Schools in Datu Paglas, 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

Datu Paglas has the eighth most learners of the 36 cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, with 11,650 learners in its 30 schools in SY 2024-25 and another 242 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 2.9% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.0%, while private schools fell 14.7%. Public schools hold 94% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 6%, against 14% nationally.

Of the 27 reporting public schools, 15 (56%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM, while one (4%) has no electricity and one (4%) has no water.

The page lists the 30 schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 30; No change from SY 2023-24; 27 public, 3 private
Community learning centers: 5; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 11,892; Down 278 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 339; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 216; Up 7 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Datu Paglas has the 8th most learners of the 36 cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, and the 32nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.0% and private schools fell 14.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 6% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Datu Paglas National High School (2,825 learners), Baguadatu Elementary School (563 learners) and Katong Madidis National High School (497 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Mangelen Andang Elementary School (+6%) and fell most at Naco Elementary School (−17%), 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 Palao Sa Buto Elementary School, with 76 learners per classroom.
Of the 27 reporting public schools, 1 (4%) has no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 1 (4%) has no water, against 8% in BARMM; 15 (56%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 11,892 learners, 11,650 in schools and 242 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	11,892
In schools	11,650
In community learning centers (ALS)	242
Male	5,878
Female	6,014

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	7,164	258	0	7,422
Junior High School	2,734	260	0	2,994
Senior High School	1,025	209	0	1,234
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	40	40
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	19	19
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	183	183

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	584	556	1,140
Grade 1	626	541	1,167
Grade 2	625	601	1,226
Grade 3	550	535	1,085
Grade 4	494	478	972
Grade 5	509	451	960
Grade 6	441	431	872
Grade 7	451	426	877
Grade 8	349	436	785
Grade 9	301	402	703
Grade 10	251	378	629
Grade 11	305	361	666
Grade 12	243	325	568
ALS Basic Literacy Program	15	25	40
ALS A&E elementary	11	8	19
ALS A&E secondary	123	60	183
All grades	5,878	6,014	11,892

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	469
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	662
Sports	103
All tracks	1,234

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	1	2
Elementary	12	3	15
All	13	4	17

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7	4	11
Elementary	26	20	46
Junior High School	1	4	5
All	34	28	62

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	2	1	3
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1
All	3	1	4

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 30 schools and 5 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	27
Private schools	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	5
All	35

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	26
Junior and senior high	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	27
Community learning centers (ALS)	5
Non-sectarian	2
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 339 teachers and 12 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	339
Non-teaching personnel	12
All personnel	351

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	247
Junior High School	89
Senior High School	3
All teachers	339

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	29.0
Junior High School	30.7
Senior High School	341.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 216 classrooms and 213 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 216
Seats (approximate): 4,071
Toilets: 213
Functional computers: 328
Faucets: 281; 260 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	199	12	5
Learners per classroom	36.0	227.8	205.0
Seats (approximate)	3,371	533	167
Learners per seat	2.1	5.1	6.1
Toilets	198	11	4
Learners per toilet	36.2	248.6	256.3
Functional computers	139	109	80
Learners per computer	51.5	25.1	12.8

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	23	1
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	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	20	1	2	1
Junior High School	3	0	0	0
Senior High School	3	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	10	14
Junior High School	2	1
Senior High School	1	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	21
Male	21
Shared	164
For persons with disabilities	7
All toilets	213

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	260
Without water	21
All faucets	281

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Offices	17
Playground	16
School Garden	15
Entrance Gate	14
Permanent Perimeter Fence	12
Exit Gate	8
Temporary Perimeter Fence	8
Covered Court	6
Computer Room	5
Home Economic Room	5
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Canteen	3
Clinic	3
Faculty Room	3
Solar Panel	3
Industrial Arts Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Supply Room	2
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Gymnasium	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao: 30 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Angkokoy Elementary School	Public	170	7	7
Ayob Elementary School	Public	165	9	2
Baguadatu Elementary School	Public	563	15	14
Bunawan Elementary School	Public	212	8	6
Datang Elementary School	Public	272	11	8
Datu Ibrahim Paglas Memorial College, Inc.	Private	469	Not reported	Not reported
Datu Ibrahim Pendatun Paglas III Foundation Inc.	Private	247	Not reported	Not reported
Datu Paglas CS	Public	1,496	47	38
Datu Paglas National High School	Public	2,825	63	0
Filasol Primary School	Public	95	2	2
Gen. SKP Memorial Elementary School	Public	270	8	7
Kalumenga Elementary School	Public	210	7	7
Katil Elementary School	Public	306	10	8
Katong Madidis National High School	Public	497	16	3
Limba Ampatuan Elementary School	Public	92	Not reported	2
Lipao Elementary School	Public	301	9	7
M. Adil Central Elementary School	Public	372	18	13
Madrasatu Ummu Zalikha Inc.	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Malala Elementary School	Public	215	10	9
Mangadeg Elementary School	Public	270	7	4
Mangelen Andang Elementary School	Public	318	9	8
Manindolo National High School	Public	437	13	14
Mao Elementary School	Public	127	3	4
Naco Elementary School	Public	118	3	2
Napok Elementary School	Public	202	8	6
Palao Sa Buto Elementary School	Public	152	8	2
Salendab Elementary School	Public	206	9	8
Sepaka Elementary School	Public	395	15	9
Sinalayan Elementary School	Public	248	8	8
Tocao - Madidis Central Elementary School	Public	389	16	18

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 Datu Paglas, 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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