Schools in Bula, SDO General Santos City

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

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

Summary

In SY 2024-25 the six schools of the Bula district held 7,262 learners, and Bula has the 12th most learners of the 15 districts in General Santos City. Enrollment in schools rose 4.4% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted, but public schools fell 6.7% while private schools grew 53.5%.

Of the learners in schools, 73% are in public schools, below the 85% nationally, and 27% are in private schools, above the 14% nationally. With 183 public teachers, Bula has the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools. All five reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet.

Next on the page, the six schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 6; No change from SY 2023-24; 5 public, 1 private
Learners: 7,262; Up 307 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 183; Down 22 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 185; Up 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Bula has the 12th most learners of the 15 districts in General Santos City, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 4.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 6.7% and private schools grew 53.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 73% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 27% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Bula National School of Fisheries (1,461 learners), Jose Divinagracia Sr. Elementary School (1,279 learners) and Bula Central Elementary School (1,129 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Bula Central Elementary School, with 40 learners per classroom.
Of the 5 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 5 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱9.1 million. Across the 5 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,382 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,262 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,262
Male	3,570
Female	3,658
Not broken down by sex	34

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 34 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	2,913	144	3,057
Junior High School	1,954	191	2,145
Senior High School	384	1,642	2,026

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 34 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	175	175	350
Grade 1	228	173	401
Grade 2	253	205	458
Grade 3	209	235	444
Grade 4	237	200	437
Grade 5	249	223	472
Grade 6	243	252	495
Grade 7	341	321	662
Grade 8	209	239	448
Grade 9	247	244	491
Grade 10	269	275	544
Grade 11	548	675	1,223
Grade 12	362	441	803
Broken down by grade	3,570	3,658	7,228

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,732
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	328
All tracks	2,060

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3	1	4
Elementary	35	27	62
All	38	28	66

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	1	2
Elementary	18	15	33
Junior High School	15	20	35
Senior High School	12	34	46
All	46	70	116

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 6 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	5
Private schools	1
All	6

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	3
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	5
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 183 teachers and 17 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	183
Non-teaching personnel	17
All personnel	200

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	90
Junior High School	84
Senior High School	9
All teachers	183

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	32.4
Junior High School	23.3
Senior High School	42.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 185 classrooms and 285 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 185
Seats (approximate): 6,126
Toilets: 285
Functional computers: 650
Faucets: 650; 610 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	92	76	17
Learners per classroom	31.7	25.7	22.6
Seats (approximate)	2,597	2,790	739
Learners per seat	1.1	0.7	0.5
Toilets	165	99	21
Learners per toilet	17.7	19.7	18.3
Functional computers	194	237	219
Learners per computer	15.0	8.2	1.8

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	3	0
Junior High School	2	0
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
Elementary	3
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	2

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	0
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	74
Male	69
Shared	131
For persons with disabilities	11
All toilets	285

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	610
Without water	40
All faucets	650

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Covered Court	5
Entrance Gate	5
Exit Gate	5
Home Economic Room	5
Permanent Perimeter Fence	5
School Garden	5
Clinic	4
Playground	4
Computer Room	3
Offices	3
Science Laboratory	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Roofing	2
Solar Panel	2
Supply Room	2
Canteen	1
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Faculty Room	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Paved Pathway	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Bula, SDO General Santos City in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Bula, SDO General Santos City: 6 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Baluan National High School	Public	911	37	30
Bula Central Elementary School	Public	1,129	35	28
Bula National School of Fisheries	Public	1,461	56	63
Dadiangas East Elementary School	Public	505	18	28
Jose Divinagracia Sr. Elementary School	Public	1,279	37	36
Stratford International School	Private	1,977	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

34 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 Bula, SDO General Santos City exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Bula, SDO General Santos City 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

Report a correction to the figures for Bula, SDO General Santos City