Schools in Sulu

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

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

Summary

Sulu has the third most learners of the six provinces in BARMM, and the second most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 478 schools held 162,014 learners, with another 1,648 in ALS, and its public schools had 3,440 teachers.

Of its 457 reporting public schools, 386, or 84%, have no internet, against 74% in BARMM. Of those schools, 88, or 19%, have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM.

Public schools hold 89% of the learners in its schools, against 85% nationally, while private schools hold 7%, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in its schools fell by 69 from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, while public schools fell 0.2% and private schools grew 8.4%. Its 19 cities and municipalities are listed next, and the figures by sector and level follow in charts and tables.

Schools: 478; Up 9 from SY 2023-24; 457 public, 14 private, 7 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 31; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 163,662; Down 145 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 3,440; Down 245 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 2,523; Down 74 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Sulu has the 3rd most learners of the 6 provinces in BARMM, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell by 69 from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 0.2%, private schools grew 8.4% and SUC and LUC schools fell 9.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 89% are in public schools (85% nationally), 7% in private schools (14% nationally) and 4% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Sulu College of Technology Inc. (4,349 learners), Sulu National High School (4,296 learners) and Jolo National High School (2,969 learners).
Leaving out 6 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Albert Benjamin Simpson Memorial School, Inc. (+32%) and fell most at Sulu State College (−57%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 29 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Jolo National High School, with 135 learners per classroom.
Of the 457 reporting public schools, 88 (19%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 71 (16%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 386 (84%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 163,662 learners, 162,014 in schools and 1,648 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	163,662
In schools	162,014
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,648
Male	79,294
Female	84,294
Not broken down by sex	74

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 74 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	105,815	1,995	0	0	107,810
Junior High School	31,231	3,805	4,456	0	39,492
Senior High School	7,033	5,251	2,354	0	14,638
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	495	495
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	249	249
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	904	904

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 74 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7,156	7,187	14,343
Grade 1	8,259	7,991	16,250
Grade 2	8,782	8,863	17,645
Grade 3	8,179	8,474	16,653
Grade 4	7,532	7,388	14,920
Grade 5	7,174	6,851	14,025
Grade 6	6,874	7,003	13,877
Grade 7	5,345	5,698	11,043
Grade 8	4,844	5,739	10,583
Grade 9	4,108	5,124	9,232
Grade 10	3,721	4,913	8,634
Grade 11	3,350	4,278	7,628
Grade 12	3,069	3,941	7,010
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	57	40	97
ALS Basic Literacy Program	195	300	495
ALS A&E elementary	127	122	249
ALS A&E secondary	522	382	904
Broken down by grade	79,294	84,294	163,588

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	12,317
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	2,305
Arts and Design	79
All tracks	14,701

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	520	548	1,068
Elementary	5,502	5,729	11,231
Junior High School	1,447	1,837	3,284
All	7,469	8,114	15,583

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	689	796	1,485
Elementary	3,667	4,198	7,865
Junior High School	502	605	1,107
Senior High School	95	169	264
All	4,953	5,768	10,721

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	0	1	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	4	2	6
All	4	3	7

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 478 schools and 31 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	457
Private schools	14
SUCs and LUCs	7
Community learning centers (ALS)	31
All	509

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	424
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior high only	16
Junior and senior high	33
Senior high only	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	31

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	457
Community learning centers (ALS)	31
Sectarian	9
State universities and colleges	6
Non-sectarian	5
Local universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 3,440 teachers and 270 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	3,440
Non-teaching personnel	270
All personnel	3,710

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,897
Junior High School	470
Senior High School	73
All teachers	3,440

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	36.5
Junior High School	66.5
Senior High School	96.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 2,523 classrooms and 1,400 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 2,523
Seats (approximate): 52,925
Toilets: 1,400
Functional computers: 3,249
Faucets: 1,917; 1,458 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	2,046	381	96
Learners per classroom	51.7	82.0	73.3
Seats (approximate)	42,422	8,751	1,752
Learners per seat	2.5	3.6	4.0
Toilets	1,157	201	42
Learners per toilet	91.5	155.4	167.5
Functional computers	1,637	829	783
Learners per computer	64.6	37.7	9.0

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	355	63
Junior High School	29	11
Senior High School	19	7

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	97	210	30	81
Junior High School	14	17	1	8
Senior High School	9	12	2	3

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	61	357
Junior High School	6	34
Senior High School	8	18

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	498
Male	470
Shared	412
For persons with disabilities	20
All toilets	1,400

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	1,458
Without water	459
All faucets	1,917

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	250
Playground	231
Solar Panel	231
Entrance Gate	209
Exit Gate	143
Temporary Perimeter Fence	137
Permanent Perimeter Fence	134
Offices	123
Library/Learning Resource Center	58
Faculty Room	57
Covered Court	50
Computer Room	49
Clinic	32
Conference Room	26
Supply Room	23
Flood Marker	18
Data File Room/Records Room	15
Paved Pathway	15
Canteen	12
Home Economic Room	11
Science Laboratory	8
Student Co-Curricular Center	5
Industrial Arts Room	4
Roofing	4
Bike Rack	3
Gymnasium	3
Youth Development Center	2

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Sulu, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Hadji Panglima Tahil (Marunggas)	8	1,221	29	42.1
Indanan	34	11,158	318	34.5
Jolo (Capital)	44	40,024	805	32.6
Kalingalan Caluang	13	3,785	88	41.4
Lugus	18	3,865	84	46.0
Luuk	21	6,456	115	56.1
Maimbung	20	9,206	168	54.4
Old Panamao	17	5,097	90	56.0
Omar	13	3,905	60	65.1
Pandami	23	3,896	73	52.5
Panglima Estino (New Panamao)	12	3,072	62	48.5
Pangutaran	35	9,224	265	34.0
Parang	31	7,666	215	35.3
Pata	15	1,884	31	60.8
Patikul	38	18,148	329	52.0
Siasi	57	17,096	345	39.0
Talipao	45	10,008	229	43.1
Tapul	16	3,029	69	43.6
Tongkil	18	4,922	65	75.5

About this data

74 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 Sulu 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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