Schools in Sultan Kudarat

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

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

Summary

Sultan Kudarat has the third most learners of the four provinces in Region XII and the third most learners per teacher in public schools, with 7,589 public teachers in SY 2024-25. In SY 2024-25, 88% of the learners in its 516 schools are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 11% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.1%, private schools fell 1.8%, and SUC and LUC schools grew 128.9%.

Of the 437 reporting public schools, 61, or 14%, have no internet, against 22% in Region XII, while nine (2%) have no electricity and five (1%) have no water. The most crowded public classrooms are at San Roque Elementary School, with 113 learners per classroom. The page lists its 12 cities and municipalities, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 516; Up 5 from SY 2023-24; 437 public, 78 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 288; Up 28 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 216,878; Down 3,578 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 7,589; Up 212 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,415; Down 82 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Sultan Kudarat has the 3rd most learners of the 4 provinces in Region XII, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.1%, private schools fell 1.8% and SUC and LUC schools grew 128.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally), 11% 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 Esperanza National High School (5,720 learners), Tacurong National High School (5,219 learners) and President Quirino National High School (3,278 learners).
Leaving out 4 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Datu Sangkulan Mala Elementary School (+29%) and fell most at Kabuling Learning Center (−39%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at San Roque Elementary School, with 113 learners per classroom.
Of the 437 reporting public schools, 9 (2%) have no electricity, against 2% in Region XII; 5 (1%) have no water, against 1% in Region XII; 61 (14%) have no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 434 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱428.1 million. Across the 431 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,700 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 216,878 learners, 205,537 in schools and 11,341 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	216,878
In schools	205,537
In community learning centers (ALS)	11,341
Male	109,518
Female	107,129
Not broken down by sex	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; 231 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	110,914	6,338	0	0	117,252
Junior High School	49,571	10,945	177	0	60,693
Senior High School	21,209	6,052	132	0	27,393
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	2,398	2,398
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2,123	2,123
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	6,788	6,788

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 231 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7,338	7,021	14,359
Grade 1	8,529	7,874	16,403
Grade 2	9,015	8,466	17,481
Grade 3	9,021	8,475	17,496
Grade 4	8,781	8,246	17,027
Grade 5	7,760	7,177	14,937
Grade 6	9,581	9,512	19,093
Grade 7	8,866	8,903	17,769
Grade 8	6,732	7,023	13,755
Grade 9	7,154	7,639	14,793
Grade 10	6,871	7,496	14,367
Grade 11	6,948	7,430	14,378
Grade 12	6,262	6,753	13,015
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	290	166	456
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	5	4	9
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1,034	1,364	2,398
ALS A&E elementary	1,322	801	2,123
ALS A&E secondary	4,009	2,779	6,788
Broken down by grade	109,518	107,129	216,647

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	15,006
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	12,202
Arts and Design	254
Sports	57
All tracks	27,519

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	655	589	1,244
Elementary	7,469	7,244	14,713
Junior High School	626	719	1,345
All	8,750	8,552	17,302

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1,169	1,170	2,339
Elementary	7,735	7,750	15,485
Junior High School	2,594	3,447	6,041
Senior High School	783	1,056	1,839
All	12,281	13,423	25,704

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	4	1	5
Open High School Program	26	31	57
Other School-Initiated Intervention	10	1	11
All	40	34	74

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 516 schools and 288 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	437
Private schools	78
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	288
All	804

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	355
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	47
Kindergarten to Grade 12	27
Junior high only	11
Junior and senior high	72
Senior high only	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	288

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	437
Community learning centers (ALS)	288
Non-sectarian	49
Sectarian	29
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 7,589 teachers and 801 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	7,589
Non-teaching personnel	801
All personnel	8,390

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	4,626
Junior High School	2,058
Senior High School	905
All teachers	7,589

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	24.0
Junior High School	24.1
Senior High School	23.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,415 classrooms and 9,022 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,415
Seats (approximate): 165,002
Toilets: 9,022
Functional computers: 13,060
Faucets: 20,103; 17,979 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	3,595	1,226	594
Learners per classroom	30.9	40.4	35.7
Seats (approximate)	108,706	36,972	19,324
Learners per seat	1.0	1.3	1.1
Toilets	6,359	1,814	849
Learners per toilet	17.4	27.3	25.0
Functional computers	5,939	4,427	2,694
Learners per computer	18.7	11.2	7.9

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	371	4
Junior High School	114	2
Senior High School	69	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	334	21	11	9
Junior High School	105	5	4	2
Senior High School	68	0	0	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	316	59
Junior High School	100	16
Senior High School	63	6

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	2,725
Male	2,640
Shared	3,410
For persons with disabilities	247
All toilets	9,022

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	17,979
Without water	2,124
All faucets	20,103

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	399
Playground	369
Entrance Gate	363
Offices	297
Temporary Perimeter Fence	288
Exit Gate	221
Covered Court	174
Computer Room	162
Clinic	158
Library/Learning Resource Center	144
Permanent Perimeter Fence	105
Home Economic Room	68
Supply Room	63
Solar Panel	59
Paved Pathway	51
Faculty Room	49
Science Laboratory	46
Canteen	45
Roofing	42
Conference Room	37
Industrial Arts Room	37
Data File Room/Records Room	30
Flood Marker	23
Gymnasium	22
Youth Development Center	11
Speech Laboratory	6
Student Co-Curricular Center	6
Bike Rack	2
Museum	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Sultan Kudarat, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Bagumbayan	57	17,823	720	22.3
City of Tacurong	51	31,059	895	25.3
Columbio	30	10,296	352	23.1
Esperanza	50	21,687	758	23.4
Isulan (Capital)	49	25,014	854	23.5
Kalamansig	39	14,481	542	24.4
Lambayong (Mariano Marcos)	39	18,498	664	25.1
Lebak	56	25,316	870	24.8
Lutayan	19	9,776	392	23.3
Palimbang	43	17,167	635	25.7
President Quirino	31	13,597	467	23.4
Sen. Ninoy Aquino	52	12,164	440	21.4

About this data

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 Sultan Kudarat 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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