Schools in Polanco, 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

Polanco in Zamboanga del Norte has 36 schools with 9,770 learners in SY 2024-25, and another 459 learners in ALS. Enrollment in its schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS. Among the 27 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte, it has the 12th most learners and the 20th most learners per teacher in public schools.

Its largest school, Polanco National High School, with 1,992 learners, has the most crowded public classrooms at 59 learners per classroom, leaving out one school whose figures are under review. Of the 36 reporting public schools, all have electricity, four (11%) have no water, against 3% in Region IX, and five (14%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.

Each of the 36 schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are shown by sector and level.

Schools: 36; No change from SY 2023-24; 36 public
Community learning centers: 19; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 10,229; Down 190 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 429; Up 8 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 343; Down 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Polanco has the 12th most learners of the 27 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte, and the 20th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are Polanco National High School (1,992 learners), Polanco CS (1,051 learners) and Lingasad Elementary School (513 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Sianib National High School (+8%) and fell most at Macleodes Elementary School (−17%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Polanco National High School, with 59 learners per classroom.
Of the 36 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 4 (11%) have no water, against 3% in Region IX; 5 (14%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 36 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱29.5 million. Across the 35 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,049 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 10,229 learners, 9,770 in schools and 459 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	10,229
In schools	9,770
In community learning centers (ALS)	459
Male	5,365
Female	4,854
Not broken down by sex	10

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 10 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	5,998	0	5,998
Junior High School	2,550	0	2,550
Senior High School	1,212	0	1,212
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	19	19
ALS A&E elementary	0	79	79
ALS A&E secondary	0	361	361

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 10 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	392	330	722
Grade 1	444	420	864
Grade 2	468	377	845
Grade 3	498	430	928
Grade 4	467	405	872
Grade 5	439	382	821
Grade 6	454	419	873
Grade 7	393	347	740
Grade 8	313	324	637
Grade 9	271	298	569
Grade 10	309	295	604
Grade 11	312	320	632
Grade 12	298	282	580
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	40	33	73
ALS Basic Literacy Program	9	10	19
ALS A&E elementary	49	30	79
ALS A&E secondary	209	152	361
Broken down by grade	5,365	4,854	10,219

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	673
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	518
Arts and Design	31
All tracks	1,222

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	0	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	37	33	70
Elementary	359	298	657
Junior High School	103	90	193
Senior High School	30	38	68
All	529	459	988

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	6	7	13

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 36 schools and 19 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	36
Community learning centers (ALS)	19
All	55

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	29
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior and senior high	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	19

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	36
Community learning centers (ALS)	19

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 429 teachers and 74 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	429
Non-teaching personnel	74
All personnel	503

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	266
Junior High School	109
Senior High School	54
All teachers	429

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	22.6
Junior High School	23.4
Senior High School	22.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 343 classrooms and 408 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 343
Seats (approximate): 4,211
Toilets: 408
Functional computers: 1,104
Faucets: 665; 580 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	241	70	32
Learners per classroom	24.9	36.4	37.9
Seats (approximate)	2,077	1,553	581
Learners per seat	2.9	1.6	2.1
Toilets	281	91	36
Learners per toilet	21.4	28.0	33.7
Functional computers	220	496	388
Learners per computer	27.3	5.1	3.1

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	26	4
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	6	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
Elementary	30
Junior High School	7
Senior High School	6

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	25	5
Junior High School	5	2
Senior High School	6	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	57
Male	54
Shared	282
For persons with disabilities	15
All toilets	408

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	580
Without water	85
All faucets	665

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	28
School Garden	28
Playground	26
Temporary Perimeter Fence	24
Covered Court	22
Offices	19
Computer Room	15
Exit Gate	13
Permanent Perimeter Fence	11
Home Economic Room	8
Library/Learning Resource Center	6
Clinic	4
Supply Room	4
Conference Room	3
Faculty Room	3
Industrial Arts Room	3
Solar Panel	2
Student Co-Curricular Center	2
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Gymnasium	1
Paved Pathway	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte: 36 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Anastacio Elementary School	222	9	8
Bandera Elementary School	174	8	8
Bethlehem Integrated School	161	1	14
Crisologo Elementary School	81	6	7
Dangi Elementary School	67	7	6
Dansullan Elementary School	148	8	8
De Venta Perla Elementary School	141	8	10
Guinles Elementary School	187	7	6
Isis Elementary School	398	13	15
Labrador Elementary School	160	8	9
Lapayanbaja Elementary School	112	8	5
Letapan Elementary School	114	8	7
Linabo Elementary School	32	4	2
Lingasad Elementary School	513	15	9
Macleodes Elementary School	105	7	7
Magangon Elementary School	185	8	8
Maligaya Elementary School	79	5	3
Milad Elementary School	182	7	2
New Lebangon Elementary School	100	8	5
New Sicayab Elementary School	218	9	9
Obay Elementary School	170	9	8
Pian Elementary School	80	7	4
Polanco CS	1,051	33	20
Polanco National High School	1,992	99	34
Polanco National High School Ext. - Isis	402	4	11
Polanco National High School Ext. - Lingasad	389	7	13
San Antonio Elementary School	227	10	10
San Miguel Elementary School	111	7	7
San Pedro Elementary School	172	8	10
San Pedro National High School	436	25	17
Sianib Elementary School	177	8	7
Sianib National High School	166	10	8
Silawe CS	389	16	10
Silawe National High School	352	17	19
Sto. Niño Elementary School	83	7	8
Villahermosa Elementary School	194	8	9

About this data

10 learners in SY 2024-25 are 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 Polanco, 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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