Schools Division of Maguindanao I

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

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

Summary

Maguindanao I holds 178,228 learners in its 380 schools in SY 2024-25, the most of the 11 schools divisions in BARMM. With 3,054 public teachers, it also has the most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in schools rose 10.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools grew 0.6% and private schools grew 77.3%.

Of its learners in schools, 80% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 20% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 336 reporting public schools, 232 (69%) have no internet, compared with 74% in BARMM. Of those, 16 (5%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM, and 24 (7%) have no water, against 8%.

The page lists its 28 districts and shows the figures by sector and level, with charts and tables.

Schools: 380; Up 3 from SY 2023-24; 336 public, 44 private
Community learning centers: 49; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 180,793; Up 15,182 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 3,054; Down 148 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 2,557; Up 88 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Maguindanao I has the most learners of the 11 schools divisions in BARMM, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 10.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 0.6% and private schools grew 77.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 80% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 20% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Gani L. Abpi College, Inc. (3,123 learners), Datu Paglas National High School (2,825 learners) and Shariff Aguak Central Elementary School (2,137 learners).
Leaving out 11 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Kaslon Sinalanganan National High School (+47%) and fell most at Madrasah Norol Gehad Al-Islamie, Inc. (−26%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 41 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pidsimbulan Elementary School, with 104 learners per classroom.
Of the 336 reporting public schools, 16 (5%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 24 (7%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 232 (69%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 180,793 learners, 178,228 in schools and 2,565 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	180,793
In schools	178,228
In community learning centers (ALS)	2,565
Male	89,040
Female	91,734
Not broken down by sex	19

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 19 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	107,135	8,246	0	115,381
Junior High School	27,716	5,724	0	33,440
Senior High School	8,413	20,982	0	29,395
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	104	104
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	503	503
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	1,951	1,951

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 19 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	9,463	8,878	18,341
Grade 1	10,176	9,595	19,771
Grade 2	11,006	10,678	21,684
Grade 3	7,741	7,545	15,286
Grade 4	6,846	6,672	13,518
Grade 5	7,041	6,936	13,977
Grade 6	6,208	6,596	12,804
Grade 7	4,862	5,357	10,219
Grade 8	3,963	4,841	8,804
Grade 9	3,548	4,372	7,920
Grade 10	2,808	3,689	6,497
Grade 11	10,356	11,072	21,428
Grade 12	3,610	4,357	7,967
ALS Basic Literacy Program	48	56	104
ALS A&E elementary	320	183	503
ALS A&E secondary	1,044	907	1,951
Broken down by grade	89,040	91,734	180,774

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	18,650
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	6,069
Arts and Design	4,573
Sports	103
All tracks	29,395

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	639	623	1,262
Elementary	5,416	5,455	10,871
Junior High School	677	568	1,245
All	6,732	6,646	13,378

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,002	900	1,902
Elementary	4,986	4,842	9,828
Junior High School	1,552	1,838	3,390
Senior High School	358	418	776
All	7,898	7,998	15,896

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	8	4	12
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1
Open High School Program	1	0	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	87	82	169
All	97	86	183

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 380 schools and 49 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	336
Private schools	44
Community learning centers (ALS)	49
All	429

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	307
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	9
Kindergarten to Grade 12	6
Junior high only	12
Junior and senior high	46
Community learning centers (ALS)	49

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	336
Community learning centers (ALS)	49
Non-sectarian	23
Sectarian	21

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 3,054 teachers and 149 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	3,054
Non-teaching personnel	149
All personnel	3,203

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,290
Junior High School	694
Senior High School	70
All teachers	3,054

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	46.8
Junior High School	39.9
Senior High School	120.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 2,557 classrooms and 2,717 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 2,557
Seats (approximate): 85,132
Toilets: 2,717
Functional computers: 2,937
Faucets: 3,365; 2,755 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	1,952	458	147
Learners per classroom	54.9	60.5	57.2
Seats (approximate)	63,687	16,415	5,030
Learners per seat	1.7	1.7	1.7
Toilets	2,306	326	85
Learners per toilet	46.5	85.0	99.0
Functional computers	898	1,478	561
Learners per computer	119.3	18.8	15.0

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	263	23
Junior High School	48	4
Senior High School	33	5

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	173	51	50	12
Junior High School	42	1	5	4
Senior High School	34	1	2	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	79	207
Junior High School	18	34
Senior High School	19	19

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	394
Male	479
Shared	1,769
For persons with disabilities	75
All toilets	2,717

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	2,755
Without water	610
All faucets	3,365

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	265
Entrance Gate	244
Playground	232
Temporary Perimeter Fence	195
Offices	175
Permanent Perimeter Fence	164
Exit Gate	118
Solar Panel	115
Covered Court	109
Library/Learning Resource Center	70
Computer Room	66
Faculty Room	62
Clinic	50
Conference Room	30
Home Economic Room	27
Supply Room	26
Flood Marker	24
Science Laboratory	20
Gymnasium	18
Data File Room/Records Room	17
Paved Pathway	16
Canteen	15
Industrial Arts Room	9
Roofing	8
Student Co-Curricular Center	7
Youth Development Center	3
Bike Rack	1

Districts

28 districts, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Districts in SDO Maguindanao I, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Ampatuan	18	13,938	221	38.5
Buluan	14	9,994	174	48.4
Datu Abdullah Sangki	18	6,468	142	43.2
Datu Anggal	11	4,682	103	38.1
Datu Hoffer Ampatuan	8	2,165	42	51.6
Datu Montawal(Pagagawan)	16	5,760	138	40.8
Datu Paglas East	11	2,500	94	26.5
Datu Paglas North	8	2,551	88	29.0
Datu Paglas South	11	6,599	157	37.5
Datu Piang I	16	11,601	117	32.4
Datu Piang II	5	2,775	88	31.5
Datu Salibo	10	7,602	30	87.2
Datu Saudi Uy Ampatuan	15	7,849	86	70.4
Datu Unsay	5	1,556	55	28.3
Gen. S. K. Pendatun	26	8,834	169	49.8
Guindulungan	14	6,901	90	62.0
Mamasapano	11	6,445	115	51.5
Mamasapano North	7	1,712	39	43.9
Mangudadatu	8	2,567	59	41.3
Pagalungan	24	8,095	205	39.5
Paglat	9	2,807	65	43.2
Pandag	9	2,844	54	47.4
Rajah Buayan	17	11,257	89	62.1
Shariff Aguak	8	8,566	115	66.0
Shariff Saydona Mustapha	10	2,902	44	52.7
South Upi	43	14,822	260	57.0
Sultan Sa Barongis	16	8,450	126	55.6
Talayan	12	5,986	89	67.3

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

About this data

19 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.

District totals exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for the Schools Division of Maguindanao I 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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