Schools in Sto. Tomas West, SDO Davao del Norte

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

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

Summary

Sto. Tomas West has the most learners of the 10 districts in Davao del Norte, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 30 schools held 20,934 learners, and its public schools employed 671 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 1.6% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.9%, while private schools grew 12.3%.

Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 10% are in private schools against 14% nationally. All 16 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet. Charts and tables further down break these figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 30; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 16 public, 14 private
Learners: 20,934; Down 344 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 671; Up 50 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 470; Up 7 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Sto. Tomas West has the most learners of the 10 districts in Davao del Norte, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.9% and private schools grew 12.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 10% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Sto Tomas National High School (7,016 learners), Sto. Tomas Central Elementary School SPED Center (4,946 learners) and New Katipunan Elementary School (924 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Philippine Baptist Christian College of Mindanao, Inc. (+4%) and fell most at Maryknoll School of Sto. Tomas, Inc. (−13%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Magwawa Integrated School, with 55 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱32.8 million. Across the 16 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,409 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 20,934 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	20,934
Male	10,612
Female	10,224
Not broken down by sex	98

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 98 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	9,817	955	10,772
Junior High School	5,637	616	6,253
Senior High School	3,400	411	3,811

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 98 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	737	689	1,426
Grade 1	753	684	1,437
Grade 2	825	736	1,561
Grade 3	821	773	1,594
Grade 4	798	737	1,535
Grade 5	771	675	1,446
Grade 6	820	822	1,642
Grade 7	954	878	1,832
Grade 8	655	644	1,299
Grade 9	797	810	1,607
Grade 10	724	791	1,515
Grade 11	976	1,046	2,022
Grade 12	896	893	1,789
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	85	46	131
Broken down by grade	10,612	10,224	20,836

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,988
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,836
All tracks	3,824

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	1
Elementary	1	1
All	2	2

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	40	48	88
Elementary	258	252	510
Junior High School	139	136	275
Senior High School	59	74	133
All	496	510	1,006

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: 30 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	16
Private schools	14
All	30

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	20
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	5
Junior and senior high	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	16
Sectarian	9
Non-sectarian	5

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 671 teachers and 52 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	671
Non-teaching personnel	52
All personnel	723

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	321
Junior High School	220
Senior High School	130
All teachers	671

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	30.6
Junior High School	25.6
Senior High School	26.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 470 classrooms and 534 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 470
Seats (approximate): 14,809
Toilets: 534
Functional computers: 724
Faucets: 1,022; 954 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	275	120	75
Learners per classroom	35.7	47.0	45.3
Seats (approximate)	7,285	4,546	2,978
Learners per seat	1.4	1.2	1.1
Toilets	344	117	73
Learners per toilet	28.5	48.2	46.6
Functional computers	266	375	83
Learners per computer	36.9	15.0	41.0

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	12	0
Junior High School	6	0
Senior High School	5	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
Elementary	12
Junior High School	6
Senior High School	5

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	12	0
Junior High School	6	0
Senior High School	3	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	56
Male	56
Shared	409
For persons with disabilities	13
All toilets	534

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	954
Without water	68
All faucets	1,022

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	16
Playground	16
School Garden	16
Covered Court	14
Offices	13
Exit Gate	12
Computer Room	11
Permanent Perimeter Fence	11
Temporary Perimeter Fence	11
Home Economic Room	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Clinic	6
Data File Room/Records Room	6
Supply Room	6
Faculty Room	5
Science Laboratory	5
Solar Panel	3
Canteen	2
Conference Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Paved Pathway	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Sto. Tomas West, SDO Davao del Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Sto. Tomas West, SDO Davao del Norte: 31 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Balagunan Elementary School	Public	860	25	24
Balagunan National High School	Public	697	31	21
Bobongon Elementary School	Public	404	15	14
Davao Winchester Colleges, Inc.	Private	328	Not reported	Not reported
Holy Infant School of Sto. Tomas, Inc.	Private	14	Not reported	Not reported
Jireh Mission Academy of Sto. Tomas, Inc.	Private	105	Not reported	Not reported
Light Bearer Christian School of Balagunan Sto. Tomas Inc.	Private	10	Not reported	Not reported
Maguintalunan Integrated School	Public	145	12	9
Magwawa Integrated School	Public	492	21	9
Marsman Elementary School	Public	312	14	13
Marsman National High School	Public	342	22	9
Maryknoll School of Sto. Tomas, Inc.	Private	611	Not reported	Not reported
Mustard Seed Christian School, Inc.	Private	85	Not reported	Not reported
New Katipunan Elementary School	Public	924	28	23
New Visayas Elementary School	Public	461	15	10
Philippine Baptist Christian College of Mindanao, Inc.	Private	381	Not reported	Not reported
Philippine Baptist Christian College of Mindanao, Inc. - Bobongon Branch	Private	13	Not reported	Not reported
Philippine Baptist Christian College of Mindanao, Inc. - Marscon Branch	Private	9	Not reported	Not reported
Philippine Baptist Christian College of Mindanao, Inc. - Puerto Azul, Sto. Tomas Branch	Private	18	Not reported	Not reported
Philippine Baptist Christian College of Mindanao, Inc. - Sto. Tomas Branch	Private	24	Not reported	Not reported
Philippine Baptist Christian College of Mindanao, Inc. - Sto. Tomas Branch	Private	6	Not reported	Not reported
Philippine Baptist Christian College of Mindanao, Inc. - Sto. Tomas Branch	Private	21	Not reported	Not reported
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	178	8	7
San Jose Elementary School	Public	314	11	11
Sto Tomas National High School	Public	7,016	255	138
Sto. Tomas Central Elementary School SPED Center	Public	4,946	152	124
Tagum SDA Elementary School, Inc. - Davao Del Norte Branch	Private	126	Not reported	Not reported
Talos Elementary School	Public	126	6	8
Temple Christian School of Sto. Tomas, Inc.	Private	356	Not reported	Not reported
Tulalian Elementary	Public	859	26	23
Tulalian National High School	Public	836	30	27

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

About this data

98 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.

The figures for Sto. Tomas West, SDO Davao del Norte exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Sto. Tomas West, SDO Davao del Norte 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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