Schools in Norala, South 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

Norala, South Cotabato, had 11,735 learners in its 38 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 318 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 5.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 5.3% and private schools fell 12.0%. Public schools hold 94% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 6%, against 14% nationally.

Norala has the ninth most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in South Cotabato, and the 12th most learners per teacher in public schools.

Of the 31 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, and four, or 13%, have no internet, against 22% in Region XII. Next, the charts and tables break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 38; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 31 public, 7 private
Community learning centers: 15; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 12,053; Down 778 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 523; Up 24 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 406; Down 8 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Norala has the 9th most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in South Cotabato, and the 12th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 5.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 5.3% and private schools fell 12.0%.
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 Norala Central Elementary School (1,159 learners), Lapuz National High School (617 learners) and San Miguel National High School (587 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Lapuz Elementary School (+6%) and fell most at Green Valley College Foundation, Inc. - Norala (−31%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Elementary School, with 46 learners per classroom.
Of the 31 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 4 (13%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 31 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱30.5 million. Across the 31 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,106 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 12,053 learners, 11,735 in schools and 318 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	12,053
In schools	11,735
In community learning centers (ALS)	318
Male	6,297
Female	5,726
Not broken down by sex	30

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 30 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	5,590	350	0	5,940
Junior High School	3,616	125	0	3,741
Senior High School	1,852	172	0	2,024
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	13	13
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	77	77
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	228	228

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 30 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	393	355	748
Grade 1	393	346	739
Grade 2	414	385	799
Grade 3	437	363	800
Grade 4	465	447	912
Grade 5	447	426	873
Grade 6	532	502	1,034
Grade 7	521	484	1,005
Grade 8	438	404	842
Grade 9	493	419	912
Grade 10	509	473	982
Grade 11	576	470	1,046
Grade 12	480	498	978
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	24	11	35
ALS Basic Literacy Program	10	3	13
ALS A&E elementary	39	38	77
ALS A&E secondary	126	102	228
Broken down by grade	6,297	5,726	12,023

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,687
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	367
All tracks	2,054

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	16	12	28
Elementary	81	77	158
All	97	89	186

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	34	32	66
Elementary	224	207	431
Junior High School	87	99	186
Senior High School	51	52	103
All	396	390	786

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 38 schools and 15 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	31
Private schools	7
Community learning centers (ALS)	15
All	53

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	29
Kindergarten to Grade 12	3
Junior and senior high	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	15

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	31
Community learning centers (ALS)	15
Non-sectarian	4
Sectarian	3

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 523 teachers and 54 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	523
Non-teaching personnel	54
All personnel	577

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	279
Junior High School	166
Senior High School	78
All teachers	523

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	20.0
Junior High School	21.8
Senior High School	23.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 406 classrooms and 707 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 406
Seats (approximate): 9,797
Toilets: 707
Functional computers: 725
Faucets: 1,225; 1,180 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	238	110	58
Learners per classroom	23.5	32.9	31.9
Seats (approximate)	5,523	2,774	1,500
Learners per seat	1.0	1.3	1.2
Toilets	452	169	86
Learners per toilet	12.4	21.4	21.5
Functional computers	420	123	182
Learners per computer	13.3	29.4	10.2

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	25	0
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	7	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	25	0
Junior High School	6	1
Senior High School	5	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	21	4
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	7	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	245
Male	238
Shared	213
For persons with disabilities	11
All toilets	707

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	1,180
Without water	45
All faucets	1,225

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	31
School Garden	27
Playground	26
Covered Court	22
Offices	22
Exit Gate	20
Permanent Perimeter Fence	19
Temporary Perimeter Fence	19
Computer Room	17
Data File Room/Records Room	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Clinic	6
Conference Room	6
Faculty Room	5
Home Economic Room	3
Industrial Arts Room	3
Science Laboratory	3
Paved Pathway	2
Solar Panel	2
Supply Room	2
Canteen	1
Gymnasium	1
Roofing	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Norala, South Cotabato in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Norala, South Cotabato: 39 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Amazing Grace Learning Academy Inc.	Private	6	Not reported	Not reported
Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Elementary School	Public	137	11	3
Bereans Alliance Academy Inc.	Private	12	Not reported	Not reported
Bereans Alliance Learning Center, Inc.	Private	24	Not reported	Not reported
El Kuda Elementary School	Public	89	9	7
Escuela Del Ninos, Inc.	Private	58	Not reported	Not reported
Esperanza Elementary School	Public	201	9	8
F. Palmares Sr. Memorial Elementary School	Public	254	9	9
Fabiola Villa-Gasis National High School - San Miguel National High School Annex	Public	220	3	8
Green Valley College Foundation, Inc. - Norala	Private	108	Not reported	Not reported
Gumama Elementary School	Public	120	9	8
Julio Zuyco Memorial Elementary School	Public	107	9	6
Kibid Elementary School	Public	123	8	7
Lambusong Elementary School	Public	68	6	2
Lapuz Elementary School	Public	401	16	15
Lapuz National High School	Public	617	37	25
Liberty Elementary School	Public	265	13	13
Lopez Jaena Elementary School	Public	280	11	14
Lower Tinago Elementary School	Public	102	9	6
Matapol Elementary School	Public	177	8	8
Noemi Learning Center, Inc.	Private	134	Not reported	Not reported
Norala Alliance Christian School Inc.	Private	79	Not reported	Not reported
Norala Central Elementary School	Public	1,159	39	29
Norala National High School	Public	3,096	131	68
Notre Dame of Norala, Inc.	Private	250	Not reported	Not reported
Purok Osmeña Elementary School	Public	90	7	6
Purok Rizal Elementary School	Public	79	7	7
Puti Elementary School	Public	186	9	8
San Jose Elementary School	Public	214	10	9
San Jose National High School - Lapuz National High School Annex	Public	256	11	12
San Miguel Elementary School	Public	388	17	14
San Miguel National High School	Public	587	36	33
Sergio L. Legayada National High School - Norala National High School Annex	Public	500	14	17
Simsiman Integrated School	Public	529	26	21
Sotelo Elementary School	Public	90	7	7
Tinago Grande Elementary School	Public	126	9	10
Tomas V. Balayon Sr. Elementary School	Public	400	15	15
Tuburan Elementary School	Public	106	9	4
Upper Lamungkot Elementary School	Public	121	9	7

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

About this data

30 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 Norala, South 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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