Schools in Maguindanao

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

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

Summary

In SY 2024-25, Maguindanao has the second most learners of the six provinces in BARMM, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. Its 728 schools held 315,832 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 4,917 in ALS, and 6,049 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools rose 4.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 0.1%, private schools grew 46.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 27.1%. Of the 652 reporting public schools, 468 (72%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM, and 32 (5%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM.

Next, the page lists its 36 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 728; Up 4 from SY 2023-24; 652 public, 75 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 110; Up 19 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 320,749; Up 13,889 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 6,049; Down 211 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 4,993; Up 90 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Maguindanao has the 2nd most learners of the 6 provinces in BARMM, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 4.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 0.1%, private schools grew 46.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 27.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 85% are in public schools (85% nationally), 15% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 5 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Gani L. Abpi College, Inc. (3,123 learners), Dalican Pilot Elementary School (3,008 learners) and Datu Paglas National High School (2,825 learners).
Leaving out 16 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Kaslon Sinalanganan National High School (+47%) and fell most at Mindanao State University-Maguindanao Integrated Laboratory Science High School (−27%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 63 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pidsimbulan Elementary School, with 104 learners per classroom.
Of the 652 reporting public schools, 32 (5%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 29 (4%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 468 (72%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 320,749 learners, 315,832 in schools and 4,917 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	320,749
In schools	315,832
In community learning centers (ALS)	4,917
Male	158,173
Female	162,488
Not broken down by sex	88

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 88 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	198,810	11,817	0	0	210,627
Junior High School	52,729	11,615	269	0	64,613
Senior High School	15,960	24,376	175	0	40,511
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	344	344
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,204	1,204
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	3,362	3,362

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 88 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	16,322	15,355	31,677
Grade 1	18,303	17,026	35,329
Grade 2	19,315	18,643	37,958
Grade 3	14,639	14,044	28,683
Grade 4	13,339	12,909	26,248
Grade 5	13,321	12,803	26,124
Grade 6	11,943	12,571	24,514
Grade 7	9,225	10,220	19,445
Grade 8	7,444	8,935	16,379
Grade 9	6,855	8,567	15,422
Grade 10	5,743	7,624	13,367
Grade 11	12,945	14,310	27,255
Grade 12	5,973	7,283	13,256
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	53	41	94
ALS Basic Literacy Program	153	191	344
ALS A&E elementary	779	425	1,204
ALS A&E secondary	1,821	1,541	3,362
Broken down by grade	158,173	162,488	320,661

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	28,153
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	7,701
Arts and Design	4,573
Sports	103
All tracks	40,530

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,201	1,098	2,299
Elementary	16,813	16,711	33,524
Junior High School	2,576	3,162	5,738
All	20,590	20,971	41,561

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,862	1,685	3,547
Elementary	11,229	10,454	21,683
Junior High School	3,686	4,250	7,936
Senior High School	937	1,109	2,046
All	17,714	17,498	35,212

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	11	8	19
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	1	2
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	13	3	16
Open High School Program	1	0	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	128	131	259
All	154	143	297

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 728 schools and 110 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	652
Private schools	75
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	110
All	838

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	599
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	11
Kindergarten to Grade 12	13
Junior high only	29
Junior and senior high	76
Community learning centers (ALS)	110

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	652
Community learning centers (ALS)	110
Sectarian	38
Non-sectarian	37
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 6,049 teachers and 302 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	6,049
Non-teaching personnel	302
All personnel	6,351

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	4,497
Junior High School	1,387
Senior High School	165
All teachers	6,049

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	44.2
Junior High School	38.0
Senior High School	96.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 4,993 classrooms and 5,466 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 4,993
Seats (approximate): 153,153
Toilets: 5,466
Functional computers: 5,310
Faucets: 6,931; 5,509 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	3,915	816	262
Learners per classroom	50.8	64.6	60.9
Seats (approximate)	117,774	27,138	8,241
Learners per seat	1.7	1.9	1.9
Toilets	4,712	590	164
Learners per toilet	42.2	89.4	97.3
Functional computers	1,904	2,285	1,121
Learners per computer	104.4	23.1	14.2

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	534	28
Junior High School	90	4
Senior High School	58	6

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	366	95	73	28
Junior High School	78	2	10	4
Senior High School	57	2	4	1

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	137	425
Junior High School	39	55
Senior High School	31	33

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	816
Male	892
Shared	3,580
For persons with disabilities	178
All toilets	5,466

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	5,509
Without water	1,422
All faucets	6,931

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	548
Entrance Gate	520
Playground	508
Temporary Perimeter Fence	410
Offices	330
Permanent Perimeter Fence	315
Exit Gate	283
Covered Court	230
Solar Panel	211
Computer Room	136
Library/Learning Resource Center	133
Faculty Room	112
Clinic	103
Home Economic Room	53
Conference Room	47
Supply Room	43
Paved Pathway	35
Science Laboratory	35
Flood Marker	33
Data File Room/Records Room	25
Gymnasium	21
Roofing	21
Canteen	17
Student Co-Curricular Center	13
Industrial Arts Room	12
Youth Development Center	4
Bike Rack	1

Cities and municipalities

36 cities and municipalities, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Ampatuan	16	12,663	203	38.0
Barira	37	9,264	245	36.8
Buldon	30	8,176	278	26.9
Buluan	14	10,179	174	48.4
Datu Abdullah Sangki	16	5,666	120	43.9
Datu Anggal Midtimbang	11	4,805	103	38.1
Datu Blah T. Sinsuat	16	3,639	68	53.5
Datu Hoffer Ampatuan	7	2,020	38	51.4
Datu Montawal (Pagagawan)	16	5,820	138	40.8
Datu Odin Sinsuat (Dinaig)	61	30,615	543	50.8
Datu Paglas	30	11,892	339	32.2
Datu Piang	22	15,134	205	32.0
Datu Salibo	10	7,739	30	87.2
Datu Saudi-Ampatuan	15	8,038	86	70.4
Datu Unsay	6	2,184	67	30.9
Gen. S. K. Pendatun	26	8,998	169	49.8
Guindulungan	14	7,011	90	62.0
Kabuntalan (Tumbao)	28	6,031	157	38.0
Mamasapano	19	8,613	165	48.0
Mangudadatu	8	2,567	59	41.3
Matanog	19	5,834	152	38.4
Northern Kabuntalan	1	310	9	18.8
Pagalungan	24	8,108	205	39.5
Paglat	11	4,013	93	42.6
Pandag	9	2,914	54	47.4
Parang	44	22,493	576	32.7
Rajah Buayan	16	11,152	78	67.2
Shariff Aguak (Maganoy) (Capital)	9	8,833	119	65.5
Shariff Saydona Mustapha	10	2,991	44	52.7
South Upi	43	14,967	260	57.0
Sultan Kudarat (Nuling)	40	22,129	381	47.3
Sultan Mastura	15	6,912	146	46.3
Sultan sa Barongis (Lambayong)	16	8,450	126	55.6
Talayan	12	6,036	89	67.3
Talitay	10	3,594	53	64.9
Upi	47	20,959	387	45.4

About this data

88 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.

Each school year's figures for Maguindanao 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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