Schools in Carmen South, 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

Carmen South has the third most learners of the 51 districts in North Cotabato, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 19 schools held 11,423 learners and 393 public teachers. Enrollment in schools rose 1.2% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools grew 1.1% and private schools grew 5.4%.

Of the 18 reporting public schools, two (11%) have no electricity, against 2% in Region XII, and all have water. Nine (50%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII. Leaving out two schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Palanggalan Elementary School, with 68 learners per classroom.

The charts and tables on the page break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 19; No change from SY 2023-24; 18 public, 1 private
Learners: 11,423; Up 131 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 393; Up 14 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 234; Up 24 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Carmen South has the 3rd most learners of the 51 districts in North Cotabato, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 1.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 1.1% and private schools grew 5.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 98% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 2% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Carmen National High School (4,037 learners), Carmen Central Elementary School (1,360 learners) and C. Northwest Elementary School (1,266 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Carmen Southern Baptist Learning Center, Inc. (+17%) and fell most at General Luna Elementary School (−11%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Palanggalan Elementary School, with 68 learners per classroom.
Of the 18 reporting public schools, 2 (11%) have no electricity, against 2% in Region XII; all have water; 9 (50%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 17 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱21.7 million. Across the 17 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,420 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 11,423 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	11,423
Male	5,609
Female	5,804
Not broken down by sex	10

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 10 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	6,596	176	6,772
Junior High School	2,917	0	2,917
Senior High School	1,724	0	1,724

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 10 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	493	400	893
Grade 1	553	499	1,052
Grade 2	594	559	1,153
Grade 3	433	455	888
Grade 4	417	404	821
Grade 5	519	462	981
Grade 6	478	478	956
Grade 7	458	500	958
Grade 8	320	376	696
Grade 9	272	365	637
Grade 10	276	350	626
Grade 11	435	486	921
Grade 12	342	461	803
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	19	9	28
Broken down by grade	5,609	5,804	11,413

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	776
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	958
All tracks	1,734

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	150	131	281
Junior High School	1	1	2
All	151	132	283

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	11	8	19
Elementary	100	72	172
Junior High School	46	45	91
Senior High School	25	30	55
All	182	155	337

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	0	4	4

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 19 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	18
Private schools	1
All	19

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	15
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 393 teachers and 33 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	393
Non-teaching personnel	33
All personnel	426

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	201
Junior High School	126
Senior High School	66
All teachers	393

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	32.8
Junior High School	23.2
Senior High School	26.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 234 classrooms and 342 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 234
Seats (approximate): 6,938
Toilets: 342
Functional computers: 389
Faucets: 398; 352 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	182	37	15
Learners per classroom	36.2	78.8	114.9
Seats (approximate)	3,911	1,883	1,144
Learners per seat	1.7	1.6	1.5
Toilets	200	92	50
Learners per toilet	33.0	31.7	34.5
Functional computers	107	150	132
Learners per computer	61.6	19.5	13.1

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	15	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	2	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	13	2
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	2	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	7	8
Junior High School	3	1
Senior High School	2	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	64
Male	55
Shared	209
For persons with disabilities	14
All toilets	342

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	352
Without water	46
All faucets	398

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	18
Entrance Gate	17
Playground	16
Permanent Perimeter Fence	14
Temporary Perimeter Fence	12
Exit Gate	11
Covered Court	9
Offices	9
Computer Room	6
Library/Learning Resource Center	5
Clinic	3
Faculty Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Home Economic Room	2
Roofing	2
Paved Pathway	1
Science Laboratory	1
Solar Panel	1
Supply Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Carmen South, SDO North Cotabato: 20 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bai Matabay Plang MPS	Public	212	8	7
C. Northwest Elementary School	Public	1,266	29	26
Carmen Academy Asia International College of Science & Technology, Inc.	Private	17	Not reported	Not reported
Carmen Central Elementary School	Public	1,360	42	42
Carmen National High School	Public	4,037	166	24
Carmen Southern Baptist Learning Center, Inc.	Private	176	Not reported	Not reported
General Luna Elementary School	Public	262	9	13
Katanayanan Elementary School	Public	247	9	7
Kibenes Elementary School	Public	349	10	8
Kilabao Integrated School	Public	160	9	7
Misalan Elementary School	Public	196	11	2
Montanaon Elementary School	Public	214	7	0
Palanggalan Elementary School	Public	405	9	6
Ranzo Elementary School	Public	384	12	14
Ranzo National High School	Public	360	19	22
Sambag Primary Schoool	Public	188	8	3
Tacupan Elementary School	Public	321	11	8
Tonganon Elementary School	Public	457	12	8
Tonganon National High School	Public	217	5	6
Ugalingan Elementary School	Public	612	17	31

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

10 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.

The figures for Carmen South, SDO North Cotabato exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Carmen South, 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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