Schools Division of Davao del Sur

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 del Sur's 302 schools held 117,225 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 4,273 in ALS, which gives it the fifth most learners of the 11 schools divisions in Region XI and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in schools fell 1.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, with public schools down 1.6% and private schools down 5.5%. Private schools hold 9% of learners here, against 14% nationally, while public schools hold 91% against 85%.

Of the 262 reporting public schools, 14 (5%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI. Leaving out seven schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Manuel Francisco C. Ramos Sr. National High School, where there is one classroom for every 89 learners.

Next, the page lists its 14 districts, and it breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 302; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 262 public, 40 private
Community learning centers: 172; Down 15 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 121,498; Down 2,266 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 4,180; Up 83 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 3,317; Down 134 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Davao del Sur has the 5th most learners of the 11 schools divisions in Region XI, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.6% and private schools fell 5.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 91% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 9% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Sta. Cruz National High School (4,626 learners), Sulop National High School (3,106 learners) and Santa Cruz Central Elementary School (2,725 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Maibo National High School (+20%) and fell most at Global Systems Institute of Tecnology, Inc. (−30%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 7 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Manuel Francisco C. Ramos Sr. National High School, with 89 learners per classroom.
Of the 262 reporting public schools, 1 (1%) has no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; 2 (1%) have no water, against 2% in Region XI; 14 (5%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 260 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱249.1 million. Across the 260 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,653 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 121,498 learners, 117,225 in schools and 4,273 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	121,498
In schools	117,225
In community learning centers (ALS)	4,273
Male	62,513
Female	58,733
Not broken down by sex	252

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 252 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	66,141	1,452	0	67,593
Junior High School	28,283	5,706	0	33,989
Senior High School	12,367	3,134	0	15,501
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	180	180
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	953	953
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	3,030	3,030

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 252 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4,186	3,771	7,957
Grade 1	4,847	4,398	9,245
Grade 2	5,101	4,781	9,882
Grade 3	5,326	4,897	10,223
Grade 4	5,171	4,854	10,025
Grade 5	5,005	4,574	9,579
Grade 6	5,374	5,074	10,448
Grade 7	4,944	4,838	9,782
Grade 8	3,849	3,754	7,603
Grade 9	3,906	4,171	8,077
Grade 10	4,127	4,399	8,526
Grade 11	4,068	3,980	8,048
Grade 12	3,812	3,641	7,453
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	162	72	234
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	0	1	1
ALS Basic Literacy Program	104	76	180
ALS A&E elementary	615	338	953
ALS A&E secondary	1,916	1,114	3,030
Broken down by grade	62,513	58,733	121,246

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	7,769
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	7,754
All tracks	15,523

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	26	23	49
Elementary	225	259	484
Junior High School	1	4	5
All	252	286	538

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	666	638	1,304
Elementary	4,656	4,283	8,939
Junior High School	1,767	1,878	3,645
Senior High School	672	670	1,342
All	7,761	7,469	15,230

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	0	1	1
Open High School Program	0	2	2
Other School-Initiated Intervention	5	2	7
All	5	5	10

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 302 schools and 172 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	262
Private schools	40
Community learning centers (ALS)	172
All	474

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	239
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	4
Kindergarten to Grade 12	5
Junior high only	8
Junior and senior high	44
Senior high only	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	172

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	262
Community learning centers (ALS)	172
Sectarian	28
Non-sectarian	12

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 4,180 teachers and 579 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	4,180
Non-teaching personnel	579
All personnel	4,759

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,606
Junior High School	1,148
Senior High School	426
All teachers	4,180

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	25.4
Junior High School	24.6
Senior High School	29.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 3,317 classrooms and 3,495 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 3,317
Seats (approximate): 73,528
Toilets: 3,495
Functional computers: 7,307
Faucets: 7,619; 5,636 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	2,209	769	339
Learners per classroom	29.9	36.8	36.5
Seats (approximate)	44,189	20,904	8,435
Learners per seat	1.5	1.4	1.5
Toilets	2,546	680	269
Learners per toilet	26.0	41.6	46.0
Functional computers	3,591	2,364	1,352
Learners per computer	18.4	12.0	9.2

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	219	2
Junior High School	43	0
Senior High School	32	1

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	216	2	2	1
Junior High School	42	0	0	1
Senior High School	32	0	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	207	14
Junior High School	41	2
Senior High School	31	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	577
Male	524
Shared	2,270
For persons with disabilities	124
All toilets	3,495

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	5,636
Without water	1,983
All faucets	7,619

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	257
School Garden	243
Exit Gate	219
Temporary Perimeter Fence	203
Offices	159
Covered Court	131
Computer Room	104
Playground	90
Permanent Perimeter Fence	77
Clinic	72
Home Economic Room	59
Library/Learning Resource Center	54
Faculty Room	48
Solar Panel	45
Supply Room	39
Conference Room	36
Paved Pathway	28
Data File Room/Records Room	26
Science Laboratory	23
Gymnasium	20
Canteen	16
Industrial Arts Room	13
Roofing	13
Student Co-Curricular Center	5
Youth Development Center	5
Flood Marker	3

Districts

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

Districts in SDO Davao del Sur, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bansalan East	26	11,127	273	26.1
Bansalan West	19	5,601	223	23.9
Hagonoy I	18	7,657	285	25.0
Hagonoy II	12	3,904	142	26.8
Kiblawan	40	10,437	370	24.4
Magsaysay North	16	8,040	278	25.0
Magsaysay South	20	5,614	238	23.5
Malalag	21	8,226	293	26.3
Matanao I	23	11,239	419	24.5
Matanao II	21	4,445	201	22.1
Padada	17	5,929	246	23.0
Sta. Cruz North	21	11,745	390	29.7
Sta. Cruz South	19	14,361	464	29.8
Sulop	29	8,900	358	23.6

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

About this data

252 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 del Sur 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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