Palan Elementary School
School ID 134316 · Public elementary school · Barangay Adjid, Indanan, Sulu · Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Summary
Palan Elementary School fits its 215 learners into three classrooms in SY 2024-25, one classroom for every 72 learners: more learners per classroom than at 77% of the 360 other public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Sulu that report classrooms. Its seven teachers give one teacher for every 31 learners, fewer learners per teacher than at 62% of the 402 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers.
Enrollment fell 6% to 215 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 0.2%. The nearest public schools with junior high are Pasil Indanan (2.3 km), Talipao National High School Annex (Pantao) (2.4 km) and Indanan National High School (4.1 km), straight-line.
From here, the page sets these ratios against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 215
- Down 14 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 7
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 3
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 30.7
- Down 2.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 35.0
- Learners per classroom
- 71.7
- Down 4.6 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 45.0
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 6% to 215 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 0.2%.
- Tied as the 170th largest of 417 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Sulu.
- Each teacher has 31 learners, fewer than at 62% of the 402 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers.
- Each classroom has 72 learners, more than at 77% of the 360 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Pasil Indanan (2.3 km), Talipao National High School Annex (Pantao) (2.4 km) and Indanan National High School (4.1 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 215 learners, down 14 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| All grades | 115 | 100 | 215 |
- 1 indigenous peoples (IP) learner in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 30.7 learners per teacher is below the Sulu median of 35.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 7 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 30.7 |
| Sulu division median | 35.0 |
| Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao median | 37.2 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 7 |
|---|---|
| School Principal I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 71.7 learners per classroom is above the Sulu median of 45.0 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 3
- 71.7 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 120
- 1.8 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 2
- 107.5 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 2
- 1 with water, 1 without
- Functional computers
- 1
- 215.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid and off-grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 1 |
|---|---|
| Male | 1 |
| All toilets | 2 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- School Garden
MOOE
MOOE: Not reported.
How it compares
It is compared with the 417 elementary schools in the Sulu division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 30.7 | 35.0 | 38% |
| Learners per classroom | 71.7 | 45.0 | 77% |
| Learners per toilet | 107.5 | 81.3 | 65% |
| Learners per computer | 215.0 | 73.6 | 88% |
Location
Barangay Adjid, Indanan, Sulu
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 5.9893522, 121.0109828
Nearest schools
About this data
Not reported for SY 2024-25: MOOE.
Figures for school ID 134316 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked