Table 1  shows the ownership, location and land area of public and private school in Dipolog City. Out of thirty-two  (32) public elementary and primary schools. San Jose Elementary School has the biggest land area of 40,000 square meters. Dicayas Elementary School has the smallest land area of 2,402 square meters. One is owned by the DECS, eight (8) schools are without title.

There are eight (8) public secondary schools in Dipolog City, and Dipolog School of Fisheries has the biggest land area of 262,460 square meters. Sicayab National High School has the smallest land area of 6,000 square meters. Six (6) of these secondary schools are with the DECS while two (2) are with TESDA.

The supervision of all the tertiary vocational/technical schools is under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

Of the 15 private preschools, St. Vincent’s College and Andres Bonifacio College have the biggest land area of 25,000 square meters.