Potungan Central School
School ID 125949 · Public elementary school · Barangay Potungan, Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte · Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Summary
Potungan Central School has one teacher for every 18 learners in SY 2024-25, fewer learners per teacher than at 67% of the division's other public elementary schools. It has 12 classrooms, one for every 22 learners, and fewer learners per classroom than at 70% of the 40 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. Enrollment fell 1% to 264 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.1%.
Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱688,000 is more than at 72% of the division's other public elementary schools. The nearest public school with junior high is Potungan National High School, 0.1 km away in a straight line.
Its ratios are set against the medians of its division, its region and the Philippines on the page.
- Learners
- 264
- Down 2 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 15
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 12
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 17.6
- Down 0.1 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 20.6
- Learners per classroom
- 22.0
- Down 0.2 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 26.6
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 1% to 264 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.1%.
- The 14th largest of 44 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Dapitan City.
- Each teacher has 18 learners, fewer than at 67% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 22 learners, fewer than at 70% of the 40 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱688,000 is more than at 72% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱426,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,614 for each of the 264 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,846 across the 44 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Potungan National High School (0.1 km), Barcelona National High School (4.9 km) and Sibutad National High School (6.5 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 264 learners, down 2 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 14 | 35 |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 23 | 46 |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 15 | 41 |
| All grades | 145 | 119 | 264 |
Teachers and staff
Its 17.6 learners per teacher is below the Dapitan City median of 20.6 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 15 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 3 |
| Learners per teacher | 17.6 |
| Dapitan City division median | 20.6 |
| Zamboanga Peninsula median | 21.0 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 11 |
|---|---|
| Administrative Assistant II / (Disbursing Officer II) | 1 |
| Administrative Assistant III (Senior Bookkeeper) | 1 |
| Master Teacher I | 1 |
| Master Teacher II | 1 |
| School Principal IV | 1 |
| Teacher I | 1 |
| Teacher II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 22.0 learners per classroom is below the Dapitan City median of 26.6 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 12
- 22.0 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 3
- Seats (approximate)
- 296
- 0.9 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 17
- 15.5 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 45
- 45 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 4
- 66.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 3 |
|---|---|
| Male | 3 |
| For persons with disabilities | 3 |
| Shared | 8 |
| All toilets | 17 |
Other facilities
- Clinic
- Covered Court
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Industrial Arts Room
- Offices
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱688,000, up ₱262,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱354,000 | ₱354,000 |
| 2024 | ₱426,000 | ₱426,000 |
| 2025 | ₱688,000 | ₱688,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 44 elementary schools in the Dapitan City division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 17.6 | 20.6 | 34% |
| Learners per classroom | 22.0 | 26.6 | 32% |
| Learners per toilet | 15.5 | 24.5 | 23% |
| Learners per computer | 66.0 | 33.3 | 74% |
Location
Barangay Potungan, Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 8.5443769, 123.4935601
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 125949 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked