December, 1921December, 1922March, 1923
ProvincesTaxable ExemptTaxable ExemptTaxable Exempt
Abra. ₱6,827,320 ₱732,010 ₱6,686,460 ₱746,620 ₱6,649,470 ₱776,230
Albay. 30,985,290 6,085,870 30,620,610 6,655,970 30,615,200 6,653,070
Antique. 10,013,680 580,890 9,783,590 746,260 9,792,320 746,420
Bataan. 8,485,270 981,560 9,152,240 1,008,960 9,179,560 1,008,970
Batanes. 1,492,050 154,800 1,460,830 155,730 1,463,790 155,730
Batangas. 45,598,330 2,384,650 37,839,750 2,364,360 37,263,760 2,372,500
Bohol. 25,817,920 4,124,890 29,526,900 4,367,660 29,537,810 4,374,300
Bulacan. 45,545,640 6,106,600 45,692,580 6,219,540 46,182,320 6,220,180
Cagayan. 22,583,840 594,550 22,210,960 6,153,810 21,887,060 6,368,170
Camarines Norte. 14,155,290 462,150 13,356,900 458,480 13,331,750 458,420
Camarines Sur. 28,912,970 3,057,690 26,800,210 3,177,820 26,796,940 3,181,140
Capiz. 38,692,980 3,174,380 35,427,240 3,237,770 34,924,320 3,238,300
Cavite. 17,676,350 2,912,180 17,857,950 2,893,960 18,086,150 2,935,890
Cebu. 59,659,580 12,712,200 59,360,360 14,785,210 59,372,120 14,790,560
Ilocos Norte. 31,680,880 2,210,430 32,248,000 1,689,710 31,619,610 1,647,460
Ilocos Sur. 25,183,610 2,726,700 24,800,120 2,777,580 24,808,400 2,797,200
Iloilo. 76,006,720 15,694,720 75,995,250 15,788,350 75,826,940 15,787,250
Isabela. 19,611,879 1,588,580 19,757,289 1,607,630 19,847,500 1,612,250
Laguna. 52,514,740 2,765,180 46,299,570 2,997,079 46,077,720 2,980,879
La Union. 20,109,110 1,920,050 19,314,180 2,409,719 19,336,510 2,370,000
Leyte. 40,262,600 4,911,800 42,946,880 5,598,440 43,469,340 5,630,190
Marinduque. 9,247,290 694,740 9,315,340 753,040 9,324,240 754,760
Masbate. 5,653,280 885,750 6,946,630 925,140 6,956,885 924,400
Mindoro. 9,542,955 366,530 9,216,237 495,690 9,131,137 619,790
Misamis. 40,275,740 2,454,160 38,615,660 2,456,650 38,546,184 2,456,650
Nueva Ecija. 55,157,610 2,609,430 55,593,930 2,871,460 54,777,700 2,965,410
Occidental Negros. 80,710,280 3,049,390 81,279,000 3,296,020 81,266,630 3,306,870
Oriental Negros. 24,111,890 2,891,630 24,671,890 3,004,890 24,300,200 2,004,780
Palawan. 3,256,700 755,030 3,905,320 788,600 3,905,320 778,600
Pampanga. 55,940,550 4,357,730 53,784,310 4,348,370 53,752,530 4,346,550
Pangasinan. 50,894,810 5,469,050 50,188,090 5,556,680 82,768,990 7,191,040
Rizal. 45,610,750 8,500,700 47,062,340 8,543,580 47,430,060 8,545,280
Romblon. 8,779,010 550,340 8,698,790 580,310 8,698,790 580,310
Samar. 24,662,030 3,930,740 24,706,880 3,912,730 24,748,410 3,828,060
Sorsogon. 22,759,780 4,658,040 22,865,480 4,615,630 22,796,620 4,589,900
Surigao. 12,263,780 1,421,820 12,306,570 1,424,320 12,351,320 1,431,220
Tarlac. 25,980,990 2,440,600 36,994,920 2,492,340 37,046,860 3,346,550
Tayabas. 69,530,480 9,287,190 70,166,080 9,572,060 70,930,150 9,573,420
Zambales. 9,283,060 659,470 9,051,480 758,520 9,062,330 774,840
Total. 11,457,730,340 131,409,220 11,725,068,160 149,002,759 12,038,634,420 145,123,539

GROWTH OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

Year— No. of schools Annual enrollment Average monthly enrollment Average daily attendance Percentage of attendance
1907 3,624 479,978 346,245 85
1908 3,932 486,676 339,243 270,732 80
1909 4,424 570,502 405,478 321,415 79
1910 4,531 587,317 427,105 337,307 86
1911 4,404 610,493 446,889 355,722 80
1912 3,685 529,665 395,075 329,073 83
1913 2,934 440,050 329,756 287,995 87
1914 4,235 621,030 489,070 428,552 88
1915 4,187 610,519 493,763 441,742 89
1916 4,538 638,543 523,272 471,195 90
1917 4,702 675,998 567,625 514,263 91
1918 4,747 671,398 569,744 521,377 92
1919 4,962 681,588 569,744 501,989 88
1920 5,944 791,626 678,956 618,392 91
1921 6,904 943,364 836,281 774,882 93
1922 7,670 1,077,342 976,093 909,947 93

PRIVATE SCHOOLS: ANNUAL ENROLLMENT, NUMBER OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS, 1918–1922

[Source: Office of the Superintendent of private schools]

School yearNumber of schoolsTotalTotal enrollment
PrimaryIntermediateHigh schoolCollegeOther schools
1917–1918 129 77 34 77 257 35,907
1918–1919 152 90 36 19 297 38,716
1919–1920 169 104 38 19 330 45,947
1920–1921 190 113 42 19 18 382 57,281
1921–1922 245 150 86 20 24 525 64,835

ANNUAL EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, 1918–1922[a]

[Source: Bureau of Education]