Schools in Oton, SDO Iloilo

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

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

Summary

Oton has the second most learners of the 52 districts in Iloilo, with 17,417 learners across its 36 schools in SY 2024-25, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in its schools fell 3.8% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted; public schools fell 4.0% and private schools fell 0.7%. Of the learners in its schools, 94% attend public schools, against 85% nationally, and 6% attend private schools, against 14% nationally.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Oton National High School, with one classroom for every 62 learners. Of the 21 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, and one (5%) has no internet, against 26% in Region VI.

Each of the 36 schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 36; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 21 public, 15 private
Learners: 17,417; Down 685 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 663; Up 5 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 458; Up 15 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Oton has the 2nd most learners of the 52 districts in Iloilo, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.0% and private schools fell 0.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 6% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Oton National High School (5,801 learners), Botong-Cabanbanan National High School (934 learners) and Sen.F. C. Zulueta MES (895 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Inter-Faith Christian Academy, Inc. (+5%) and fell most at Immaculate Conception Parochial School, Inc. (−11%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Oton National High School, with 62 learners per classroom.
Of the 21 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (5%) has no internet, against 26% in Region VI.
The 21 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱31.6 million. Across the 21 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,510 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 17,417 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	17,417
Male	9,068
Female	8,349

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	8,131	770	8,901
Junior High School	5,348	199	5,547
Senior High School	2,917	52	2,969

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	507	521	1,028
Grade 1	582	582	1,164
Grade 2	651	582	1,233
Grade 3	695	639	1,334
Grade 4	702	678	1,380
Grade 5	675	619	1,294
Grade 6	731	645	1,376
Grade 7	768	694	1,462
Grade 8	610	555	1,165
Grade 9	746	675	1,421
Grade 10	749	726	1,475
Grade 11	755	687	1,442
Grade 12	813	714	1,527
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	72	20	92
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	12	12	24
All grades	9,068	8,349	17,417

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,861
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,108
All tracks	2,969

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

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	3	4	7
Junior High School	5	2	7
Senior High School	2	1	3
All	10	7	17

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 36 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	21
Private schools	15
All	36

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	28
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	2
Junior and senior high	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	21
Non-sectarian	13
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 663 teachers and 61 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	663
Non-teaching personnel	61
All personnel	724

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	333
Junior High School	238
Senior High School	92
All teachers	663

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	24.4
Junior High School	22.5
Senior High School	31.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 458 classrooms and 675 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 458
Seats (approximate): 10,738
Toilets: 675
Functional computers: 739
Faucets: 1,855; 1,631 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	312	93	53
Learners per classroom	26.1	57.5	55.0
Seats (approximate)	5,396	3,434	1,908
Learners per seat	1.5	1.6	1.5
Toilets	453	143	79
Learners per toilet	18.0	37.4	36.9
Functional computers	213	293	233
Learners per computer	38.2	18.3	12.5

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	16	0
Junior High School	5	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	15	1
Junior High School	3	2
Senior High School	3	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	16	0
Junior High School	4	1
Senior High School	4	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	105
Male	80
Shared	462
For persons with disabilities	28
All toilets	675

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	1,631
Without water	224
All faucets	1,855

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	21
School Garden	20
Exit Gate	19
Covered Court	18
Playground	16
Offices	15
Permanent Perimeter Fence	14
Temporary Perimeter Fence	13
Home Economic Room	12
Library/Learning Resource Center	12
Computer Room	11
Conference Room	9
Canteen	8
Clinic	8
Industrial Arts Room	5
Paved Pathway	5
Roofing	5
Solar Panel	5
Supply Room	5
Science Laboratory	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Gymnasium	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Youth Development Center	2
Bike Rack	1
Faculty Room	1
Flood Marker	1

List of schools

Every school in Oton, SDO Iloilo in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Oton, SDO Iloilo: 36 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Abilay Elementary School	Public	434	16	21
Acorn Dale Montessori House and Learning Center, Oton	Private	118	Not reported	Not reported
Batuan Adventist Elementary School	Private	47	Not reported	Not reported
Batuan-Cadinglian National High School	Public	444	21	12
Botong-Cabanbanan Elem. School	Public	583	21	24
Botong-Cabanbanan National High School	Public	934	44	18
Cadinglian Batuan Elementary School	Public	413	15	14
Cagbang Elementary School	Public	385	16	14
Calvary Baptist Academy Inc. (Oton, Iloilo)	Private	65	Not reported	Not reported
Cambitu Elemenratry School	Public	586	21	23
Cambitu National High School	Public	469	20	10
Didache Paglaum Center Incorporated	Private	2	Not reported	Not reported
Galang-Salngan Elementary School	Public	200	8	8
Guardian Angel's School	Private	12	Not reported	Not reported
Immaculate Conception Parochial School, Inc.	Private	388	Not reported	Not reported
Inter-Faith Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	160	Not reported	Not reported
Kiddie Bee Brilliant Kindergarten	Private	25	Not reported	Not reported
Lambuyao Elementary School	Public	276	12	11
Matthew 19:14 Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	17	Not reported	Not reported
New Testament Baptist ABC School, INC.	Private	9	Not reported	Not reported
Oton Central Elementary School	Public	2,460	102	83
Oton Christian Learning Center	Private	14	Not reported	Not reported
Oton National High School	Public	5,801	223	94
Pakiad Elementary School	Public	410	17	14
Sambaludan Elementary School	Public	236	13	11
San Antonio-San Nicolas Elementary School	Public	293	15	15
Sen.F. C. Zulueta MES	Public	895	31	28
Sora Preschool Oton, Inc.	Private	16	Not reported	Not reported
South Bay Adventist School, Inc.	Private	79	Not reported	Not reported
Sta. Clara Elementary School	Public	151	10	10
Sta. Monica-Rizal Elementary School	Public	272	11	11
Sta. Rita Elementary School	Public	370	16	14
Sta. Rita National High School	Public	617	22	12
Tagbac Elementary School	Public	167	9	11
Theorene Brilliant School	Private	61	Not reported	Not reported
Tiny Green Island Interactive Playschool, Inc.	Private	8	Not reported	Not reported

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 Oton, SDO Iloilo exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Oton, SDO Iloilo 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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