Schools in Kabacan, 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

Among the 19 cities and municipalities in North Cotabato, Kabacan has the fourth most learners, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 58 schools held 28,381 learners, with another 613 in ALS, and employed 793 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 3.0%, private schools grew 2.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 0.9%.

Leaving out three schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Kabacan National High School, with 94 learners per classroom. Of the 45 reporting public schools, all have electricity, one (2%) has no water, against 1% in Region XII, and 14 (31%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII.

Next on the page, every school is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 58; No change from SY 2023-24; 45 public, 12 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 26; Up 7 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 28,994; Down 698 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 793; Up 19 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 516; Down 5 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Kabacan has the 4th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in North Cotabato, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.0%, private schools grew 2.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 0.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 84% are in public schools (85% nationally), 13% in private schools (14% nationally) and 3% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Kabacan National High School (3,957 learners), Kabacan Pilot Central School (2,955 learners) and Kayaga Elementary School (961 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Datu Mantawil Memorial Elementary School (+17%) and fell most at Gil Manalo High School (−21%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Kabacan National High School, with 94 learners per classroom.
Of the 45 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (2%) has no water, against 1% in Region XII; 14 (31%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 31 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱36.3 million. Across the 31 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,325 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 28,994 learners, 28,381 in schools and 613 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	28,994
In schools	28,381
In community learning centers (ALS)	613
Male	14,435
Female	14,549
Not broken down by sex	10

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 10 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	16,462	992	0	0	17,454
Junior High School	5,344	1,316	519	0	7,179
Senior High School	2,065	1,459	215	0	3,739
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	10	10
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	109	109
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	493	493

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 10 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,242	1,159	2,401
Grade 1	1,293	1,229	2,522
Grade 2	1,438	1,344	2,782
Grade 3	1,202	1,152	2,354
Grade 4	1,184	1,209	2,393
Grade 5	1,234	1,210	2,444
Grade 6	1,248	1,261	2,509
Grade 7	1,014	997	2,011
Grade 8	891	880	1,771
Grade 9	806	923	1,729
Grade 10	798	870	1,668
Grade 11	868	1,059	1,927
Grade 12	825	987	1,812
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	28	21	49
ALS Basic Literacy Program	9	1	10
ALS A&E elementary	71	38	109
ALS A&E secondary	284	209	493
Broken down by grade	14,435	14,549	28,984

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	3,168
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	571
All tracks	3,739

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	81	59	140
Elementary	1,747	1,756	3,503
Junior High School	225	234	459
All	2,053	2,049	4,102

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	41	35	76
Elementary	159	173	332
Junior High School	60	38	98
Senior High School	95	137	232
All	355	383	738

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	0	1	1
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	10	1	11
Other School-Initiated Intervention	2	1	3
All	12	3	15

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 58 schools and 26 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	45
Private schools	12
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	26
All	84

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	40
Kindergarten to Grade 12	3
Junior high only	7
Junior and senior high	7
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	26

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	45
Community learning centers (ALS)	26
Sectarian	9
Non-sectarian	3
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 793 teachers and 69 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	793
Non-teaching personnel	69
All personnel	862

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	521
Junior High School	206
Senior High School	66
All teachers	793

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	31.6
Junior High School	25.9
Senior High School	31.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 516 classrooms and 766 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 516
Seats (approximate): 16,757
Toilets: 766
Functional computers: 1,245
Faucets: 1,226; 1,062 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	390	95	31
Learners per classroom	42.2	56.3	66.6
Seats (approximate)	12,692	3,088	977
Learners per seat	1.3	1.7	2.1
Toilets	628	106	32
Learners per toilet	26.2	50.4	64.5
Functional computers	291	756	198
Learners per computer	56.6	7.1	10.4

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	32	1
Junior High School	12	0
Senior High School	5	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
Elementary	29	4	0
Junior High School	10	1	1
Senior High School	5	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	22	11
Junior High School	9	3
Senior High School	4	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	106
Male	107
Shared	547
For persons with disabilities	6
All toilets	766

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	1,062
Without water	164
All faucets	1,226

