Schools in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay

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

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

Summary

Imelda has the most learners per teacher in public schools of the 16 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga Sibugay, though it ranks 13th by total learners. In SY 2024-25 its 21 schools held 7,035 learners, with another 159 in ALS, and it had 242 public-school teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 1.1%, while private schools fell 19.2%.

Public schools hold 95% of learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 5%, against 14%. The most crowded public classrooms are at Imelda Central Elementary School, with 67 learners per classroom, leaving out one school whose figures are under review.

Next on the page, the schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are shown by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 21; No change from SY 2023-24; 20 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 7; Down 5 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 7,194; Down 164 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 242; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 165; Down 7 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Imelda has the 13th most learners of the 16 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga Sibugay, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 1.1% and private schools fell 19.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 5% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Imelda National High School (2,782 learners), Imelda Central Elementary School (1,064 learners) and The Good Shepherd School of Imelda, Inc. (365 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Lalat Elementary School (+1%) and fell most at The Good Shepherd School of Imelda, Inc. (−19%), 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 Imelda Central Elementary School, with 67 learners per classroom.
Of the 20 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (5%) has no water, against 3% in Region IX; 2 (10%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 20 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱17.7 million. Across the 20 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,839 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,194 learners, 7,035 in schools and 159 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,194
In schools	7,035
In community learning centers (ALS)	159
Male	3,658
Female	3,533
Not broken down by sex	3

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 3 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	3,888	0	0	3,888
Junior High School	1,784	168	0	1,952
Senior High School	998	194	0	1,192
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	5	5
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	43	43
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	111	111

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 3 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	261	225	486
Grade 1	298	265	563
Grade 2	285	268	553
Grade 3	262	294	556
Grade 4	310	298	608
Grade 5	285	263	548
Grade 6	300	274	574
Grade 7	284	284	568
Grade 8	222	241	463
Grade 9	233	208	441
Grade 10	236	244	480
Grade 11	282	298	580
Grade 12	287	325	612
ALS Basic Literacy Program	5	0	5
ALS A&E elementary	31	12	43
ALS A&E secondary	77	34	111
Broken down by grade	3,658	3,533	7,191

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	663
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	529
All tracks	1,192

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	53	44	97
Elementary	281	268	549
Junior High School	120	100	220
Senior High School	10	11	21
All	464	423	887

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 21 schools and 7 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	20
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
All	28

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	19
Junior and senior high	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	7

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	20
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 242 teachers and 50 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	242
Non-teaching personnel	50
All personnel	292

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	155
Junior High School	53
Senior High School	34
All teachers	242

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	25.1
Junior High School	33.7
Senior High School	29.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 165 classrooms and 263 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 165
Seats (approximate): 4,040
Toilets: 263
Functional computers: 600
Faucets: 345; 304 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	107	37	21
Learners per classroom	36.3	48.2	47.5
Seats (approximate)	2,908	726	406
Learners per seat	1.3	2.5	2.5
Toilets	178	55	30
Learners per toilet	21.8	32.4	33.3
Functional computers	349	125	126
Learners per computer	11.1	14.3	7.9

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	18	1
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	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	19
Junior High School	1
Senior High School	1

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	17	2
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	71
Male	56
Shared	133
For persons with disabilities	3
All toilets	263

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	304
Without water	41
All faucets	345

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	19
Playground	17
Entrance Gate	15
Offices	11
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Covered Court	4
Exit Gate	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Paved Pathway	4
Solar Panel	4
Canteen	2
Computer Room	2
Faculty Room	2
Supply Room	2
Clinic	1
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Gymnasium	1
Home Economic Room	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Roofing	1
Science Laboratory	1

List of schools

Every school in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay: 21 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Balugo Elementary School	Public	191	8	6
Baluran Elementary School	Public	108	8	4
Baluyan Elementary School	Public	88	3	4
Bolungisan Elementary School	Public	94	4	3
Canaan Elementary School	Public	83	4	4
Dumpok Elementary School	Public	75	6	5
Imelda Central Elementary School	Public	1,064	33	16
Imelda National High School	Public	2,782	87	58
Israel Elementary School	Public	106	5	2
La Victoria Elementary School	Public	199	7	7
Lalat Elementary School	Public	352	14	2
Little Baguio Elementary School	Public	238	9	10
Lower Baluran Elementary School	Public	165	7	5
Lumbog Elementary School	Public	164	7	3
Lumpanac Elementary School	Public	158	7	7
Mali Little Baguio Elementary School	Public	71	3	4
New Guintolan Primary School	Public	29	3	1
Pulawan Elementary School	Public	95	6	6
San Jose Elementary School	Public	373	13	11
Sta. Barbara Elementary School	Public	235	8	7
The Good Shepherd School of Imelda, Inc.	Private	365	Not reported	Not reported

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

3 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 Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay 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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