Schools in Jose Dalman (Ponot), Zamboanga del Norte

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

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

Summary

Jose Dalman (Ponot) has the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools among the 27 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte, and it has the 17th most learners of those 27. In SY 2024-25 its 25 schools held 7,765 learners and its public schools had 303 teachers, and 240 ALS learners bring the total to 8,005. Enrollment in those schools fell 2.9% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

The most crowded public classrooms are at Ilihan National High School, where there is one classroom for every 52 learners. Of the 25 reporting public schools, all have electricity, while two (8%) have no water, against 3% in Region IX, and two (8%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX. The page lists the 25 schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 25; No change from SY 2023-24; 25 public
Community learning centers: 12; Down 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 8,005; Down 258 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 303; Down 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 272; No change from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Jose Dalman (Ponot) has the 17th most learners of the 27 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Ponot National High School (1,470 learners), Manawan National High School (638 learners) and Dinasan National High School (506 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Marupay Elementary School (+10%) and fell most at Lumaping Elementary School (−19%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Ilihan National High School, with 52 learners per classroom.
Of the 25 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 2 (8%) have no water, against 3% in Region IX; 2 (8%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 25 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱21.9 million. Across the 24 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,065 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 8,005 learners, 7,765 in schools and 240 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	8,005
In schools	7,765
In community learning centers (ALS)	240
Male	4,090
Female	3,914
Not broken down by sex	1

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 1 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	4,728	0	4,728
Junior High School	2,177	0	2,177
Senior High School	860	0	860
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	19	19
ALS A&E elementary	0	40	40
ALS A&E secondary	0	180	180

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 1 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	306	258	564
Grade 1	348	318	666
Grade 2	364	320	684
Grade 3	313	322	635
Grade 4	371	319	690
Grade 5	357	279	636
Grade 6	386	411	797
Grade 7	340	312	652
Grade 8	253	273	526
Grade 9	245	272	517
Grade 10	244	238	482
Grade 11	225	237	462
Grade 12	189	209	398
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	35	21	56
ALS Basic Literacy Program	10	9	19
ALS A&E elementary	19	21	40
ALS A&E secondary	85	95	180
Broken down by grade	4,090	3,914	8,004

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	630
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	230
All tracks	860

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	2	4
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	3	2	5

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	149	124	273
Elementary	1,016	883	1,899
Junior High School	449	519	968
Senior High School	104	149	253
All	1,718	1,675	3,393

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	1	2
All	2	1	3

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 25 schools and 12 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	25
Community learning centers (ALS)	12
All	37

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	20
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	12

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	25
Community learning centers (ALS)	12

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 303 teachers and 63 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	303
Non-teaching personnel	63
All personnel	366

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	191
Junior High School	84
Senior High School	28
All teachers	303

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	24.8
Junior High School	25.9
Senior High School	30.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 272 classrooms and 243 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 272
Seats (approximate): 5,813
Toilets: 243
Functional computers: 762
Faucets: 233; 148 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	181	63	28
Learners per classroom	26.1	34.6	30.7
Seats (approximate)	3,505	1,429	879
Learners per seat	1.4	1.5	1.0
Toilets	195	34	14
Learners per toilet	24.3	64.0	61.4
Functional computers	125	320	317
Learners per computer	37.8	6.8	2.7

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	19	2
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	5	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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	20	1
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	5	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	19	2
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	5	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	30
Male	30
Shared	180
For persons with disabilities	3
All toilets	243

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	148
Without water	85
All faucets	233

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	24
Entrance Gate	21
Temporary Perimeter Fence	18
Offices	17
Playground	16
Exit Gate	12
Computer Room	10
Covered Court	9
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Permanent Perimeter Fence	6
Faculty Room	5
Clinic	4
Conference Room	4
Data File Room/Records Room	4
Home Economic Room	4
Flood Marker	3
Supply Room	3
Solar Panel	2
Science Laboratory	1

List of schools

Every school in Jose Dalman (Ponot), Zamboanga del Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Jose Dalman (Ponot), Zamboanga del Norte: 25 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Balatakan Elementary School	200	9	8
Bitoon Integrated School	237	11	10
Dinasan Elementary School	342	11	11
Dinasan National High School	506	26	18
Diongan Elementary School	136	6	4
Diongan Elementary School Ext. - Diwait	218	9	6
Ilihan Elementary School	176	8	7
Ilihan National High School	311	8	6
Labakid Elementary School	186	7	8
Lipay Elementary School	186	6	7
Litalip Elementary School	137	7	7
Lopero Elementary School	81	6	4
Lumaping Elementary School	101	8	5
Madalag Elementary School	327	13	10
Majesubajo Elementary School	133	7	6
Manawan Elementary School	159	8	11
Manawan National High School	638	27	17
Marupay Elementary School	187	7	8
Ponot Central School	926	27	23
Ponot National High School	1,470	47	47
Sigamok Elementary School	136	7	7
Siparok Elementary School	230	10	11
Tabon Elementary School	295	9	12
Tamarok Elementary School	143	7	8
Tamil Elementary School	304	12	11

About this data

1 learner in SY 2024-25 is 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 Jose Dalman (Ponot), Zamboanga del Norte 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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