Schools in Pangutaran, SDO Sulu

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Pangutaran, SDO Sulu, holds 9,176 learners in its 35 schools in SY 2024-25, with 265 public teachers. It has the sixth most learners of the 20 districts in Sulu, and the 16th most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in its schools rose 2.2% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools grew 2.7%, while private schools fell 18.9%.

Of the 34 reporting public schools, 30 (88%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM; six (18%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM, and five (15%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, Pangutaran National High School has the most crowded public classrooms, at one classroom for every 95 learners.

The page lists its 35 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 35; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 34 public, 1 private
Learners: 9,176; Up 194 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 265; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 189; Up 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Pangutaran has the 6th most learners of the 20 districts in Sulu, and the 16th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 2.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 2.7% and private schools fell 18.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 98% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 2% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Pangutaran National High School (1,997 learners), Pangutaran National High School Annex (521 learners) and Pandan Niog Elementary School (501 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Tong Bas Elementary School (+20%) and fell most at Tong Gasang Primary School (−27%), 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 Pangutaran National High School, with 95 learners per classroom.
Of the 34 reporting public schools, 5 (15%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 6 (18%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 30 (88%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 9,176 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	9,176
Male	4,376
Female	4,789
Not broken down by sex	11

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 11 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Total
Elementary	6,478	180	6,658
Junior High School	1,980	0	1,980
Senior High School	527	0	527

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 11 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	438	451	889
Grade 1	547	460	1,007
Grade 2	536	522	1,058
Grade 3	516	513	1,029
Grade 4	510	450	960
Grade 5	439	490	929
Grade 6	405	381	786
Grade 7	291	353	644
Grade 8	234	330	564
Grade 9	145	273	418
Grade 10	133	221	354
Grade 11	85	201	286
Grade 12	97	144	241
Broken down by grade	4,376	4,789	9,165

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	353
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	174
All tracks	527

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	4	1	5
Junior High School	0	55	55
All	4	56	60

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	104	79	183
Elementary	346	325	671
Junior High School	182	221	403
Senior High School	12	72	84
All	644	697	1,341

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 35 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	34
Private schools	1
All	35

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	33
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	34
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 265 teachers and 29 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	265
Non-teaching personnel	29
All personnel	294

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	210
Junior High School	46
Senior High School	9
All teachers	265

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	30.9
Junior High School	43.0
Senior High School	58.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 189 classrooms and 146 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 189
Seats (approximate): 2,696
Toilets: 146
Functional computers: 139
Faucets: 138; 114 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	160	23	6
Learners per classroom	40.5	86.1	87.8
Seats (approximate)	2,296	292	108
Learners per seat	2.8	6.8	4.9
Toilets	110	27	9
Learners per toilet	58.9	73.3	58.6
Functional computers	139	Not reported	Not reported
Learners per computer	46.6	Not reported	Not reported

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	26	6
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	0	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	3	23	1	5
Junior High School	1	0	1	0
Senior High School	0	0	1	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	4	28
Junior High School	0	2
Senior High School	0	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	63
Male	65
Shared	18
All toilets	146

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	114
Without water	24
All faucets	138

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Solar Panel	26
School Garden	21
Entrance Gate	13
Playground	13
Exit Gate	11
Computer Room	10
Offices	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Covered Court	7
Temporary Perimeter Fence	6
Faculty Room	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Clinic	2
Flood Marker	2
Supply Room	2
Canteen	1
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Pangutaran, SDO Sulu in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Pangutaran, SDO Sulu: 35 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bangkillay Elementary School	Public	215	9	8
Bowal Bowal Elementary School	Public	194	5	7
Daplinan Elementary School	Public	116	5	2
Husing I. Lao Memorial Elementary School	Public	376	11	5
Kabungkagan Elementary School	Public	138	8	5
Katibung Elementary School	Public	225	8	3
Kaumpang Gilingan Elementary School	Public	80	4	2
Kawitan Elementary School	Public	271	8	11
Kihi Niog Elementary School	Public	290	8	5
Kulasian Primary School	Public	203	3	1
Lahnagan Elementary School	Public	195	4	3
Lantong Babag Elementary School	Public	341	10	8
Luma Dapdap Primary School	Public	82	5	4
Lumah Kutah Elementary School	Public	179	7	8
Nananah Islamic Institute, Inc.	Private	180	Not reported	Not reported
Pagsakulan Elementary	Public	111	8	5
Pandan Niog Elementary School	Public	501	17	9
Panducan Elementary School	Public	122	3	2
Pangpang Elementary School	Public	91	4	3
Pangutaran National High School	Public	1,997	44	21
Pangutaran National High School Annex	Public	521	11	8
Panitikan Elementary School	Public	211	7	8
Patutol Elementary School	Public	179	6	3
Sangay Primary School	Public	72	3	2
Simbahan Central Elementary School	Public	746	23	15
Simigang Elementary School	Public	119	5	3
Suang Buna Elementary School	Public	187	5	6
Tikul Primary School	Public	4	1	2
Tong Bas Elementary School	Public	215	9	6
Tong Gasang Primary School	Public	112	5	3
Tong Kalang Primary School	Public	68	2	0
Tubig Maasin Elementary School	Public	280	7	7
Tubig Nonok Elementary School	Public	160	0	7
Tubig Sallang Elementary School	Public	212	5	7
Usadda Elementary School	Public	183	5	0

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

About this data

11 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 Pangutaran, SDO Sulu exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Pangutaran, SDO Sulu 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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