Schools in Buluan, 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

Buluan has the 10th most learners of the 36 cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, with 9,994 learners in its 14 schools in SY 2024-25. With 174 public teachers, it has the 15th most learners per teacher in public schools among the cities and municipalities in Maguindanao.

Enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.4%, while private schools grew 14.2%. Of the learners in schools, 84% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 16% in private schools (14% nationally).

Of the 11 reporting public schools, five (45%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM. Leaving out two schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Talitay Elementary School, with 75 learners per classroom. The page lists its 14 schools with learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 14; No change from SY 2023-24; 11 public, 3 private
Community learning centers: 2; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 10,179; Down 138 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 174; No change from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 168; Down 5 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Buluan has the 10th most learners of the 36 cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, and the 15th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.4% and private schools grew 14.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 84% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 16% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Buluan National High School (1,807 learners), Bai Bagongan Paglas Elementary School (1,040 learners) and Datu Yuseff Paglas Elementary School (768 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Talitay Elementary School, with 75 learners per classroom.
Of the 11 reporting public schools, 1 (9%) has no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 2 (18%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 5 (45%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 10,179 learners, 9,994 in schools and 185 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	10,179
In schools	9,994
In community learning centers (ALS)	185
Male	4,987
Female	5,192

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	6,622	559	0	7,181
Junior High School	1,341	755	0	2,096
Senior High School	466	251	0	717
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	4	4
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	16	16
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	165	165

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	583	518	1,101
Grade 1	673	596	1,269
Grade 2	707	659	1,366
Grade 3	484	450	934
Grade 4	409	378	787
Grade 5	394	431	825
Grade 6	438	461	899
Grade 7	359	424	783
Grade 8	210	291	501
Grade 9	193	266	459
Grade 10	133	220	353
Grade 11	201	220	421
Grade 12	124	172	296
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	4	4
ALS A&E elementary	12	4	16
ALS A&E secondary	67	98	165
All grades	4,987	5,192	10,179

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	427
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	290
All tracks	717

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	26	27	53
Elementary	574	562	1,136
All	600	589	1,189

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	2	3
Junior High School	0	1	1
All	1	3	4

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 14 schools and 2 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	11
Private schools	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	2
All	16

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	11
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	2
Non-sectarian	2
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 174 teachers and 5 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	174
Non-teaching personnel	5
All personnel	179

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	141
Junior High School	31
Senior High School	2
All teachers	174

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	47.0
Junior High School	43.3
Senior High School	233.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 168 classrooms and 152 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 168
Seats (approximate): 4,535
Toilets: 152
Functional computers: 190
Faucets: 65; 58 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	141	20	7
Learners per classroom	47.0	67.1	66.6
Seats (approximate)	3,390	850	295
Learners per seat	2.0	1.6	1.6
Toilets	147	4	1
Learners per toilet	45.1	335.3	466.0
Functional computers	35	150	5
Learners per computer	189.2	8.9	93.2

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	8	2
Junior High School	1	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	Grid supply	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	6	2	1	1
Junior High School	1	0	0	0
Senior High School	1	0	0	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	5	5
Junior High School	0	1
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	10
Male	10
Shared	122
For persons with disabilities	10
All toilets	152

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	58
Without water	7
All faucets	65

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	10
School Garden	10
Playground	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Offices	8
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Solar Panel	7
Exit Gate	6
Covered Court	4
Gymnasium	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Clinic	2
Flood Marker	2
Supply Room	2
Canteen	1
Computer Room	1
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Faculty Room	1
Home Economic Room	1
Paved Pathway	1

List of schools

Every school in Buluan, Maguindanao in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Buluan, Maguindanao: 14 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bai Bagongan Paglas Elementary School	Public	1,040	17	23
Buluan National High School	Public	1,807	33	27
Buluan Technical Educational School of Life, Inc.	Private	446	Not reported	Not reported
Datu Idon S'Pi Elementary School	Public	315	8	5
Datu Luminog Mangelen PES	Public	1,767	48	44
Datu Powa K. Mangudadatu Elementary School	Public	137	6	6
Datu Yuseff Paglas Elementary School	Public	768	15	28
Eastern Kutawato Islamic Institute Inc.	Private	343	Not reported	Not reported
Eastern Kutawato Islamic Institute, Inc.	Private	776	Not reported	Not reported
Lower Siling Elementary School	Public	105	4	2
Maguindanao Childhood Development Center	Public	655	11	9
Maslabeng Elementary School	Public	978	18	13
Popol Elementary School	Public	482	7	6
Talitay Elementary School	Public	375	7	5

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.

Each school year's figures for Buluan, 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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