Schools in Cotabato City District VII, SDO Cotabato City

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

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

Summary

Among the eight districts in Cotabato City, Cotabato City District VII has the sixth most learners, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its five schools held 4,765 learners and 135 public teachers. Enrollment in schools rose 0.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools grew 0.3%, while private schools fell 1.6%.

91% of learners in schools are in public schools, compared with 85% nationally, and 9% are in private schools, compared with 14% nationally. Of the four reporting public schools, all have electricity, water and internet.

From here, each of the five schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 5; No change from SY 2023-24; 4 public, 1 private
Learners: 4,765; Up 7 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 135; Down 7 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 92; Up 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Cotabato City District VII has the 6th most learners of the 8 districts in Cotabato City, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 0.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 0.3% and private schools fell 1.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 91% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 9% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are J. Marquez Elementary School (1,536 learners), Datu Siang Central School (1,186 learners) and Mohammad Integrated School (856 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Mohammad Integrated School, with 48 learners per classroom.
Of the 4 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 4,765 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	4,765
Male	2,416
Female	2,349

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	3,438	442	3,880
Junior High School	697	0	697
Senior High School	188	0	188

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	283	273	556
Grade 1	300	293	593
Grade 2	360	326	686
Grade 3	277	288	565
Grade 4	258	250	508
Grade 5	249	217	466
Grade 6	269	237	506
Grade 7	112	89	201
Grade 8	88	103	191
Grade 9	73	70	143
Grade 10	58	104	162
Grade 11	48	43	91
Grade 12	41	56	97
All grades	2,416	2,349	4,765

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	188
All tracks	188

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	153	144	297
Elementary	912	901	1,813
Junior High School	228	279	507
All	1,293	1,324	2,617

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Female	Total
Elementary	1	1
Junior High School	1	1
All	2	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 5 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	4
Private schools	1
All	5

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	3
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	4
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 135 teachers and 10 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	135
Non-teaching personnel	10
All personnel	145

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	96
Junior High School	33
Senior High School	6
All teachers	135

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	35.8
Junior High School	21.1
Senior High School	31.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 92 classrooms and 70 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 92
Seats (approximate): 3,899
Toilets: 70
Functional computers: 36
Faucets: 163; 157 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	76	12	4
Learners per classroom	45.2	58.1	47.0
Seats (approximate)	3,179	576	144
Learners per seat	1.1	1.2	1.3
Toilets	52	14	4
Learners per toilet	66.1	49.8	47.0
Functional computers	32	2	2
Learners per computer	107.4	348.5	94.0

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	3	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	2	1
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	0	1

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	3	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	10
Male	9
Shared	51
All toilets	70

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	157
Without water	6
All faucets	163

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Covered Court	4
Entrance Gate	4
Exit Gate	4
Offices	4
School Garden	4
Flood Marker	2
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Permanent Perimeter Fence	2
Playground	2
Clinic	1
Computer Room	1
Conference Room	1
Paved Pathway	1
Supply Room	1
Temporary Perimeter Fence	1

List of schools

Every school in Cotabato City District VII, SDO Cotabato City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Cotabato City District VII, SDO Cotabato City: 5 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Datu Siang Central School	Public	1,186	34	30
Datu Siang National High School	Public	745	34	15
J. Marquez Elementary School	Public	1,536	41	29
Mohammad Integrated School	Public	856	26	18
SKIA-Elementary Annex	Private	442	Not reported	Not reported

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

The figures for Cotabato City District VII, SDO Cotabato City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Cotabato City District VII, SDO Cotabato City 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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