Schools in SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII)

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

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

Summary

Region XII has the 11th most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the seventh most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 2,551 schools held 1,150,229 learners, with another 38,545 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 2.4% from SY 2023-24, ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.7%, private schools grew 0.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 19.1%.

Public schools hold 90% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 10%, against 14% nationally. Leaving out 22 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Manili High School, with 161 learners per classroom. Its four provinces and eight schools divisions are listed next, and the figures are shown by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 2,551; Up 10 from SY 2023-24; 2,164 public, 383 private, 4 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 1,540; Up 50 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 1,188,774; Down 29,814 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 40,453; Up 459 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 27,777; Down 817 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Region XII has the 11th most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the 7th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.4% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.7%, private schools grew 0.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 19.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally), 10% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are General Santos City National High School (12,126 learners), Fatima National High School (6,896 learners) and Esperanza National High School (5,720 learners).
Leaving out 5 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges-Marbel, Inc. (+46%) and fell most at Green Valley College Foundation, Inc. - T'boli (−50%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 22 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Manili High School, with 161 learners per classroom.
Of the 2,163 reporting public schools, 45 (2%) have no electricity, against 2% nationally; 23 (1%) have no water, against 2% nationally; 478 (22%) have no internet, against 26% nationally.
The 2,151 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱2.3 billion. Across the 2,130 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,607 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 1,188,774 learners, 1,150,229 in schools and 38,545 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	1,188,774
In schools	1,150,229
In community learning centers (ALS)	38,545
Male	603,247
Female	584,296
Not broken down by sex	1,231

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 1,231 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	614,579	33,609	198	0	648,386
Junior High School	292,102	40,672	1,447	0	334,221
Senior High School	126,320	39,342	768	0	166,430
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	4,420	4,420
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	7,806	7,806
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	26,280	26,280

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 1,231 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	41,267	38,346	79,613
Grade 1	46,856	43,194	90,050
Grade 2	49,801	46,106	95,907
Grade 3	48,970	45,655	94,625
Grade 4	48,507	45,650	94,157
Grade 5	46,536	43,099	89,635
Grade 6	51,807	50,196	102,003
Grade 7	48,302	46,896	95,198
Grade 8	38,223	38,216	76,439
Grade 9	39,450	41,203	80,653
Grade 10	39,594	42,174	81,768
Grade 11	42,440	44,533	86,973
Grade 12	38,548	40,909	79,457
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	1,575	821	2,396
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	98	65	163
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1,991	2,429	4,420
ALS A&E elementary	4,560	3,246	7,806
ALS A&E secondary	14,722	11,558	26,280
Broken down by grade	603,247	584,296	1,187,543

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	105,673
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	60,449
Arts and Design	572
Sports	487
All tracks	167,181

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,690	2,450	5,140
Elementary	24,142	23,093	47,235
Junior High School	2,395	2,616	5,011
All	29,227	28,159	57,386

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7,686	7,273	14,959
Elementary	52,354	50,453	102,807
Junior High School	21,531	25,058	46,589
Senior High School	7,854	10,225	18,079
All	89,425	93,009	182,434

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	21	9	30
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	12	2	14
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	1	0	1
Open High School Program	550	514	1,064
Other School-Initiated Intervention	71	37	108
All	655	562	1,217

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 2,551 schools and 1,540 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	2,164
Private schools	383
SUCs and LUCs	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,540
All	4,091

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	1,669
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	178
Kindergarten to Grade 12	173
Junior high only	120
Junior and senior high	368
Senior high only	43
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,540

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	2,163
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,540
Non-sectarian	206
Sectarian	177
State universities and colleges	4
DOST managed	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 40,453 teachers and 4,352 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	40,453
Non-teaching personnel	4,352
All personnel	44,805

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	22,929
Junior High School	12,819
Senior High School	4,705
All teachers	40,453

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	26.8
Junior High School	22.8
Senior High School	26.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 27,777 classrooms and 41,389 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 27,777
Seats (approximate): 882,613
Toilets: 41,389
Functional computers: 79,022
Faucets: 71,838; 62,081 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	16,471	7,766	3,540
Learners per classroom	37.3	37.6	35.7
Seats (approximate)	508,120	260,264	114,229
Learners per seat	1.2	1.1	1.1
Toilets	26,611	10,300	4,478
Learners per toilet	23.1	28.4	28.2
Functional computers	33,101	30,596	15,325
Learners per computer	18.6	9.6	8.2

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	1,720	24
Junior High School	651	17
Senior High School	394	12

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	1,564	97	41	42
Junior High School	621	27	12	8
Senior High School	389	4	12	1

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	1,295	449
Junior High School	539	129
Senior High School	335	71

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	10,693
Male	10,040
Shared	19,178
For persons with disabilities	1,478
All toilets	41,389

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	62,081
Without water	9,757
All faucets	71,838

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	1,988
Entrance Gate	1,940
Playground	1,698
Temporary Perimeter Fence	1,494
Exit Gate	1,298
Offices	1,226
Permanent Perimeter Fence	1,084
Covered Court	895
Computer Room	696
Library/Learning Resource Center	561
Clinic	522
Solar Panel	320
Home Economic Room	319
Science Laboratory	305
Paved Pathway	303
Data File Room/Records Room	301
Faculty Room	294
Conference Room	289
Supply Room	264
Gymnasium	256
Roofing	187
Industrial Arts Room	136
Canteen	129
Flood Marker	89
Student Co-Curricular Center	77
Youth Development Center	48
Bike Rack	16
Speech Laboratory	15
Museum	4

Provinces

4 provinces, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Provinces in SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
North Cotabato	1,071	400,199	13,999	25.6
Sarangani	354	155,740	6,224	22.9
South Cotabato	727	456,019	13,850	28.1
Sultan Kudarat	516	216,878	7,589	24.0

Schools divisions

8 schools divisions, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Schools divisions in SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
General Santos City	165	182,100	5,144	30.0
Kidapawan City	95	46,984	1,593	25.8
Koronadal City	95	54,042	1,498	28.7
North Cotabato	859	313,153	11,197	25.0
Sarangani	354	155,740	6,224	22.9
South Cotabato	467	219,877	7,208	26.6
Sultan Kudarat	465	185,819	6,694	23.8
Tacurong City	51	31,059	895	25.3

About this data

1,231 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 SOCCSKSARGEN (Region XII) 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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