Schools in Datu Paglas North, SDO 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

Enrollment in schools in Datu Paglas North, a school district in Maguindanao I, fell 3.6% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted. In SY 2024-25 its eight schools held 2,551 learners and 88 public teachers, the 24th most learners of the 28 districts in Maguindanao I and the 26th most learners per teacher in public schools.

Of the eight reporting public schools, all have electricity; one (13%) has no water, against 8% in BARMM, and four (50%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Palao Sa Buto Elementary School, with 76 learners per classroom.

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

Schools: 8; No change from SY 2023-24; 8 public
Learners: 2,551; Down 96 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 88; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 65; Up 4 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Datu Paglas North has the 24th most learners of the 28 districts in Maguindanao I, and the 26th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are Baguadatu Elementary School (563 learners), Katong Madidis National High School (497 learners) and Sepaka Elementary School (395 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Palao Sa Buto Elementary School, with 76 learners per classroom.
Of the 8 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (13%) has no water, against 8% in BARMM; 4 (50%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 2,551 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	2,551
Male	1,355
Female	1,196

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners
Elementary	2,054
Junior High School	370
Senior High School	127

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	154	138	292
Grade 1	161	155	316
Grade 2	173	183	356
Grade 3	156	134	290
Grade 4	172	112	284
Grade 5	170	110	280
Grade 6	118	118	236
Grade 7	64	47	111
Grade 8	43	50	93
Grade 9	40	43	83
Grade 10	41	42	83
Grade 11	26	32	58
Grade 12	37	32	69
All grades	1,355	1,196	2,551

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	127
All tracks	127

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	3	3	6

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	0	1
Junior High School	0	1	1
All	1	1	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 8 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	8

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	7
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	8

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 88 teachers and 3 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	88
Non-teaching personnel	3
All personnel	91

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	72
Junior High School	16
All teachers	88

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	28.5
Junior High School	23.1
Senior High School	Not reported

School resources

SY 2024-25: 65 classrooms and 101 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 65
Seats (approximate): 1,878
Toilets: 101
Functional computers: 124
Faucets: 167; 161 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	62	2	1
Learners per classroom	33.1	185.0	127.0
Seats (approximate)	1,658	164	56
Learners per seat	1.2	2.3	2.3
Toilets	97	3	1
Learners per toilet	21.2	123.3	127.0
Functional computers	86	37	1
Learners per computer	23.9	10.0	127.0

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	6	1
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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	6	1
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	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	3	4
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	9
Male	9
Shared	80
For persons with disabilities	3
All toilets	101

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	161
Without water	6
All faucets	167

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	8
School Garden	7
Entrance Gate	6
Offices	5
Exit Gate	4
Permanent Perimeter Fence	4
Temporary Perimeter Fence	4
Home Economic Room	3
Clinic	2
Computer Room	2
Covered Court	2
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Canteen	1
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Solar Panel	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Datu Paglas North, SDO Maguindanao I in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Datu Paglas North, SDO Maguindanao I: 8 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Baguadatu Elementary School	563	15	14
Katong Madidis National High School	497	16	3
Limba Ampatuan Elementary School	92	Not reported	2
Malala Elementary School	215	10	9
Palao Sa Buto Elementary School	152	8	2
Sepaka Elementary School	395	15	9
Sinalayan Elementary School	248	8	8
Tocao - Madidis Central Elementary School	389	16	18

About this data

The figures for Datu Paglas North, SDO Maguindanao I exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Datu Paglas North, SDO 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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