Schools in Parang, 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

Parang has the 11th most learners of the 20 districts in Sulu, with 7,587 learners in its 31 schools in SY 2024-25. It also has the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools, with 215 public teachers in SY 2024-25. Enrollment in its schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Leaving out nine schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Parang National High School Annex (Silangkan), with 49 learners per classroom. Of the 31 reporting public schools, 24 (77%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM. Another five (16%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM, and seven (23%) have no water, against 8%.

The full list of its 31 schools, with learners, teachers and classrooms, is the next place to look on the page.

Schools: 31; No change from SY 2023-24; 31 public
Learners: 7,587; Down 73 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 215; Down 10 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 176; Down 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Parang has the 11th most learners of the 20 districts in Sulu, and the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Parang National High School (1,638 learners), H. Tomoay Sabdani Elementary School (549 learners) and Alu Layag Layag Elementary School (487 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Guimba Lagasan Primary School (+28%) and fell most at Lumbaan Mahabah Elementary School (−15%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 9 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Parang National High School Annex (Silangkan), with 49 learners per classroom.
Of the 31 reporting public schools, 5 (16%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 7 (23%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 24 (77%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,587 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,587
Male	3,633
Female	3,954

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners
Elementary	5,653
Junior High School	1,476
Senior High School	458

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	434	479	913
Grade 1	459	475	934
Grade 2	408	477	885
Grade 3	373	407	780
Grade 4	389	420	809
Grade 5	338	335	673
Grade 6	351	308	659
Grade 7	202	209	411
Grade 8	190	215	405
Grade 9	161	189	350
Grade 10	140	170	310
Grade 11	104	152	256
Grade 12	84	118	202
All grades	3,633	3,954	7,587

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	458
All tracks	458

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	0	2
Junior High School	0	2	2
All	2	2	4

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	72	85	157
Elementary	167	243	410
Junior High School	7	15	22
Senior High School	0	1	1
All	246	344	590

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

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 31 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	31

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	29
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	31

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 215 teachers and 23 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	215
Non-teaching personnel	23
All personnel	238

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	175
Junior High School	38
Senior High School	2
All teachers	215

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	32.3
Junior High School	38.8
Senior High School	229.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 176 classrooms and 87 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 176
Seats (approximate): 2,619
Toilets: 87
Functional computers: 79
Faucets: 62; 50 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	145	24	7
Learners per classroom	39.0	61.5	65.4
Seats (approximate)	2,174	376	69
Learners per seat	2.6	3.9	6.6
Toilets	58	23	6
Learners per toilet	97.5	64.2	76.3
Functional computers	75	4	Not reported
Learners per computer	75.4	369.0	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	22	7
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	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	Off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	24	5
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	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	7	22
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	35
Male	29
Shared	18
For persons with disabilities	5
All toilets	87

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	50
Without water	12
All faucets	62

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Solar Panel	24
Playground	19
School Garden	17
Entrance Gate	14
Temporary Perimeter Fence	13
Exit Gate	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Offices	8
Clinic	4
Faculty Room	4
Covered Court	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Home Economic Room	2
Flood Marker	1
Gymnasium	1
Paved Pathway	1
Science Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Parang, SDO Sulu: 31 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Akuk Sangkula Central Elementary School	902	23	21
Alu Layag Layag Elementary School	487	12	15
Alu Pangkoh Guimba Primary School	29	2	0
Badjao Primary School	67	4	2
Bagsak Primary School	86	6	4
Buka-Buka Primary School	104	5	1
Danapa Primary School Annex IV	78	2	1
Guimba Lagasan Primary School	154	0	4
H. Panglima Tingkahan Elementary School	220	6	8
H. Tomoay Sabdani Elementary School	549	12	10
Hji Matingka Hashim Primary School	41	2	4
Jaika Primary School	191	5	5
Kahoy Sinah Elementary School	281	9	5
Kutah Sairap Elementary School	80	5	4
Lagasan Higad Primary School	81	4	2
Lahi Primary School	279	6	2
Lawm Buwahan Primary School	30	1	2
Linuho Primary School	86	2	1
Lipunos Elementary School	323	13	8
Lower Sampunay Primary School	46	1	2
Lumbaan Mahabah Elementary School	203	6	5
Pang. Dammang Primary School Annex III	58	3	2
Parang National High School	1,638	34	25
Parang National High School Annex (Silangkan)	296	6	6
Paugan Primary School Annex II	79	3	2
Saldang Elementary School	206	13	9
Sampunay Primary School Annex I	201	3	3
Silangkan Elementary School	426	16	13
Taingting Primary School	23	1	1
Tukay Primary School	143	3	5
Utoh Laja Sangkula Elementary School	200	7	4

About this data

The figures for Parang, SDO Sulu exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Parang, 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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