Schools in Kabacan 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

Kabacan South has the second most learners of the 51 districts in North Cotabato, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 17 schools held 12,454 learners, and its public schools had 370 teachers. Enrollment in its schools fell 3.8% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.4%, private schools fell 9.4% and SUC and LUC schools fell 0.9%.

Of its learners in schools, 87% are in public schools against 85% nationally, 7% in private schools against 14% nationally and 6% in SUC and LUC schools against 1% nationally. The most crowded public classrooms are at Kabacan National High School, where there is one classroom for every 94 learners.

The 17 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures can be read by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 17; No change from SY 2023-24; 12 public, 4 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Learners: 12,454; Down 487 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 370; Up 12 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 218; Up 12 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Kabacan South has the 2nd most learners of the 51 districts in North Cotabato, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.4%, private schools fell 9.4% and SUC and LUC schools fell 0.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 87% are in public schools (85% nationally), 7% in private schools (14% nationally) and 6% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Kabacan National High School (3,957 learners), Kabacan Pilot Central School (2,955 learners) and University of Southern Mindanao - University Laboratory School (734 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Dominador D. Clemente Academy Montessori, Inc. (+11%) and fell most at Colegio De Maharlika of North Cotabato, Inc. (−14%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Kabacan National High School, with 94 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 ₱18.9 million. Across the 12 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,351 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 12,454 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	12,454
Male	6,029
Female	6,425

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	5,597	362	0	5,959
Junior High School	3,463	0	519	3,982
Senior High School	1,749	549	215	2,513

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	378	312	690
Grade 1	440	429	869
Grade 2	496	437	933
Grade 3	413	411	824
Grade 4	416	457	873
Grade 5	414	410	824
Grade 6	440	457	897
Grade 7	521	569	1,090
Grade 8	471	464	935
Grade 9	448	521	969
Grade 10	459	529	988
Grade 11	558	724	1,282
Grade 12	547	684	1,231
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	28	21	49
All grades	6,029	6,425	12,454

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	2,054
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	459
All tracks	2,513

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	81	59	140
Elementary	236	227	463
All	317	286	603

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6	1	7
Elementary	20	25	45
Junior High School	10	6	16
Senior High School	94	133	227
All	130	165	295

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	2	0	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 17 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	12
Private schools	4
SUCs and LUCs	1
All	17

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	10
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	4
Senior high only	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	12
Sectarian	3
Non-sectarian	1
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 370 teachers and 31 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	370
Non-teaching personnel	31
All personnel	401

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	182
Junior High School	138
Senior High School	50
All teachers	370

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	30.8
Junior High School	25.1
Senior High School	35.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 218 classrooms and 389 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 218
Seats (approximate): 7,599
Toilets: 389
Functional computers: 700
Faucets: 614; 561 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	144	52	22
Learners per classroom	38.9	66.6	79.5
Seats (approximate)	5,301	1,557	741
Learners per seat	1.1	2.2	2.4
Toilets	310	56	23
Learners per toilet	18.1	61.8	76.0
Functional computers	139	466	95
Learners per computer	40.3	7.4	18.4

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	7	0
Junior High School	5	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	7	0
Junior High School	4	1
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	7	0
Junior High School	5	0
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	57
Male	57
Shared	271
For persons with disabilities	4
All toilets	389

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	561
Without water	53
All faucets	614

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	12
School Garden	12
Covered Court	11
Exit Gate	10
Playground	10
Offices	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	7
Computer Room	6
Science Laboratory	6
Library/Learning Resource Center	5
Conference Room	4
Supply Room	4
Paved Pathway	3
Canteen	2
Clinic	2
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Faculty Room	2
Home Economic Room	2
Roofing	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Youth Development Center	2
Gymnasium	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Solar Panel	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Kabacan South, SDO North Cotabato: 17 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Colegio De Maharlika of North Cotabato, Inc.	Private	549	Not reported	Not reported
Cuyapon Elementary School	Public	555	19	15
Dominador D. Clemente Academy Montessori, Inc.	Private	113	Not reported	Not reported
Dona Josefa E. Marcos Elementary School	Public	230	10	9
Enhanced Childhood Learning Center, Inc.	Private	109	Not reported	Not reported
Good Shepherd Learning Center, Kabacan	Private	140	Not reported	Not reported
Kabacan National High School	Public	3,957	132	42
Kabacan Pilot Central School	Public	2,955	88	73
Kilagasan Elementary School	Public	524	19	15
Lower Paatan Elementary School	Public	725	24	10
Lumayong High School	Public	575	28	17
Malamote High School	Public	217	12	5
Osias Elementary School	Public	334	11	11
Osias High School	Public	321	9	7
University of Southern Mindanao - University Laboratory School	SUC or LUC	734	Not reported	Not reported
Upper Paatan Elementary School	Public	274	11	11
Upper Paatan High School	Public	142	7	3

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 Kabacan South, SDO North Cotabato exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Kabacan 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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