Schools in Davao Occidental

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

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

Summary

Davao Occidental has the fifth most learners of the five provinces in Region XI, and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools, with 76,130 learners in its 228 schools in SY 2024-25 and another 4,042 in ALS. Enrollment in its schools fell 5.2% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 5.2%, and private schools fell 4.7%.

Of the learners in its schools, 97% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 3% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 217 reporting public schools, 152, or 70%, have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.

Its five cities and municipalities are listed on the page, and charts and tables show the figures by sector and level.

Schools: 228; Up 3 from SY 2023-24; 217 public, 11 private
Community learning centers: 130; Down 14 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 80,172; Down 3,678 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 3,432; Down 21 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 2,217; Down 47 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Davao Occidental has the 5th most learners of the 5 provinces in Region XI, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 5.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 5.2% and private schools fell 4.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 3% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Mariano Peralta National High School (3,757 learners), Heracleo Casco Memorial National High School (2,677 learners) and Jose Abad Santos National High School (1,614 learners).
Leaving out 5 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Kisawel Integrated School (+38%) and fell most at Faustino K. Labiton Sr. Elementary School (−19%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 6 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Cristina Calnantoc Rosario National High School, with 112 learners per classroom.
Of the 217 reporting public schools, 16 (7%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; 30 (14%) have no water, against 2% in Region XI; 152 (70%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 212 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱192.9 million. Across the 210 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,875 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 80,172 learners, 76,130 in schools and 4,042 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	80,172
In schools	76,130
In community learning centers (ALS)	4,042
Male	39,349
Female	40,796
Not broken down by sex	27

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 27 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	46,807	525	0	47,332
Junior High School	19,060	907	0	19,967
Senior High School	8,294	510	0	8,804
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	570	570
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	1,131	1,131
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	2,341	2,341

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 27 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3,082	2,967	6,049
Grade 1	3,710	3,482	7,192
Grade 2	3,719	3,517	7,236
Grade 3	3,625	3,370	6,995
Grade 4	3,542	3,396	6,938
Grade 5	3,202	3,030	6,232
Grade 6	3,226	3,274	6,500
Grade 7	2,916	3,152	6,068
Grade 8	2,289	2,390	4,679
Grade 9	2,119	2,593	4,712
Grade 10	2,040	2,467	4,507
Grade 11	2,073	2,525	4,598
Grade 12	1,899	2,307	4,206
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	125	65	190
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	1	0	1
ALS Basic Literacy Program	223	347	570
ALS A&E elementary	496	635	1,131
ALS A&E secondary	1,062	1,279	2,341
Broken down by grade	39,349	40,796	80,145

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	4,449
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	4,355
All tracks	8,804

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	5	3	8
Elementary	230	221	451
Junior High School	2	1	3
All	237	225	462

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,325	2,200	4,525
Elementary	14,839	14,435	29,274
Junior High School	5,959	7,008	12,967
Senior High School	1,861	2,459	4,320
All	24,984	26,102	51,086

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	4	6	10
Open High School Program	6	11	17
Other School-Initiated Intervention	89	98	187
All	99	115	214

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 228 schools and 130 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	217
Private schools	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	130
All	358

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	161
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	18
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior high only	15
Junior and senior high	32
Community learning centers (ALS)	130

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	217
Community learning centers (ALS)	130
Sectarian	7
Non-sectarian	4

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 3,432 teachers and 398 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	3,432
Non-teaching personnel	398
All personnel	3,830

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,054
Junior High School	1,004
Senior High School	374
All teachers	3,432

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	22.8
Junior High School	19.0
Senior High School	22.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 2,217 classrooms and 2,330 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 2,217
Seats (approximate): 69,559
Toilets: 2,330
Functional computers: 5,346
Faucets: 3,430; 2,491 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	1,549	454	214
Learners per classroom	30.2	42.0	38.8
Seats (approximate)	46,794	16,151	6,614
Learners per seat	1.0	1.2	1.3
Toilets	1,613	526	191
Learners per toilet	29.0	36.2	43.4
Functional computers	1,561	2,422	1,363
Learners per computer	30.0	7.9	6.1

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	143	31
Junior High School	58	2
Senior High School	28	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	109	43	7	15
Junior High School	49	6	3	2
Senior High School	25	1	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	46	128
Junior High School	23	37
Senior High School	11	17

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	501
Male	472
Shared	1,289
For persons with disabilities	68
All toilets	2,330

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	2,491
Without water	939
All faucets	3,430

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	194
Temporary Perimeter Fence	183
School Garden	168
Playground	134
Exit Gate	111
Offices	108
Covered Court	96
Solar Panel	78
Library/Learning Resource Center	58
Clinic	57
Faculty Room	53
Computer Room	52
Permanent Perimeter Fence	52
Supply Room	40
Conference Room	37
Gymnasium	36
Data File Room/Records Room	25
Canteen	24
Home Economic Room	22
Paved Pathway	15
Science Laboratory	14
Student Co-Curricular Center	10
Flood Marker	6
Roofing	5
Industrial Arts Room	4
Youth Development Center	3
Speech Laboratory	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Davao Occidental, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Don Marcelino	31	10,142	472	20.4
Jose Abad Santos (Trinidad)	41	19,405	699	26.1
Malita	98	31,315	1,393	20.7
Santa Maria	40	14,413	656	19.8
Sarangani	18	4,897	212	21.2

About this data

27 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 Davao Occidental 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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