Schools in Polomolok West, SDO South 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

Polomolok West has the most learners of the 18 districts in South Cotabato, 26,868 in its 33 schools in SY 2024-25, and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in its schools fell 3.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.7% and private schools fell 7.8%.

Of the learners in its schools, 89% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 11% in private schools (14% nationally). The most crowded public classrooms are at Viray-Lising Integrated School, with 51 learners per classroom. Each of the 22 reporting public schools has electricity, water and internet.

The page lists the 33 schools here, with their learners, teachers and classrooms.

Schools: 33; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 22 public, 11 private
Learners: 26,868; Down 916 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 818; Down 5 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 764; Up 88 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Polomolok West has the most learners of the 18 districts in South Cotabato, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.7% and private schools fell 7.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 89% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 11% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Polomolok Central Elementary School (4,549 learners), Poblacion Polomolok National High School (3,451 learners) and Silway-8 National High School (2,284 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Jose Natividad Jr. Integrated School (+16%) and fell most at General Santos Academy (−24%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Viray-Lising Integrated School, with 51 learners per classroom.
Of the 22 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 22 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱40.4 million. Across the 22 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,300 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 26,868 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	26,868
Male	13,555
Female	13,264
Not broken down by sex	49

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 49 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	14,786	805	15,591
Junior High School	5,962	1,214	7,176
Senior High School	3,235	817	4,052

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 49 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	941	904	1,845
Grade 1	1,138	1,020	2,158
Grade 2	1,265	1,085	2,350
Grade 3	1,131	1,182	2,313
Grade 4	1,150	1,163	2,313
Grade 5	1,131	1,031	2,162
Grade 6	1,250	1,141	2,391
Grade 7	1,000	965	1,965
Grade 8	799	750	1,549
Grade 9	835	846	1,681
Grade 10	998	983	1,981
Grade 11	959	1,085	2,044
Grade 12	918	1,090	2,008
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	40	19	59
Broken down by grade	13,555	13,264	26,819

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	3,045
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,025
All tracks	4,070

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	8	1	9
Elementary	158	145	303
Junior High School	3	1	4
All	169	147	316

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	65	51	116
Elementary	426	446	872
Junior High School	243	239	482
Senior High School	94	152	246
All	828	888	1,716

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	22	16	38

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 33 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	22
Private schools	11
All	33

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	19
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	3
Kindergarten to Grade 12	6
Junior and senior high	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	22
Non-sectarian	8
Sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 818 teachers and 53 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	818
Non-teaching personnel	53
All personnel	871

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	431
Junior High School	267
Senior High School	120
All teachers	818

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	34.3
Junior High School	22.3
Senior High School	27.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 764 classrooms and 1,389 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 764
Seats (approximate): 25,055
Toilets: 1,389
Functional computers: 1,307
Faucets: 2,307; 2,189 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	485	178	101
Learners per classroom	30.5	33.5	32.0
Seats (approximate)	16,005	5,525	3,525
Learners per seat	0.9	1.1	0.9
Toilets	984	262	143
Learners per toilet	15.0	22.8	22.6
Functional computers	363	542	402
Learners per computer	40.7	11.0	8.1

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	17	0
Junior High School	10	0
Senior High School	6	1

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	16	1
Junior High School	10	0
Senior High School	7	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	17	0
Junior High School	10	0
Senior High School	6	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	510
Male	493
Shared	367
For persons with disabilities	19
All toilets	1,389

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	2,189
Without water	118
All faucets	2,307

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	20
Entrance Gate	19
Offices	19
Permanent Perimeter Fence	16
Exit Gate	15
Playground	15
Temporary Perimeter Fence	15
Covered Court	14
Computer Room	13
Gymnasium	12
Clinic	11
Data File Room/Records Room	9
Home Economic Room	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	8
Conference Room	7
Science Laboratory	7
Faculty Room	6
Industrial Arts Room	6
Supply Room	6
Canteen	4
Student Co-Curricular Center	4
Paved Pathway	3
Youth Development Center	2
Solar Panel	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Polomolok West, SDO South Cotabato: 33 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
B.E.S.T. College of Polomolok, Inc.	Private	872	Not reported	Not reported
Bentung Elementary School	Public	846	29	25
Bentung Sulit National High School	Public	696	51	26
Christian School of Polomolok (South Cotabato), Inc.	Private	698	Not reported	Not reported
Dolefil SDA Elementary School	Private	132	Not reported	Not reported
Eugenio Llido Rañada Elementary School	Public	687	20	108
Eustacio Barcatan Elementary School	Public	1,409	42	36
General Santos Academy	Private	290	Not reported	Not reported
Glamang Elementary School	Public	705	17	21
J.L. Valencia Memorial Academy Inc.	Private	121	Not reported	Not reported
Jehovah Jireh Baptist Christian School of Polomolok,Inc.	Private	41	Not reported	Not reported
Jose Natividad Jr. Integrated School	Public	397	14	12
Juan Bayan Elementary School	Public	520	17	17
Koronadal Proper Elementary School	Public	936	26	26
Lapid Kinderland, Inc.	Private	32	Not reported	Not reported
Legacy School for Life Inc.	Private	18	Not reported	Not reported
Lr Morandante Integrated School	Public	815	20	20
Lumakil Integrated School	Public	887	32	23
Nicolas B. Barreras National High School	Public	867	10	30
Notre Dame - Siena College of Polomolok, Inc.	Private	557	Not reported	Not reported
Pablo Valencia National High School	Public	773	33	33
Pagalungan Elementary School	Public	379	12	13
Poblacion Polomolok National High School	Public	3,451	165	98
Polomolok Central Elementary School	Public	4,549	119	105
Polomolok Creek Integrated School	Public	820	33	28
Silway 8 Elementary School	Public	1,525	40	37
Silway-8 National High School	Public	2,284	88	64
Southern Baptist School of Polomolok, Inc.	Private	67	Not reported	Not reported
Sto. Nino Elementary School	Public	350	12	11
Sulit Elementary School	Public	335	12	10
Sumbakil Elementary School	Public	153	8	9
UCCP Christian School Polomolok, Inc.	Private	44	Not reported	Not reported
Viray-Lising Integrated School	Public	612	18	12

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

About this data

49 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 Polomolok West, SDO South Cotabato exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Polomolok West, SDO South 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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