Schools in Don Marcelino, 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

In Don Marcelino, 23 of the 31 reporting public schools, or 74%, have no internet, against 27% in Region XI. Its schools held 9,646 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 496 in ALS, while enrollment in schools fell 10.7% from SY 2023-24, ALS not counted. It has the fourth most learners of the five cities and municipalities in Davao Occidental, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools, with 472 public teachers.

Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Calian National High School, with 72 learners per classroom.

Each school is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 31; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 31 public
Community learning centers: 19; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 10,142; Down 1,004 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 472; Down 9 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 306; Down 6 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Don Marcelino has the 4th most learners of the 5 cities and municipalities in Davao Occidental, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 10.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Kinanga Elementary School (681 learners), Don Marcelino Maruya Elementary School (606 learners) and Lawa Central Elementary School (558 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Antonio T. Doromal National High School (+14%) and fell most at Gusatbak Elementary School (−14%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Calian National High School, with 72 learners per classroom.
Of the 31 reporting public schools, 2 (6%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; 3 (10%) have no water, against 2% in Region XI; 23 (74%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 31 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱27.0 million. Across the 31 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,146 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 10,142 learners, 9,646 in schools and 496 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	10,142
In schools	9,646
In community learning centers (ALS)	496
Male	4,939
Female	5,203

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	6,325	0	6,325
Junior High School	2,384	0	2,384
Senior High School	937	0	937
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	79	79
ALS A&E elementary	0	150	150
ALS A&E secondary	0	267	267

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	410	375	785
Grade 1	506	472	978
Grade 2	533	438	971
Grade 3	541	502	1,043
Grade 4	482	452	934
Grade 5	383	420	803
Grade 6	391	405	796
Grade 7	345	437	782
Grade 8	248	286	534
Grade 9	246	264	510
Grade 10	252	306	558
Grade 11	225	283	508
Grade 12	163	266	429
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	9	6	15
ALS Basic Literacy Program	39	40	79
ALS A&E elementary	57	93	150
ALS A&E secondary	109	158	267
All grades	4,939	5,203	10,142

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	450
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	487
All tracks	937

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	0	1	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	393	352	745
Elementary	2,631	2,504	5,135
Junior High School	989	1,190	2,179
Senior High School	320	448	768
All	4,333	4,494	8,827

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	0	1	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 31 schools and 19 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	31
Community learning centers (ALS)	19
All	50

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	23
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	19

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	31
Community learning centers (ALS)	19

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 472 teachers and 52 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	472
Non-teaching personnel	52
All personnel	524

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	270
Junior High School	161
Senior High School	41
All teachers	472

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	23.4
Junior High School	14.8
Senior High School	22.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 306 classrooms and 308 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 306
Seats (approximate): 7,138
Toilets: 308
Functional computers: 718
Faucets: 299; 201 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	204	69	33
Learners per classroom	31.0	34.6	28.4
Seats (approximate)	5,491	1,107	540
Learners per seat	1.2	2.2	1.7
Toilets	216	65	27
Learners per toilet	29.3	36.7	34.7
Functional computers	334	329	55
Learners per computer	18.9	7.3	17.0

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	20	3
Junior High School	8	0
Senior High School	4	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	16	5	2
Junior High School	8	0	0
Senior High School	4	0	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	6	17
Junior High School	2	6
Senior High School	2	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	74
Male	74
Shared	150
For persons with disabilities	10
All toilets	308

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	201
Without water	98
All faucets	299

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	29
Temporary Perimeter Fence	28
Entrance Gate	24
Playground	20
Covered Court	14
Offices	14
Exit Gate	10
Faculty Room	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	8
Solar Panel	7
Computer Room	6
Gymnasium	6
Permanent Perimeter Fence	6
Clinic	5
Data File Room/Records Room	5
Supply Room	5
Home Economic Room	4
Canteen	2
Science Laboratory	2
Conference Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Paved Pathway	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental: 31 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Antonio T. Doromal National High School	212	4	3
Baluntaya Elementary School	303	12	15
Calian Elementary School	471	18	13
Calian National High School	288	15	4
Corona A. Cabanilla National High School	126	4	2
Dalupan Elementary School	321	9	8
Don Marcelino Maruya Elementary School	606	20	20
Don Marcelino National High School	694	53	25
Ernesto Balindan Sumbo National High School	181	10	1
Fred Johnson Elementary School	209	11	7
Gusatbak Elementary School	133	9	3
John Martin Johnson High School	340	41	28
Jose Villanueva Elementary School	307	15	10
Kalabunay Elementary School	93	5	6
Kibatang Elementary School	103	6	6
Kimote Elementary School	41	4	0
Kinanga Elementary School	681	24	21
Kiyaga Elementary School	85	5	3
Lanao Elementary School	115	7	0
Lawa Central Elementary School	558	25	15
Lawa National High School	1,109	58	26
Linadasan Elementary School	260	9	8
Luisa Joyce Mallari National High School	371	17	13
Mabuhay Elementary School	323	13	7
Maltusan Elementary School	225	9	8
Migdolog Elementary School	172	8	3
Palamid Elementary School	340	14	15
Pamongot Elementary School	236	12	7
Tador & Masaglang Elementary School	264	13	8
Thomas Jhonson Elementary School	113	6	7
William Joyce Sr. Elementary School	366	16	14

About this data

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 Don Marcelino, 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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