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	44
Entrance Gate	42
Playground	35
Permanent Perimeter Fence	32
Covered Court	30
Exit Gate	29
Offices	27
Temporary Perimeter Fence	27
Computer Room	13
Science Laboratory	13
Library/Learning Resource Center	11
Clinic	8
Data File Room/Records Room	8
Supply Room	8
Conference Room	5
Flood Marker	5
Roofing	5
Solar Panel	5
Faculty Room	4
Paved Pathway	4
Canteen	3
Home Economic Room	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Youth Development Center	2
Gymnasium	1
Industrial Arts Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Kabacan, North Cotabato in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Kabacan, North Cotabato: 58 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
ABC Educational Development Center,Inc.	Private	87	Not reported	Not reported
Adventist Elementary School of Pisan Inc.	Private	50	Not reported	Not reported
Aringay Elementary School	Public	371	14	16
Aringay National High School	Public	722	26	21
Asian Colleges & Technological Institute Inc.	Private	306	Not reported	Not reported
Bangilan Elementary School	Public	223	8	8
Bannawag Elementary School	Public	519	17	16
Bannawag High School	Public	532	26	12
Berean Christian School of Kabacan, Cotabato, Inc.	Private	59	Not reported	Not reported
Buluan Elementary School	Public	206	9	8
Colegio De Maharlika of North Cotabato, Inc.	Private	549	Not reported	Not reported
Cuyapon Elementary School	Public	555	19	15
Dangleg Elementary School	Public	277	7	6
Datu Mantawil Elementary School	Public	515	17	14
Datu Mantawil Memorial Elementary School	Public	305	10	8
Datu Pedtamanan Elementary School	Public	553	18	14
Dilanggalen Elementary School	Public	412	11	7
Dilutan Elementary School	Public	288	8	2
Dominador D. Clemente Academy Montessori, Inc.	Private	113	Not reported	Not reported
Dona Josefa E. Marcos Elementary School	Public	230	10	9
Enhanced Childhood Learning Center, Inc.	Private	109	Not reported	Not reported
Gil Manalo High School	Public	280	14	7
Good Shepherd Learning Center, Kabacan	Private	140	Not reported	Not reported
Kabacan National High School	Public	3,957	132	42
Kabacan Pilot Central School	Public	2,955	88	73
Kabacan Wesleyan Academy, Inc.	Private	847	Not reported	Not reported
Katidtuan Central Elementary School	Public	522	20	11
Kayaga Elementary School	Public	961	27	22
Kilagasan Elementary School	Public	524	19	15
Lower Paatan Elementary School	Public	725	24	10
Lumayong Elementary School	Public	639	19	3
Lumayong High School	Public	575	28	17
Malabuaya Elementary School	Public	713	18	12
Malamote High School	Public	217	12	5
Malanduague Elementary School	Public	309	11	10
Mulita Elementary School	Public	216	8	7
Nangaan Elementary School	Public	511	16	10
Nangaan High School	Public	272	5	7
Osias Elementary School	Public	334	11	11
Osias High School	Public	321	9	7
Pedtad Elementary School (Mulao)	Public	404	14	7
Pisan Elementary School	Public	304	9	2
Rajah Sumunsang High School	Public	141	3	0
Sanggadong Elementary School	Public	196	9	7
Siento Trenta Elementary School	Public	416	11	5
Simbuhay Elementary School	Public	217	5	8
Simone Elementary School	Public	662	16	13
Simone High School	Public	173	7	5
St. Luke's Institute	Private	741	Not reported	Not reported
Sunshine Learning Center, Inc.	Private	64	Not reported	Not reported
Tamped Elementary School	Public	246	7	4
Tamped High School	Public	77	3	0
The Notre Dame of Kabacan, Inc.	Private	711	Not reported	Not reported
Tulunan Elementary School	Public	207	9	3
USM Annex Central Elementary School	Public	673	21	23
University of Southern Mindanao - University Laboratory School	SUC or LUC	734	Not reported	Not reported
Upper Paatan Elementary School	Public	274	11	11
Upper Paatan High School	Public	142	7	3

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

10 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 Kabacan, 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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