Palao Sa Buto Elementary School
School ID 133960 · Public elementary school · Barangay Palao Sa Buto, Datu Paglas, Maguindanao · Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Summary
Palao Sa Buto Elementary School in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao, had 152 learners and eight teachers in SY 2024-25, spread across two classrooms. That is one classroom for every 76 learners, more learners per classroom than at 76% of the 250 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. Its ratio of learners to teachers is one teacher for every 19 learners, fewer learners per teacher than at 99% of the 279 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers.
Enrollment fell 3% to 152 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools grew 0.6%. For junior high, the nearest public schools with junior high are Paglat National High School at 3.3 km, Pandag National High School at 5.3 km and Campo National High School at 5.5 km, straight-line.
The page sets its ratios against the medians of its division, its region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 152
- Down 5 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 8
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 2
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 19.0
- Up 1.6 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 46.3
- Learners per classroom
- 76.0
- Down 2.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 48.1
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 3% to 152 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools grew 0.6%.
- Tied as the 246th largest of 284 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Maguindanao I.
- Each teacher has 19 learners, fewer than at 99% of the 279 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers.
- Each classroom has 76 learners, more than at 76% of the 250 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Paglat National High School (3.3 km), Pandag National High School (5.3 km) and Campo National High School (5.5 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 152 learners, down 5 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| All grades | 95 | 57 | 152 |
Teachers and staff
Its 19.0 learners per teacher is below the Maguindanao I median of 46.3 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 8 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 0 |
| Learners per teacher | 19.0 |
| Maguindanao I division median | 46.3 |
| Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao median | 37.2 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 7 |
|---|---|
| Teacher II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 76.0 learners per classroom is above the Maguindanao I median of 48.1 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 2
- 76.0 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 92
- 1.7 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 3
- 50.7 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 9
- 9 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 8
- 19.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 3 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 3 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
MOOE: Not reported.
How it compares
It is compared with the 284 elementary schools in the Maguindanao I division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 19.0 | 46.3 | 1% |
| Learners per classroom | 76.0 | 48.1 | 76% |
| Learners per toilet | 50.7 | 50.7 | 50% |
| Learners per computer | 19.0 | 123.5 | 1% |
Location
Barangay Palao Sa Buto, Datu Paglas, Maguindanao
Legislative district: 2nd District
Map point: 6.779117, 124.813871
Nearest schools
About this data
Not reported for SY 2024-25: MOOE.
Figures for school ID 133960 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked