Schools in Santo Niño, 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

Santo Niño has the 12th most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in South Cotabato, counting 10,704 in its 22 schools in SY 2024-25. Another 241 learners are in ALS, outside that count. Enrollment in schools fell 4.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.4% while private schools fell 0.9%.

Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 10% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Among the 12 cities and municipalities in South Cotabato, it has the ninth most learners per teacher in public schools, across 387 public teachers. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sto. Nino Central Elementary School, with 40 learners per classroom.

The school list gives each school its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the charts break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 22; No change from SY 2023-24; 18 public, 4 private
Community learning centers: 10; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 10,945; Down 488 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 387; Down 19 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 344; Down 25 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Santo Niño has the 12th most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in South Cotabato, and the 9th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.4% and private schools fell 0.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 10% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Sto. Nino Central Elementary School (1,860 learners), Panay National High School (609 learners) and Panay Elementary School (545 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Roel Balbarono Ardiente College, Inc. (+19%) and fell most at J. Blanco Elementary School (−17%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sto. Nino Central Elementary School, with 40 learners per classroom.
Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 18 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱21.3 million. Across the 18 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,805 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 10,945 learners, 10,704 in schools and 241 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	10,945
In schools	10,704
In community learning centers (ALS)	241
Male	5,703
Female	5,242

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	5,092	513	0	5,605
Junior High School	3,018	247	0	3,265
Senior High School	1,472	362	0	1,834
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	3	3
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	43	43
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	195	195

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	310	314	624
Grade 1	399	335	734
Grade 2	365	330	695
Grade 3	446	391	837
Grade 4	492	408	900
Grade 5	442	371	813
Grade 6	510	459	969
Grade 7	437	434	871
Grade 8	368	358	726
Grade 9	459	402	861
Grade 10	400	407	807
Grade 11	476	461	937
Grade 12	421	476	897
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	14	19	33
ALS Basic Literacy Program	2	1	3
ALS A&E elementary	31	12	43
ALS A&E secondary	131	64	195
All grades	5,703	5,242	10,945

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,327
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	507
All tracks	1,834

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	116	72	188
Junior High School	0	2	2
All	116	74	190

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	9	2	11
Elementary	56	39	95
Junior High School	14	25	39
Senior High School	12	20	32
All	91	86	177

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

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 22 schools and 10 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	18
Private schools	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
All	32

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	5
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	10

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
Non-sectarian	3
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 387 teachers and 38 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	387
Non-teaching personnel	38
All personnel	425

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	208
Junior High School	146
Senior High School	33
All teachers	387

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	24.5
Junior High School	20.7
Senior High School	44.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 344 classrooms and 610 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 344
Seats (approximate): 8,343
Toilets: 610
Functional computers: 1,003
Faucets: 1,256; 1,153 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	184	109	51
Learners per classroom	27.7	27.7	28.9
Seats (approximate)	4,547	2,551	1,245
Learners per seat	1.1	1.2	1.2
Toilets	439	116	55
Learners per toilet	11.6	26.0	26.8
Functional computers	636	184	183
Learners per computer	8.0	16.4	8.0

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	13	0
Junior High School	4	1
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
Elementary	13
Junior High School	5
Senior High School	5

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	13	0
Junior High School	5	0
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	239
Male	235
Shared	126
For persons with disabilities	10
All toilets	610

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	1,153
Without water	103
All faucets	1,256

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	17
School Garden	17
Offices	16
Playground	15
Exit Gate	14
Temporary Perimeter Fence	14
Computer Room	13
Covered Court	11
Home Economic Room	10
Permanent Perimeter Fence	10
Data File Room/Records Room	8
Clinic	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Faculty Room	6
Canteen	5
Science Laboratory	5
Supply Room	5
Conference Room	4
Gymnasium	4
Youth Development Center	3
Industrial Arts Room	2
Paved Pathway	2
Roofing	2
Solar Panel	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2

List of schools

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

Schools in Santo Niño, South Cotabato: 22 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Ambalgan Elementary School	Public	415	18	15
Cajanedo Elementary School	Public	112	8	8
Guinsang-An Elementary School	Public	327	17	13
Guinsang-an National High School	Public	257	16	15
J. Blanco Elementary School	Public	145	9	6
Katipunan Elementary School	Public	230	12	9
Katipunan National High School	Public	250	20	15
Libertad Kiddie Care Center, Inc.	Private	305	Not reported	Not reported
M. Roxas Elementary School	Public	255	13	14
Magsaysay Elementary School	Public	123	8	7
New Sara Elemantary School	Public	184	9	8
Notre Dame of Sto. Niño, Inc.	Private	397	Not reported	Not reported
Panay Elementary School	Public	545	21	20
Panay National High School	Public	609	29	35
Roel Balbarono Ardiente College, Inc.	Private	256	Not reported	Not reported
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	403	16	16
San Vicente Elementary School	Public	271	12	12
Simeon Peneza Sr. Montessori Academy, Inc.	Private	164	Not reported	Not reported
Sto. Nino Central Elementary School	Public	1,860	56	46
Sto. Niño National High School	Public	2,967	85	69
Sto. Niño National School of Arts and Trades	Public	407	29	26
Teresita Elementary School	Public	222	9	10

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

About this data

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 Santo Niño, 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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