Schools in Arakan West, SDO North Cotabato

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 the schools of Arakan West fell 10.3% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted. Within that, public schools fell 1.5%, private schools fell 6.1% and SUC and LUC schools fell 50.1%. Of the learners in schools, 80% are in public schools against 85% nationally, and 10% are in SUC and LUC schools against 1% nationally.

Its 21 schools held 5,598 learners in SY 2024-25, and its public teachers numbered 191. Of the 51 districts in North Cotabato, Arakan West has the 25th most learners, and the 33rd most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, and two (11%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII.

The page lists the 21 schools here, with learners, teachers and classrooms.

Schools: 21; No change from SY 2023-24; 18 public, 2 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Learners: 5,598; Down 644 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 191; Down 6 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 134; Up 5 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Arakan West has the 25th most learners of the 51 districts in North Cotabato, and the 33rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 10.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.5%, private schools fell 6.1% and SUC and LUC schools fell 50.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 80% are in public schools (85% nationally), 10% in private schools (14% nationally) and 10% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Notre Dame of Arakan, Inc. (441 learners), Doroluman Central Elementary School (427 learners) and Meocan Elementary School (395 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Arakan Elementary School (Badiangon) (+2%) and fell most at Notre Dame of Arakan, Inc. (−11%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Saje Elementary School, with 76 learners per classroom.
Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 2 (11%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 18 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱13.4 million. Across the 18 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,957 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,598 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,598
Male	2,784
Female	2,814

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Total
Elementary	2,406	115	198	2,719
Junior High School	1,522	292	235	2,049
Senior High School	576	149	105	830

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	171	154	325
Grade 1	193	191	384
Grade 2	182	197	379
Grade 3	214	202	416
Grade 4	215	180	395
Grade 5	194	175	369
Grade 6	244	207	451
Grade 7	287	272	559
Grade 8	225	222	447
Grade 9	244	262	506
Grade 10	257	280	537
Grade 11	179	238	417
Grade 12	179	234	413
All grades	2,784	2,814	5,598

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	805
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	25
All tracks	830

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Junior High School	0	1	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	49	38	87
Elementary	268	274	542
Junior High School	242	266	508
Senior High School	78	109	187
All	637	687	1,324

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	0	1	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 21 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	18
Private schools	2
SUCs and LUCs	1
All	21

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	12
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Sectarian	2
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 191 teachers and 32 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	191
Non-teaching personnel	32
All personnel	223

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	104
Junior High School	73
Senior High School	14
All teachers	191

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	23.1
Junior High School	20.9
Senior High School	41.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 134 classrooms and 200 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 134
Seats (approximate): 4,469
Toilets: 200
Functional computers: 554
Faucets: 275; 228 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	71	46	17
Learners per classroom	33.9	33.1	33.9
Seats (approximate)	2,492	1,557	420
Learners per seat	1.0	1.0	1.4
Toilets	106	71	23
Learners per toilet	22.7	21.4	25.0
Functional computers	82	314	158
Learners per computer	29.3	4.9	3.7

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	7	0
Senior High School	3	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	Off-grid supply
Elementary	10	1
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	3	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	9	2
Junior High School	5	2
Senior High School	3	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	51
Male	53
Shared	83
For persons with disabilities	13
All toilets	200

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	228
Without water	47
All faucets	275

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	17
Entrance Gate	16
Temporary Perimeter Fence	16
Playground	14
Covered Court	10
Exit Gate	10
Offices	8
Computer Room	6
Permanent Perimeter Fence	6
Data File Room/Records Room	4
Faculty Room	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Paved Pathway	3
Science Laboratory	3
Solar Panel	3
Conference Room	2
Roofing	2
Canteen	1
Clinic	1
Home Economic Room	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Arakan West, SDO North Cotabato in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Arakan West, SDO North Cotabato: 21 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Anuling Elementary School	Public	86	4	3
Arakan Elementary School (Badiangon)	Public	278	11	6
Badiangon High School	Public	138	8	4
Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Teachnology	SUC or LUC	538	Not reported	Not reported
Doroluman Central Elementary School	Public	427	17	6
Ecofi Learning Academy of Arakan, Inc.	Private	115	Not reported	Not reported
Kabalantian High School	Public	365	19	15
Katindu Elementary School	Public	199	7	7
Libertad National High School	Public	103	3	2
Makalangot Elementary School	Public	261	11	9
Makalangot High School	Public	84	7	3
Marciano Dahan High School	Public	853	26	19
Meocan Elementary School	Public	395	16	15
Meocan High School	Public	457	18	16
Naje Elementary School	Public	195	8	7
Napalico NVTHS	Public	98	6	4
Notre Dame of Arakan, Inc.	Private	441	Not reported	Not reported
Paco-Paco Elementary School	Public	80	4	3
Saje Elementary School	Public	152	7	2
Sinayawan Elementary School	Public	74	8	5
Tumanding Elementary School	Public	259	11	8

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 Arakan West, SDO North Cotabato exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Arakan West, SDO North Cotabato 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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