Schools in North Cotabato

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

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

Summary

North Cotabato has the second most learners of the four provinces in Region XII, and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 1,071 schools held 388,595 learners, with another 11,604 in ALS, and its public teachers numbered 13,999. Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.2%, private schools fell 1.1% and SUC and LUC schools fell 30.1%.

Of the 974 reporting public schools, 294, or 30%, have no internet, a higher share than the 22% in Region XII. Leaving out 11 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Manili High School, with 161 learners per classroom. Its 19 cities and municipalities are listed on the page, with the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 1,071; Up 7 from SY 2023-24; 974 public, 95 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 565; Up 32 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 400,199; Down 9,820 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 13,999; Up 271 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 9,649; Down 148 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

North Cotabato has the 2nd most learners of the 4 provinces in Region XII, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.2%, private schools fell 1.1% and SUC and LUC schools fell 30.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 92% are in public schools (85% nationally), 7% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Dilangalen National High School (4,986 learners), Carmen National High School (4,037 learners) and Pigcawayan National High School (4,013 learners).
Leaving out 8 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Raradangan Integrated School (+22%) and fell most at Kidapawan Doctors College, Inc. (−33%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 11 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Manili High School, with 161 learners per classroom.
Of the 974 reporting public schools, 35 (4%) have no electricity, against 2% in Region XII; 20 (2%) have no water, against 1% in Region XII; 294 (30%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 853 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱780.1 million. Across the 844 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,671 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 400,199 learners, 388,595 in schools and 11,604 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	400,199
In schools	388,595
In community learning centers (ALS)	11,604
Male	204,140
Female	195,793
Not broken down by sex	266

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 266 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	221,266	7,251	198	0	228,715
Junior High School	96,251	11,328	754	0	108,333
Senior High School	41,247	9,717	320	0	51,284
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	540	540
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2,057	2,057
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	9,004	9,004

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 266 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	15,061	13,947	29,008
Grade 1	16,717	15,571	32,288
Grade 2	17,994	16,483	34,477
Grade 3	16,731	15,653	32,384
Grade 4	16,862	15,949	32,811
Grade 5	16,431	15,004	31,435
Grade 6	18,084	17,620	35,704
Grade 7	15,992	15,341	31,333
Grade 8	12,590	12,343	24,933
Grade 9	12,802	13,383	26,185
Grade 10	12,504	13,367	25,871
Grade 11	13,221	13,591	26,812
Grade 12	11,948	12,524	24,472
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	399	209	608
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	9	11
ALS Basic Literacy Program	287	253	540
ALS A&E elementary	1,291	766	2,057
ALS A&E secondary	5,224	3,780	9,004
Broken down by grade	204,140	195,793	399,933

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	33,013
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	18,283
Arts and Design	35
Sports	141
All tracks	51,472

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	909	834	1,743
Elementary	10,467	9,927	20,394
Junior High School	575	597	1,172
All	11,951	11,358	23,309

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,379	1,314	2,693
Elementary	9,861	9,110	18,971
Junior High School	4,400	4,845	9,245
Senior High School	1,687	2,056	3,743
All	17,327	17,325	34,652

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	19	5	24
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	15	3	18
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1
Open High School Program	97	76	173
Other School-Initiated Intervention	49	38	87
All	181	122	303

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 1,071 schools and 565 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	974
Private schools	95
SUCs and LUCs	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	565
All	1,636

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	752
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	22
Kindergarten to Grade 12	22
Junior high only	119
Junior and senior high	151
Senior high only	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	565

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	974
Community learning centers (ALS)	565
Sectarian	79
Non-sectarian	16
State universities and colleges	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 13,999 teachers and 1,754 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	13,999
Non-teaching personnel	1,754
All personnel	15,753

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	8,108
Junior High School	4,298
Senior High School	1,593
All teachers	13,999

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	27.3
Junior High School	22.4
Senior High School	25.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 9,649 classrooms and 13,505 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 9,649
Seats (approximate): 286,120
Toilets: 13,505
Functional computers: 23,183
Faucets: 20,570; 17,335 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	5,958	2,543	1,148
Learners per classroom	37.1	37.9	35.9
Seats (approximate)	169,516	83,488	33,116
Learners per seat	1.3	1.2	1.3
Toilets	8,781	3,369	1,355
Learners per toilet	25.2	28.6	30.4
Functional computers	7,254	11,106	4,823
Learners per computer	30.5	8.7	8.6

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	710	17
Junior High School	266	6
Senior High School	132	3

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	660	21	19	27
Junior High School	259	3	1	9
Senior High School	128	1	4	2

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	480	247
Junior High School	209	63
Senior High School	115	20

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	3,181
Male	2,970
Shared	6,871
For persons with disabilities	483
All toilets	13,505

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	17,335
Without water	3,235
All faucets	20,570

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	910
Entrance Gate	895
Playground	759
Permanent Perimeter Fence	658
Temporary Perimeter Fence	645
Exit Gate	641
Offices	499
Covered Court	362
Computer Room	247
Library/Learning Resource Center	185
Paved Pathway	178
Clinic	175
Science Laboratory	139
Data File Room/Records Room	133
Conference Room	131
Solar Panel	130
Faculty Room	126
Home Economic Room	100
Roofing	99
Supply Room	88
Flood Marker	78
Industrial Arts Room	45
Student Co-Curricular Center	38
Canteen	35
Gymnasium	20
Youth Development Center	19
Bike Rack	11
Speech Laboratory	7
Museum	3

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in North Cotabato, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Alamada	48	18,868	671	27.0
Aleosan	39	11,260	466	23.4
Antipas	22	7,707	274	24.7
Arakan	70	15,961	672	20.9
Banisilan	39	13,213	484	25.6
Carmen	64	27,840	901	29.8
City of Kidapawan (Capital)	95	46,984	1,593	25.8
Kabacan	58	28,994	793	30.1
Libungan	38	13,784	504	26.0
M'Lang	58	25,571	925	24.6
Magpet	64	15,138	679	21.2
Makilala	74	23,192	876	24.1
Matalam	75	22,353	880	22.9
Midsayap	82	39,110	1,154	27.5
North Cotabato	9	3,084	59	25.4
Pigkawayan	59	19,964	689	25.9
Pikit	80	38,357	1,263	28.2
President Roxas	55	12,504	555	20.2
Tulunan	42	16,315	561	27.6

About this data

266 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 North Cotabato 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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