Schools in City of Cotabato

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

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

Summary

On this province page, City of Cotabato has the sixth most learners of the six provinces in BARMM, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 85 schools held 69,991 learners, not counting 2,464 in ALS, and its public schools had 1,620 teachers.

Of the learners in schools, 75% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 24% in private schools (14% nationally). Enrollment in schools fell 1.2% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 1.8%, private schools grew 2.5% and SUC and LUC schools fell 26.2%. Of the 45 reporting public schools, eight (18%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

The page lists its one city or municipality, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 85; Up 2 from SY 2023-24; 45 public, 39 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 58; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 72,455; Down 219 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 1,620; Down 103 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 1,175; Down 47 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

City of Cotabato has the 6th most learners of the 6 provinces in BARMM, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.8%, private schools grew 2.5% and SUC and LUC schools fell 26.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 75% are in public schools (85% nationally), 24% 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 Cotabato City Central Pilot School (6,250 learners), Cotabato City National High School - Main (5,720 learners) and Sero Central School (2,935 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at AMA Computer College-Cotabato City (+98%) and fell most at CCSPC - Laboratory High School (−26%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Cotabato City National High School - Main, with 84 learners per classroom.
Of the 45 reporting public schools, 2 (4%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 1 (2%) has no water, against 8% in BARMM; 8 (18%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 72,455 learners, 69,991 in schools and 2,464 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	72,455
In schools	69,991
In community learning centers (ALS)	2,464
Male	35,862
Female	36,562
Not broken down by sex	31

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 31 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	32,510	5,124	0	0	37,634
Junior High School	13,415	6,080	553	0	20,048
Senior High School	6,855	5,245	178	0	12,278
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	79	79
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	779	779
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	1,606	1,606

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 31 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,592	2,439	5,031
Grade 1	2,941	2,597	5,538
Grade 2	3,188	2,997	6,185
Grade 3	2,716	2,649	5,365
Grade 4	2,651	2,506	5,157
Grade 5	2,426	2,467	4,893
Grade 6	2,653	2,722	5,375
Grade 7	2,726	2,907	5,633
Grade 8	2,319	2,409	4,728
Grade 9	2,372	2,535	4,907
Grade 10	2,156	2,624	4,780
Grade 11	2,898	3,366	6,264
Grade 12	2,777	3,237	6,014
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	62	28	90
ALS Basic Literacy Program	43	36	79
ALS A&E elementary	462	317	779
ALS A&E secondary	880	726	1,606
Broken down by grade	35,862	36,562	72,424

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	10,553
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,754
All tracks	12,307

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,087	1,000	2,087
Elementary	8,116	8,033	16,149
Junior High School	2,488	2,813	5,301
All	11,691	11,846	23,537

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	27	38	65
Elementary	270	284	554
Junior High School	216	317	533
Senior High School	94	198	292
All	607	837	1,444

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	27	33	60

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 85 schools and 58 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	45
Private schools	39
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	58
All	143

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	44
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	5
Kindergarten to Grade 12	9
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	20
Senior high only	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	58

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	58
DepEd managed	45
Non-sectarian	31
Sectarian	8
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 1,620 teachers and 123 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	1,620
Non-teaching personnel	123
All personnel	1,743

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	956
Junior High School	510
Senior High School	154
All teachers	1,620

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	34.0
Junior High School	26.3
Senior High School	44.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 1,175 classrooms and 853 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 1,175
Seats (approximate): 49,541
Toilets: 853
Functional computers: 1,244
Faucets: 1,465; 1,211 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	709	249	217
Learners per classroom	45.9	53.9	31.6
Seats (approximate)	29,450	12,646	7,445
Learners per seat	1.1	1.1	0.9
Toilets	638	147	68
Learners per toilet	51.0	91.3	100.8
Functional computers	213	846	185
Learners per computer	152.6	15.9	37.1

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	28	1
Junior High School	16	0
Senior High School	13	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	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	25	2	2
Junior High School	16	0	0
Senior High School	12	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	23	6
Junior High School	14	2
Senior High School	12	3

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	189
Male	159
Shared	461
For persons with disabilities	44
All toilets	853

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	1,211
Without water	254
All faucets	1,465

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	44
School Garden	36
Covered Court	35
Offices	35
Exit Gate	33
Permanent Perimeter Fence	26
Playground	25
Temporary Perimeter Fence	22
Computer Room	21
Library/Learning Resource Center	21
Clinic	15
Data File Room/Records Room	11
Home Economic Room	11
Science Laboratory	10
Faculty Room	9
Flood Marker	9
Supply Room	9
Conference Room	7
Paved Pathway	7
Industrial Arts Room	3
Roofing	3
Canteen	2
Solar Panel	2
Gymnasium	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

Cities and municipalities

1 city or municipality, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in City of Cotabato, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Cotabato City	85	72,455	1,620	32.6

About this data

31 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 City of Cotabato 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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