Schools in Jose Abad Santos I, SDO 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

Jose Abad Santos I has the fourth most learners of the 13 districts in Davao Occidental, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 17 schools held 6,871 learners in SY 2024-25, and its public schools had 224 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 1.8% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Of the 17 reporting public schools, all have electricity; three (18%) have no water, against 2% in Region XI. Among them, 14 (82%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.

The 17 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱14.4 million. Across the 17 public schools here with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,352 for each learner. Next on the page, the 17 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are shown by sector and level.

Schools: 17; No change from SY 2023-24; 17 public
Learners: 6,871; Down 127 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 224; Down 9 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 199; Down 21 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Jose Abad Santos I has the 4th most learners of the 13 districts in Davao Occidental, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Aldo Pagagao Integrated School (727 learners), Manuel Medel Integrated School (398 learners) and Malalan Elementary School (397 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Aldo Pagagao Integrated School, with 52 learners per classroom.
Of the 17 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 3 (18%) have no water, against 2% in Region XI; 14 (82%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 17 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱14.4 million. Across the 17 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,352 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 6,871 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	6,871
Male	3,493
Female	3,378

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners
Elementary	6,348
Junior High School	523

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	454	422	876
Grade 1	530	493	1,023
Grade 2	548	518	1,066
Grade 3	465	442	907
Grade 4	441	406	847
Grade 5	421	391	812
Grade 6	380	424	804
Grade 7	88	87	175
Grade 8	59	75	134
Grade 9	48	57	105
Grade 10	51	58	109
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	8	5	13
All grades	3,493	3,378	6,871

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

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	436	406	842
Elementary	2,461	2,369	4,830
Junior High School	236	268	504
All	3,133	3,043	6,176

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 17 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	17

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	3

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	17

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 224 teachers and 29 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	224
Non-teaching personnel	29
All personnel	253

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	203
Junior High School	21
All teachers	224

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	31.3
Junior High School	24.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 199 classrooms and 249 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 199
Seats (approximate): 7,339
Toilets: 249
Functional computers: 178
Faucets: 337; 247 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
Classrooms	190	9
Learners per classroom	33.4	58.1
Seats (approximate)	6,783	556
Learners per seat	0.9	0.9
Toilets	213	36
Learners per toilet	29.8	14.5
Functional computers	132	46
Learners per computer	48.1	11.4

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	14	3
Junior High School	3	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	11	4	2
Junior High School	2	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	14
Junior High School	0	3

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	51
Male	51
Shared	144
For persons with disabilities	3
All toilets	249

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	247
Without water	90
All faucets	337

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	17
Temporary Perimeter Fence	16
Exit Gate	13
School Garden	13
Offices	12
Playground	12
Covered Court	10
Solar Panel	10
Library/Learning Resource Center	9
Computer Room	7
Gymnasium	7
Permanent Perimeter Fence	7
Clinic	5
Supply Room	5
Data File Room/Records Room	4
Canteen	3
Conference Room	3
Faculty Room	3
Paved Pathway	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Flood Marker	1
Roofing	1
Science Laboratory	1

List of schools

Every school in Jose Abad Santos I, SDO Davao Occidental in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Jose Abad Santos I, SDO Davao Occidental: 17 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Aldo Pagagao Integrated School	727	25	14
Andres Yacon Sr. Elementary School	359	11	12
Cayaponga Elementary School	286	7	6
Datu Mending Elementary School	120	5	3
David Lachica Sr. Elementary School	94	5	6
Eleuteria S. Castro Elementary School	227	7	9
Faustino K. Labiton Sr. Elementary School	251	7	10
Harden Joyce Integrated School	503	18	17
Jose Abad Santos Central Elementary School	1,448	48	45
Malalan Elementary School	397	9	8
Mangili Elementary School	660	18	14
Manuel Medel Integrated School	398	14	11
Monroe M. Joyce Elementary School	172	7	7
Pedro Tague Sr., Primary School	153	8	7
Rolando E. Pardinas Sr. Elementary School	314	11	11
San Felipe Elementary School	525	16	12
Tunggal Capitan Elementary School	237	8	7

About this data

The figures for Jose Abad Santos I, SDO Davao Occidental exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Jose Abad Santos I, SDO 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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