Schools in Tantangan, 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

Tantangan has the ninth most learners of the 18 districts in South Cotabato, and the 15th most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 29 schools held 10,826 learners in SY 2024-25, with 442 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.4% and private schools fell 0.8%. Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 5% in private schools, against 14% nationally.

Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Dumadalig Integrated School, with one classroom for every 48 learners. Of the 24 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, while one (4%) has no internet, against 22% in Region XII.

The 29 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 29; No change from SY 2023-24; 24 public, 5 private
Learners: 10,826; Down 258 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 442; Up 24 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 318; Up 10 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Tantangan has the 9th most learners of the 18 districts in South Cotabato, and the 15th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.4% and private schools fell 0.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 5% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Tantangan National High School (1,168 learners), Tantangan National Trade High School (1,127 learners) and Dumadalig Integrated School (763 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Luayan Elementary School (+4%) and fell most at Maibo Elementary School (−13%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Dumadalig Integrated School, with 48 learners per classroom.
Of the 24 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (4%) has no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 24 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱24.5 million. Across the 24 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,817 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 10,826 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	10,826
Male	5,551
Female	5,275

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	6,377	136	6,513
Junior High School	2,767	253	3,020
Senior High School	1,157	136	1,293

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	394	363	757
Grade 1	444	390	834
Grade 2	444	442	886
Grade 3	485	448	933
Grade 4	503	478	981
Grade 5	527	470	997
Grade 6	541	570	1,111
Grade 7	463	449	912
Grade 8	363	343	706
Grade 9	352	343	695
Grade 10	374	333	707
Grade 11	374	367	741
Grade 12	276	276	552
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	11	3	14
All grades	5,551	5,275	10,826

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	669
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	624
All tracks	1,293

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	18	12	30
Elementary	139	174	313
All	157	186	343

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	28	35	63
Elementary	266	247	513
Junior High School	97	119	216
Senior High School	39	39	78
All	430	440	870

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 29 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	24
Private schools	5
All	29

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)	4
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	24
Non-sectarian	3
Sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 442 teachers and 69 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	442
Non-teaching personnel	69
All personnel	511

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	273
Junior High School	117
Senior High School	52
All teachers	442

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	23.4
Junior High School	23.7
Senior High School	22.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 318 classrooms and 466 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 318
Seats (approximate): 11,469
Toilets: 466
Functional computers: 1,186
Faucets: 769; 648 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	178	96	44
Learners per classroom	35.8	28.8	26.3
Seats (approximate)	7,873	2,508	1,088
Learners per seat	0.8	1.1	1.1
Toilets	325	97	44
Learners per toilet	19.6	28.5	26.3
Functional computers	628	312	246
Learners per computer	10.2	8.9	4.7

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	21	0
Junior High School	8	0
Senior High School	4	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	20	1
Junior High School	8	0
Senior High School	4	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	20	1
Junior High School	8	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	105
Male	104
Shared	240
For persons with disabilities	17
All toilets	466

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	648
Without water	121
All faucets	769

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	24
School Garden	24
Temporary Perimeter Fence	19
Playground	18
Exit Gate	17
Gymnasium	13
Permanent Perimeter Fence	13
Offices	12
Covered Court	11
Computer Room	9
Faculty Room	6
Home Economic Room	5
Conference Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Paved Pathway	3
Science Laboratory	3
Industrial Arts Room	2
Roofing	2
Supply Room	2
Canteen	1
Clinic	1
Flood Marker	1
Solar Panel	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Tantangan, SDO South Cotabato: 29 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bukay Pait Elementary School	Public	578	19	15
Bukay Pait National High School	Public	607	21	24
Dumadalig Integrated School	Public	763	28	16
El Ulit Elementary School	Public	130	9	7
Eleonor D. Belotindos Elementary School	Public	323	14	11
Jose P. Lim, Jr. Elementary School	Public	114	9	4
Libas Elementary School	Public	234	11	6
Luayan Elementary School	Public	272	9	7
Lunabelle Child Learning Center, Inc	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Magon Elementary School	Public	112	9	7
Maibo Elementary School	Public	184	10	7
Mangilala Integrated School	Public	261	15	9
Mayada Elementary School	Public	140	10	5
New Cuyapo Elementary School	Public	137	8	3
New Iloilo Elementary School	Public	506	19	15
New Lambunao Integrated School	Public	714	30	16
Notre Dame of New Iloilo, Inc	Private	280	Not reported	Not reported
Paglaum Elementary School	Public	158	8	8
San Felipe Alliance Christian School of Tantangan, Inc.	Private	25	Not reported	Not reported
San Felipe Elementary School	Public	760	25	17
St. Michael's Learning Center of New Iloilo, Inc.	Private	100	Not reported	Not reported
Tacub Integrated School	Public	246	16	9
Talambongan Elementary School	Public	102	7	6
Tantangan Central Elementary School	Public	1,049	39	21
Tantangan Institute, Inc.	Private	109	Not reported	Not reported
Tantangan National High School	Public	1,168	49	40
Tantangan National Trade High School	Public	1,127	48	46
Tinongcop Elementary School	Public	274	11	10
Upper Tantangan Integrated School	Public	342	18	9

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

Each school year's figures for Tantangan, 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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