Schools Division of Davao De Oro

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 De Oro has the second most learners of the 11 schools divisions in Region XI, and the ninth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 456 schools held 194,819 learners, with another 9,863 in ALS, and 7,615 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.3% and private schools fell 7.4%.

Public schools hold 95% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 5%, against 14% nationally. Of the 417 reporting public schools, 64, or 15%, have no internet, against 27% in Region XI, while three have no electricity.

The page lists its 13 districts, and charts and tables break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 456; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 417 public, 39 private
Community learning centers: 273; Up 43 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 204,682; Down 6,424 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 7,615; Up 241 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,637; Down 410 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Davao De Oro has the 2nd most learners of the 11 schools divisions in Region XI, and the 9th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.3% and private schools fell 7.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 5% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Compostela National High School (5,066 learners), Nabunturan NCHS (4,744 learners) and Monkayo National High School (4,740 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Nueva Visayas Elementary School (+16%) and fell most at Nestor Fausta Memorial College (−34%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 8 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pindasan Elementary School, with 106 learners per classroom.
Of the 417 reporting public schools, 3 (1%) have no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; 1 (1%) has no water, against 2% in Region XI; 64 (15%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 417 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱426.7 million. Across the 416 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,698 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 204,682 learners, 194,819 in schools and 9,863 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	204,682
In schools	194,819
In community learning centers (ALS)	9,863
Male	105,172
Female	98,999
Not broken down by sex	511

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 511 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	106,780	3,352	0	110,132
Junior High School	54,246	2,394	0	56,640
Senior High School	23,266	4,272	0	27,538
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	311	311
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	2,456	2,456
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	7,094	7,094

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 511 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6,491	5,955	12,446
Grade 1	8,009	7,158	15,167
Grade 2	8,212	7,550	15,762
Grade 3	8,766	7,919	16,685
Grade 4	8,550	7,865	16,415
Grade 5	8,282	7,361	15,643
Grade 6	8,864	8,688	17,552
Grade 7	8,178	8,073	16,251
Grade 8	6,436	6,123	12,559
Grade 9	7,060	7,167	14,227
Grade 10	6,685	6,889	13,574
Grade 11	7,011	7,028	14,039
Grade 12	6,828	6,671	13,499
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	285	177	462
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	16	13	29
ALS Basic Literacy Program	150	161	311
ALS A&E elementary	1,461	995	2,456
ALS A&E secondary	3,888	3,206	7,094
Broken down by grade	105,172	98,999	204,171

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	13,660
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	14,068
Arts and Design	59
All tracks	27,787

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	57	51	108
Elementary	580	560	1,140
Junior High School	44	45	89
All	681	656	1,337

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,220	1,091	2,311
Elementary	10,376	9,593	19,969
Junior High School	5,673	5,918	11,591
Senior High School	2,464	2,692	5,156
All	19,733	19,294	39,027

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	0	1	1
Open High School Program	1	2	3
Other School-Initiated Intervention	8	5	13
All	11	8	19

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 456 schools and 273 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	417
Private schools	39
Community learning centers (ALS)	273
All	729

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	317
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	34
Kindergarten to Grade 12	13
Junior high only	11
Junior and senior high	78
Senior high only	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	273

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	417
Community learning centers (ALS)	273
Non-sectarian	38
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 7,615 teachers and 739 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	7,615
Non-teaching personnel	739
All personnel	8,354

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	4,045
Junior High School	2,584
Senior High School	986
All teachers	7,615

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	26.4
Junior High School	21.0
Senior High School	23.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,637 classrooms and 7,785 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,637
Seats (approximate): 184,853
Toilets: 7,785
Functional computers: 15,904
Faucets: 13,419; 10,318 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	3,294	1,631	712
Learners per classroom	32.4	33.3	32.7
Seats (approximate)	102,522	58,980	23,351
Learners per seat	1.0	0.9	1.0
Toilets	4,918	2,018	849
Learners per toilet	21.7	26.9	27.4
Functional computers	4,879	7,011	4,014
Learners per computer	21.9	7.7	5.8

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	333	0
Junior High School	115	2
Senior High School	72	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	297	27	6	3
Junior High School	108	7	1	1
Senior High School	72	1	1	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	279	54
Junior High School	92	25
Senior High School	52	22

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,136
Male	929
Shared	5,410
For persons with disabilities	310
All toilets	7,785

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	10,318
Without water	3,101
All faucets	13,419

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	358
School Garden	335
Offices	278
Temporary Perimeter Fence	256
Permanent Perimeter Fence	219
Playground	218
Exit Gate	199
Covered Court	190
Computer Room	181
Faculty Room	147
Clinic	119
Home Economic Room	118
Library/Learning Resource Center	112
Supply Room	104
Solar Panel	101
Conference Room	98
Science Laboratory	78
Data File Room/Records Room	65
Paved Pathway	65
Gymnasium	51
Canteen	45
Student Co-Curricular Center	30
Industrial Arts Room	28
Roofing	28
Youth Development Center	20
Flood Marker	17
Bike Rack	2
Museum	1

Districts

13 districts, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Districts in SDO Davao De Oro, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Compostela	43	24,716	943	23.6
Laak	66	19,829	855	22.8
Mabini	21	10,647	394	26.1
Maco North	31	14,596	564	23.5
Maco South	17	5,239	213	24.6
Maragusan	41	17,172	700	23.1
Mawab	24	10,924	412	25.4
Moncayo	54	24,208	920	24.7
Montevista	30	10,681	454	23.2
Nabunturan East	27	9,620	384	25.1
Nabunturan West	18	11,948	441	24.0
New Bataan	35	11,506	494	22.7
Pantukan	49	23,733	841	27.3

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

About this data

511 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.

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for the Schools Division of Davao De Oro 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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