Balatakan Elementary School
School ID 124322 · Public elementary school · Barangay Balatakan, Jose Dalman (Ponot), Zamboanga del Norte · Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte · Ponot (Jose Dalman)
Summary
Balatakan Elementary School had 200 learners in SY 2024-25, and its enrollment fell 3% from SY 2023-24 while the division's public schools fell 2.3%. With nine teachers it has one teacher for every 22 learners, more learners per teacher than at 59% of the division's other public elementary schools. Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱639,000 is more than at 71% of the division's other public elementary schools, and in FY 2024 it was ₱399,000.
It is one of 31 public schools in the division without water, while 96% of the 761 that report on water have it.
The page sets these ratios against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines, and lists the nearest schools with straight-line distances.
- Learners
- 200
- Down 6 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 9
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 8
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 22.2
- Down 0.7 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 20.6
- Learners per classroom
- 25.0
- Down 0.8 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 22.4
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 3% to 200 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 2.3%.
- Tied as the 173rd largest of 609 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Zamboanga del Norte.
- Each teacher has 22 learners, more than at 59% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 25 learners, more than at 60% of the 604 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- One of 31 public schools in the division without water; 96% of the 761 that report on water have it.
- One of 291 public schools in the division without internet; 62% of the 761 that report on internet have it.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱639,000 is more than at 71% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱399,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,995 for each of the 200 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,203 across the 609 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Bitoon Integrated School (3.6 km), Ponot National High School (3.6 km) and Manawan National High School (4.7 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 200 learners, down 6 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| Special needs, non-graded (elementary) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| All grades | 104 | 96 | 200 |
- 163 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 22.2 learners per teacher is above the Zamboanga del Norte median of 20.6 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 9 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 22.2 |
| Zamboanga del Norte division median | 20.6 |
| Zamboanga Peninsula median | 21.0 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 6 |
|---|---|
| Head Teacher I | 1 |
| Master Teacher I | 1 |
| SPED Teacher III | 1 |
| Teacher II | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 25.0 learners per classroom is above the Zamboanga del Norte median of 22.4 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 8
- 25.0 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 1
- Seats (approximate)
- 202
- 1.0 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 9
- 22.2 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 9
- 0 with water, 9 without
- Functional computers
- 10
- 20.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- No
- Internet access
- No
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 2 |
|---|---|
| Male | 2 |
| Shared | 5 |
| All toilets | 9 |
Other facilities
- Conference Room
- Entrance Gate
- Playground
- School Garden
- Solar Panel
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱639,000, up ₱240,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱311,000 | ₱311,000 |
| 2024 | ₱399,000 | ₱399,000 |
| 2025 | ₱639,000 | ₱639,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 609 elementary schools in the Zamboanga del Norte division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 22.2 | 20.6 | 59% |
| Learners per classroom | 25.0 | 22.4 | 61% |
| Learners per toilet | 22.2 | 21.2 | 53% |
| Learners per computer | 20.0 | 23.6 | 40% |
Location
Barangay Balatakan, Jose Dalman (Ponot), Zamboanga del Norte
Legislative district: 2nd District
Map point: 8.4284625, 123.0413422
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 124322 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked