Schools in Malita North, 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

Malita North has the third most learners of the 13 districts in Davao Occidental, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 19 schools held 7,191 learners in SY 2024-25, and the district has 302 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 4.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.8%, while private schools fell 1.2%. Public schools held 97% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools held 3%, against 14%.

Of the 17 reporting public schools, seven, or 41%, have no internet, against 27% in Region XI, and two, or 12%, have no water, against 2% in Region XI. Next on the page, the list of schools gives the learners, teachers and classrooms of each one, while charts and tables break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 19; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 17 public, 2 private
Learners: 7,191; Down 356 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 302; Down 27 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 192; Down 8 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Malita North has the 3rd most learners of the 13 districts in Davao Occidental, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.8% and private schools fell 1.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 3% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Malita Central Elementary School (1,487 learners), Mariano Peralta Elementary School (1,420 learners) and Talogoy Elementary School (411 learners).
Enrollment fell most at Nawan Elementary School (−14%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Procopio Mejellano Sr. Elementary School, with 48 learners per classroom.
Of the 17 reporting public schools, 1 (6%) has no electricity, against 3% in Region XI; 2 (12%) have no water, against 2% in Region XI; 7 (41%) have no internet, against 27% in Region XI.
The 17 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱14.2 million. Across the 17 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,304 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,191 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,191
Male	3,670
Female	3,521

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	6,441	107	6,548
Junior High School	378	30	408
Senior High School	123	112	235

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	419	404	823
Grade 1	510	447	957
Grade 2	500	461	961
Grade 3	513	473	986
Grade 4	498	483	981
Grade 5	445	410	855
Grade 6	478	473	951
Grade 7	52	59	111
Grade 8	41	57	98
Grade 9	38	61	99
Grade 10	50	50	100
Grade 11	55	76	131
Grade 12	51	53	104
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	20	14	34
All grades	3,670	3,521	7,191

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	123
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	112
All tracks	235

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	1	1
Elementary	53	60	113
All	53	61	114

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	175	154	329
Elementary	1,130	1,164	2,294
Junior High School	104	121	225
Senior High School	67	57	124
All	1,476	1,496	2,972

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 19 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	17
Private schools	2
All	19

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	16
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	17
Non-sectarian	1
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 302 teachers and 28 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	302
Non-teaching personnel	28
All personnel	330

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	275
Junior High School	12
Senior High School	15
All teachers	302

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	23.4
Junior High School	31.5
Senior High School	8.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 192 classrooms and 257 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 192
Seats (approximate): 4,386
Toilets: 257
Functional computers: 176
Faucets: 258; 241 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	180	8	4
Learners per classroom	35.8	47.3	30.8
Seats (approximate)	4,251	105	30
Learners per seat	1.5	3.6	4.1
Toilets	231	19	7
Learners per toilet	27.9	19.9	17.6
Functional computers	89	5	82
Learners per computer	72.4	75.6	1.5

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	13	2
Junior High School	1	1
Senior High School	2	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	10	2	2	1
Junior High School	2	0	0	0
Senior High School	2	0	0	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	10	5
Junior High School	0	2
Senior High School	0	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	38
Male	36
Shared	179
For persons with disabilities	4
All toilets	257

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	241
Without water	17
All faucets	258

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	16
Temporary Perimeter Fence	14
School Garden	13
Exit Gate	9
Playground	9
Covered Court	8
Clinic	6
Offices	6
Computer Room	4
Gymnasium	4
Permanent Perimeter Fence	4
Solar Panel	4
Conference Room	3
Canteen	2
Faculty Room	2
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Paved Pathway	2
Supply Room	2
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Home Economic Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Malita North, SDO Davao Occidental in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Malita North, SDO Davao Occidental: 20 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Adventure College of Malita, Inc.	Private	189	Not reported	Not reported
Buhangin Elementary School	Public	369	17	17
Buhangin National High School	Public	125	11	3
Domingo Bautista Sr. ES	Public	181	10	8
Fishing Village Elementary School	Public	481	22	9
John Wilson Elementary School	Public	259	13	13
Kidalapong Elementary School	Public	383	16	12
Kitana Elem. School	Public	52	4	3
Lacaron Elementary School	Public	367	14	10
Lacaron National High School	Public	376	16	9
Lafeud Elementary School	Public	100	9	6
Malagsom Elementary School	Public	83	7	6
Malita Central Elementary School	Public	1,487	58	33
Malita Sunrise Learning Center	Private	60	Not reported	Not reported
Mariano Peralta Elementary School	Public	1,420	55	40
Nawan Elementary School	Public	114	7	3
Procopio Mejellano Sr. Elementary School	Public	192	10	4
Sarawagon Elementary School	Public	53	4	2
Talogoy Elementary School	Public	411	15	15
Tubalan Elementary School	Public	670	24	7

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 Malita North, SDO Davao Occidental exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Malita North, 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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