Schools in Indanan, 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

Indanan ranks fourth of the 19 cities and municipalities in Sulu by learners, with 10,982 learners in its 34 schools in SY 2024-25 and another 176 in ALS. Among those places it has the 17th most learners per teacher in public schools, across 318 public teachers.

Enrollment in its schools rose 0.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted. Of the 34 reporting public schools, seven (21%) have no electricity against 9% in BARMM, one (3%) has no water against 8%, and 27 (79%) have no internet against 74%. Leaving out six schools whose figures are under review, its largest school is Upper Kajatian Elementary School with 1,164 learners, followed by Jolo Agricultural School-Annex (Bato-Bato) with 684 and Timbangan Elementary School with 330. Next, the page lists the 34 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 34; No change from SY 2023-24; 34 public
Community learning centers: 4; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 11,158; Up 56 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 318; Up 26 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 211; Down 4 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Indanan has the 4th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Sulu, and the 17th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 0.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 6 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Upper Kajatian Elementary School (1,164 learners), Jolo Agricultural School-Annex (Bato-Bato) (684 learners) and Timbangan Elementary School (330 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Panglima Misuari Elementary School (+15%) and fell most at Panglima Ahajan Elementary School (−11%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 5 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Palan Elementary School, with 72 learners per classroom.
Of the 34 reporting public schools, 7 (21%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 1 (3%) has no water, against 8% in BARMM; 27 (79%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 11,158 learners, 10,982 in schools and 176 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	11,158
In schools	10,982
In community learning centers (ALS)	176
Male	5,517
Female	5,641

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	8,207	0	8,207
Junior High School	2,111	0	2,111
Senior High School	664	0	664
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	37	37
ALS A&E elementary	0	45	45
ALS A&E secondary	0	94	94

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	491	541	1,032
Grade 1	592	588	1,180
Grade 2	616	600	1,216
Grade 3	636	675	1,311
Grade 4	562	598	1,160
Grade 5	590	555	1,145
Grade 6	586	577	1,163
Grade 7	297	272	569
Grade 8	282	268	550
Grade 9	215	280	495
Grade 10	230	267	497
Grade 11	141	167	308
Grade 12	171	185	356
ALS Basic Literacy Program	15	22	37
ALS A&E elementary	24	21	45
ALS A&E secondary	69	25	94
All grades	5,517	5,641	11,158

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	664
All tracks	664

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	101	134	235
Elementary	552	523	1,075
All	653	657	1,310

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7	16	23
Elementary	40	64	104
All	47	80	127

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 34 schools and 4 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	34
Community learning centers (ALS)	4
All	38

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	30
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	4

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	34
Community learning centers (ALS)	4

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 318 teachers and 16 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	318
Non-teaching personnel	16
All personnel	334

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	278
Junior High School	35
Senior High School	5
All teachers	318

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	29.5
Junior High School	60.3
Senior High School	132.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 211 classrooms and 117 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 211
Seats (approximate): 4,918
Toilets: 117
Functional computers: 336
Faucets: 243; 193 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	173	29	9
Learners per classroom	47.4	72.8	73.8
Seats (approximate)	4,496	340	82
Learners per seat	1.8	6.2	8.1
Toilets	105	10	2
Learners per toilet	78.2	211.1	332.0
Functional computers	138	142	56
Learners per computer	59.5	14.9	11.9

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	29	1
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	3	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	6	15	4	5
Junior High School	1	1	0	2
Senior High School	1	2	0	0

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	5	25
Junior High School	1	3
Senior High School	2	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	40
Male	37
Shared	39
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	117

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	193
Without water	50
All faucets	243

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	27
Entrance Gate	23
Playground	20
Solar Panel	17
Temporary Perimeter Fence	14
Exit Gate	13
Permanent Perimeter Fence	13
Library/Learning Resource Center	12
Offices	11
Faculty Room	10
Computer Room	7
Conference Room	6
Clinic	4
Covered Court	4
Paved Pathway	4
Bike Rack	2
Home Economic Room	2
Supply Room	2
Canteen	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Roofing	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Indanan, Sulu in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Indanan, Sulu: 34 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Badjao Elementary School	215	7	0
Bato-Bato Elementary School	497	15	18
Bunot Elementary School	172	6	6
Bwansa Elementary School	578	19	15
Cmdr. Bara Jalaidi (Karawan) Primary School	66	4	2
Dayuan Primary School	53	5	0
Ikih Elementary School	276	13	2
Indanan National High School	96	6	4
Jolo Agricultural School-Annex (Bato-Bato)	684	15	13
Kagay Elementary School	175	5	7
Kasambuhan Village Elementary School	256	10	7
Kuppong Elementary School	135	10	2
Langpas Elementary School	207	3	9
Lower Kajatian Elementary School	207	9	6
Lugmah Elementary School	234	8	0
Maharadja Abduraup Elem.School	728	20	13
Manilop Elementary School	238	7	3
Mukammali Elementary School	165	3	5
Palan Elementary School	215	7	3
Pang. Uding Elementary School	202	4	4
Panglima Ahajan Elementary School	174	5	1
Panglima Indanan Central School	147	7	8
Panglima Mammah Elem. School	448	21	14
Panglima Misuari Elementary School	162	3	0
Pasil Elementary School	319	15	0
Pasil Indanan	671	7	7
Poblacion Elementary School	264	10	5
Sapah Malaum Elementary School	138	2	2
Sapie Elementary School	95	0	4
South Sionogan Elementary School	222	4	6
Timahoe Elementary School	125	4	0
Timbangan Elementary School	330	11	6
Timbangan Indanan	1,324	12	14
Upper Kajatian Elementary School	1,164	41	25

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 Indanan, 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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