Schools in Lala South, SDO Lanao del Norte

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

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

Summary

Lala South has the third most learners of the 25 districts in Lanao del Norte, and the fifth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 13 schools held 11,078 learners and employed 383 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.0% and private schools fell 21.4%. Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 1% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. All 12 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet.

Each of its 13 schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 13; No change from SY 2023-24; 12 public, 1 private
Learners: 11,078; Down 228 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 383; Down 10 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 292; Up 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Lala South has the 3rd most learners of the 25 districts in Lanao del Norte, and the 5th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.0% and private schools fell 21.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Maranding Central Elementary School (1,644 learners), Pedro B. Liwanag MES (698 learners) and Simpak Elementary School (551 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at Pedro B. Liwanag MES, with 63 learners per classroom.
Of the 12 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 12 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱19.9 million. Across the 12 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,361 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 11,078 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	11,078
Male	5,491
Female	5,587

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	5,703	22	5,725
Junior High School	3,398	0	3,398
Senior High School	1,955	0	1,955

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	337	328	665
Grade 1	426	402	828
Grade 2	424	377	801
Grade 3	397	392	789
Grade 4	418	436	854
Grade 5	433	377	810
Grade 6	438	468	906
Grade 7	461	483	944
Grade 8	381	384	765
Grade 9	389	437	826
Grade 10	411	452	863
Grade 11	456	517	973
Grade 12	474	508	982
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	46	26	72
All grades	5,491	5,587	11,078

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	843
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,112
All tracks	1,955

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	0	2
Elementary	16	7	23
Junior High School	1	1	2
All	19	8	27

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	0	2
Elementary	4	10	14
Junior High School	3	1	4
All	9	11	20

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	37	26	63

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 13 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	12
Private schools	1
All	13

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	12
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	12
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 383 teachers and 32 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	383
Non-teaching personnel	32
All personnel	415

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	184
Junior High School	135
Senior High School	64
All teachers	383

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	31.0
Junior High School	25.2
Senior High School	30.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 292 classrooms and 425 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 292
Seats (approximate): 3,517
Toilets: 425
Functional computers: 436
Faucets: 804; 757 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	168	79	45
Learners per classroom	34.0	43.0	43.4
Seats (approximate)	1,567	1,238	712
Learners per seat	3.6	2.7	2.8
Toilets	267	100	58
Learners per toilet	21.4	34.0	33.7
Functional computers	193	104	139
Learners per computer	29.6	32.7	14.1

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	11	0
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	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	11
Junior High School	1
Senior High School	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	11	0
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	84
Male	82
Shared	233
For persons with disabilities	26
All toilets	425

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	757
Without water	47
All faucets	804

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	12
Playground	11
Exit Gate	10
School Garden	10
Temporary Perimeter Fence	7
Offices	6
Permanent Perimeter Fence	6
Computer Room	5
Covered Court	5
Library/Learning Resource Center	5
Clinic	4
Conference Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Home Economic Room	3
Faculty Room	2
Gymnasium	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Supply Room	2
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Science Laboratory	1

List of schools

Every school in Lala South, SDO Lanao del Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Lala South, SDO Lanao del Norte: 13 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Abaga Central Elementary School	Public	475	15	17
Bible Baptist Christian Academy of Magsaysay, Lanao del norte, Inc.	Private	22	Not reported	Not reported
Deogracias Urbano Tenazas Memo. School	Public	330	13	14
El Salvador Elementary School	Public	272	8	7
F. Ylaya Mem Elementary School	Public	432	13	14
Generoso B. Lapasaran Sr. Elementary School (Formerly Pendulonan ES)	Public	147	8	5
Lala National High School	Public	5,353	199	124
Maranding Central Elementary School	Public	1,644	48	51
Pedro B. Liwanag MES	Public	698	21	11
Pinuyak Elementary School	Public	459	15	13
Saavedra Elementary School	Public	458	16	12
San Manuel Elementary School	Public	237	7	8
Simpak Elementary School	Public	551	20	16

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 Lala South, SDO Lanao del Norte exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Lala South, SDO Lanao del Norte 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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