Schools in Dimataling, SDO Zamboanga del Sur

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

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

Summary

Dimataling has the ninth most learners of the 32 districts in Zamboanga del Sur, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 33 schools held 7,896 learners and 338 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 1.9% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Leaving out two schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sugbay Uno Elementary School, with 47 learners per classroom. Of the 33 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, while three (9%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.

Each of the 33 schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 33; No change from SY 2023-24; 33 public
Learners: 7,896; Down 157 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 338; Up 7 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 280; Down 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Dimataling has the 9th most learners of the 32 districts in Zamboanga del Sur, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Dimataling Central Elementary School (751 learners), Dimataling National High School (695 learners) and San Miguel Elementary School (636 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Baluno National High School (+15%) and fell most at Buburay National High School (−19%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sugbay Uno Elementary School, with 47 learners per classroom.
Of the 33 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 3 (9%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 33 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱25.7 million. Across the 32 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,462 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,896 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,896
Male	3,981
Female	3,907
Not broken down by sex	8

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 8 not broken down by level
Level	Learners
Elementary	4,658
Junior High School	2,245
Senior High School	985

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 8 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	325	270	595
Grade 1	354	300	654
Grade 2	332	353	685
Grade 3	347	354	701
Grade 4	349	317	666
Grade 5	348	318	666
Grade 6	347	334	681
Grade 7	351	328	679
Grade 8	285	257	542
Grade 9	242	291	533
Grade 10	216	272	488
Grade 11	246	300	546
Grade 12	228	211	439
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	9	1	10
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	1	3
Broken down by grade	3,981	3,907	7,888

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	571
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	414
All tracks	985

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	31	29	60
Elementary	243	262	505
Junior High School	0	1	1
All	274	292	566

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	78	62	140
Elementary	298	284	582
Junior High School	103	111	214
Senior High School	27	29	56
All	506	486	992

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1

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	33

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	24
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior high only	3
Junior and senior high	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	33

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 338 teachers and 73 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	338
Non-teaching personnel	73
All personnel	411

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	197
Junior High School	110
Senior High School	31
All teachers	338

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	23.6
Junior High School	20.4
Senior High School	31.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 280 classrooms and 401 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 280
Seats (approximate): 7,299
Toilets: 401
Functional computers: 481
Faucets: 628; 511 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	171	77	32
Learners per classroom	27.2	29.2	30.8
Seats (approximate)	4,090	1,669	1,540
Learners per seat	1.1	1.4	0.6
Toilets	234	118	49
Learners per toilet	19.9	19.0	20.1
Functional computers	147	221	113
Learners per computer	31.7	10.2	8.7

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	25	0
Junior High School	9	0
Senior High School	5	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	24	1
Junior High School	9	0
Senior High School	5	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	22	3
Junior High School	9	0
Senior High School	5	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	86
Male	76
Shared	230
For persons with disabilities	9
All toilets	401

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	511
Without water	117
All faucets	628

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	33
Entrance Gate	31
Playground	30
Temporary Perimeter Fence	26
Exit Gate	19
Permanent Perimeter Fence	13
Computer Room	9
Covered Court	8
Offices	8
Clinic	7
Faculty Room	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Paved Pathway	6
Gymnasium	5
Roofing	5
Solar Panel	5
Supply Room	5
Conference Room	4
Canteen	3
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Industrial Arts Room	3
Flood Marker	2
Home Economic Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Youth Development Center	2

List of schools

Every school in Dimataling, SDO Zamboanga del Sur in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Dimataling, SDO Zamboanga del Sur: 33 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bacayawan Elementary School	163	7	7
Baha Elementary School	65	5	4
Balanagan Elementary School	167	8	8
Baluno Elementary School	90	8	4
Baluno National High School	116	0	5
Binuay Elementary School	244	10	11
Binuay National High School	387	14	11
Buburay Elementary School	179	8	9
Buburay National High School	136	12	6
Codilog Elementary School	184	8	6
Dimataling Central Elementary School	751	22	22
Dimataling National High School	695	33	24
Grap Elementary School	131	6	7
Josefina Elementary School	91	4	4
Lalab Elementary School	70	4	4
Laureano Salusod National High School	1,139	40	36
Libertad Elementary School	188	8	9
Libertad National High School	340	25	10
Magahis Elementary School	53	3	4
Mahayag Elementary School	163	7	5
Mercedes Elementary School	38	3	3
Saloagan Elementary School	387	14	6
Saloagan National High School	251	16	4
San Miguel Elementary School	636	20	15
San Roque Elementary School	92	5	4
Sugbay Uno Elementary School	142	7	3
Sumbato Elementary School	120	6	4
Sumpot Integrated School	363	12	16
Tinggabulong Elementary School	206	8	10
Tinggabulong National High School	97	0	5
Tiniguangan Elementary School	86	8	7
Tipange Elementary School	86	4	5
Upper Ludiong Elementary School	40	3	2

About this data

8 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.

The figures for Dimataling, SDO Zamboanga del Sur exclude ALS centers, which DepEd does not assign to districts.

Each school year's figures for Dimataling, SDO Zamboanga del Sur 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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