
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	785	785
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	5,234	5,234

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 915 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	12,980	11,970	24,950
Grade 1	14,086	13,396	27,482
Grade 2	14,723	13,604	28,327
Grade 3	15,276	14,302	29,578
Grade 4	15,396	14,519	29,915
Grade 5	14,000	12,557	26,557
Grade 6	16,055	15,344	31,399
Grade 7	15,184	14,240	29,424
Grade 8	11,554	11,298	22,852
Grade 9	13,199	13,083	26,282
Grade 10	12,964	13,286	26,250
Grade 11	14,828	16,071	30,899
Grade 12	14,570	14,590	29,160
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	510	252	762
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	108	54	162
ALS Basic Literacy Program	66	47	113
ALS A&E elementary	454	331	785
ALS A&E secondary	3,040	2,194	5,234
Broken down by grade	188,993	181,138	370,131

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	42,136
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	17,913
Arts and Design	120
Sports	338
All tracks	60,507

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	14	13	27
Elementary	105	78	183
Junior High School	4	4	8
All	123	95	218

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	380	398	778
Elementary	2,036	2,044	4,080
Junior High School	539	615	1,154
Senior High School	145	192	337
All	3,100	3,249	6,349

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Open High School Program	3	2	5
Other School-Initiated Intervention	21	14	35
All	26	16	42

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 787 schools and 211 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	606
Private schools	179
SUCs and LUCs	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	211
All	998

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	546
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	50
Kindergarten to Grade 12	63
Junior high only	8
Junior and senior high	95
Senior high only	25
Community learning centers (ALS)	211

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	605
Community learning centers (ALS)	211
Non-sectarian	137
Sectarian	42
State universities and colleges	2
Managed by another government agency	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 11,755 teachers and 1,828 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	11,755
Non-teaching personnel	1,828
All personnel	13,583

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	6,725
Junior High School	3,707
Senior High School	1,323
All teachers	11,755

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	27.2
Junior High School	23.7
Senior High School	28.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 8,980 classrooms and 12,516 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 8,980
Seats (approximate): 240,936
Toilets: 12,516
Functional computers: 21,535
Faucets: 30,014; 28,304 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	5,664	2,381	935
Learners per classroom	32.3	36.9	40.1
Seats (approximate)	142,532	72,676	25,728
Learners per seat	1.3	1.2	1.5
Toilets	8,993	2,626	897
Learners per toilet	20.3	33.5	41.8
Functional computers	7,138	9,689	4,708
Learners per computer	25.6	9.1	8.0

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	520	0
Junior High School	122	0
Senior High School	93	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	496	9	12	3
Junior High School	117	0	5	0
Senior High School	92	0	3	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	490	30
Junior High School	117	5
Senior High School	81	14

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,848
Male	1,584
Shared	8,584
For persons with disabilities	500
All toilets	12,516

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	28,304
Without water	1,710
All faucets	30,014

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	591
Exit Gate	580
School Garden	575
Offices	495
Covered Court	458
Permanent Perimeter Fence	445
Playground	397
Clinic	264
Canteen	242
Computer Room	201
Temporary Perimeter Fence	177
Paved Pathway	163
Home Economic Room	150
Library/Learning Resource Center	149
Faculty Room	133
Supply Room	98
Roofing	76
Solar Panel	74
Science Laboratory	64
Industrial Arts Room	63
Conference Room	60
Data File Room/Records Room	47
Gymnasium	20
Flood Marker	19
Student Co-Curricular Center	12
Speech Laboratory	11
Museum	5
Bike Rack	4
Youth Development Center	3

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Tarlac, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Anao	9	2,361	106	20.3
Bamban	35	19,948	605	29.7
Camiling	59	20,819	698	23.3
Capas	62	41,535	1,210	30.0
City of Tarlac (Capital)	156	105,461	2,881	27.8
Concepcion	69	39,863	1,298	27.9
Gerona	59	21,122	729	24.5
La Paz	28	15,258	511	27.4
Mayantoc	27	6,466	258	20.7
Moncada	45	15,374	572	23.2
Paniqui	58	24,376	623	25.4
Pura	23	6,201	254	22.6
Ramos	11	4,764	185	24.8
San Clemente	17	3,061	138	20.1
San Jose	34	9,808	408	23.4
San Manuel	20	5,982	248	22.9
Santa Ignacia	41	12,144	478	23.4
Victoria	34	16,503	553	25.6

About this data

915 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 Tarlac 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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