Buton Elementary School
School ID 134601 · Public elementary school · Barangay Lahi, Pandami, Sulu · Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Summary
Buton Elementary School in Pandami, Sulu, enrolled 203 learners in SY 2024-25, after enrollment fell 16% from SY 2023-24 while the division's public schools fell 0.2%. It is tied as the 188th largest of 417 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Sulu.
With five teachers and five classrooms, it has one teacher for every 41 learners, more learners per teacher than at 63% of the 402 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers, and the page carries a review note on this figure. The nearest public school with junior high is Pandami National High School, 8.1 km away in a straight line.
Further down the page, its ratios are set against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 203
- Down 39 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 5
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 5
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 40.6
- Down 7.8 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 35.0
- Learners per classroom
- 40.6
- Down 7.8 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 45.0
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 16% to 203 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 0.2%.
- Tied as the 188th largest of 417 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Sulu.
- Each teacher has 41 learners, more than at 63% of the 402 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 41 learners, fewer than at 59% of the 360 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. See the note on DepEd's figures
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Pandami National High School (8.1 km), Siasi Pilot Integrated School (8.2 km) and Laminusa National High School (19.3 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 203 learners, down 39 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| All grades | 106 | 97 | 203 |
- 1 indigenous peoples (IP) learner in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 40.6 learners per teacher is above the Sulu median of 35.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 5 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 40.6 |
| Sulu division median | 35.0 |
| Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao median | 37.2 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 5 |
|---|---|
| School Principal I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 40.6 learners per classroom is below the Sulu median of 45.0 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 5
- 40.6 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 24
- 8.5 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 0
- Faucets
- 0
- 0 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 4
- 50.8 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Off-grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Flood Marker
- School Garden
- Solar Panel
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 | 40.6 | 35.0 | 63% |
| Learners per classroom | 40.6 | 45.0 | 42% |
| Learners per toilet | Not reported | 81.3 | Not reported |
| Learners per computer | 50.8 | 73.6 | 37% |
Location
Barangay Lahi, Pandami, Sulu
Legislative district: 2nd District
Map point: 5.5219439, 120.7460494
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- Learners are enrolled, but zero seats or zero toilets are recorded. These may be unreported rather than zero.
- One or more resources (teachers, rooms, seats or toilets) are far from what is typical for a school this size.
Not reported for SY 2024-25: MOOE.
Figures for school ID 134601 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked