Schools in Payao, 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

Payao's 38 schools held 8,846 learners in SY 2024-25, and 99% of them are in public schools (85% nationally) while 1% are in private schools (14% nationally). Enrollment in schools fell 3.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.1% and private schools fell 9.1%. It has the 11th most learners of the 16 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga Sibugay, and the 12th most learners per teacher in public schools.

Of the 37 reporting public schools, eight (22%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX, while all have electricity and water.

Next, the school list gives learners, teachers and classrooms for each school, and the sections break the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 38; No change from SY 2023-24; 37 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 12; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 8,991; Down 311 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 402; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 293; Up 18 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Payao has the 11th most learners of the 16 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga Sibugay, and the 12th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.1% and private schools fell 9.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Payao Central Elementary School (1,024 learners), Payao National High School (934 learners) and Guintolan National High School (619 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Payao National High School (+3%) and fell most at Balungisan Elementary School (−9%), 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 Payao Central Elementary School, with 128 learners per classroom.
Of the 37 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 8 (22%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 35 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱27.3 million. Across the 35 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,283 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 8,991 learners, 8,846 in schools and 145 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	8,991
In schools	8,846
In community learning centers (ALS)	145
Male	4,699
Female	4,291
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	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	5,300	10	0	5,310
Junior High School	2,480	0	0	2,480
Senior High School	1,056	0	0	1,056
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	4	4
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	28	28
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	112	112

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	365	316	681
Grade 1	417	355	772
Grade 2	410	364	774
Grade 3	411	361	772
Grade 4	450	368	818
Grade 5	404	374	778
Grade 6	369	337	706
Grade 7	403	335	738
Grade 8	293	319	612
Grade 9	293	286	579
Grade 10	267	284	551
Grade 11	292	288	580
Grade 12	228	248	476
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	7	2	9
ALS Basic Literacy Program	3	1	4
ALS A&E elementary	16	12	28
ALS A&E secondary	71	41	112
Broken down by grade	4,699	4,291	8,990

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	338
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	718
All tracks	1,056

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	48	49	97
Junior High School	3	8	11
All	51	57	108

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	85	79	164
Elementary	462	462	924
Junior High School	210	245	455
Senior High School	67	76	143
All	824	862	1,686

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 38 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	37
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	12
All	50

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	30
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Junior and senior high	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	12

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	37
Community learning centers (ALS)	12
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 402 teachers and 77 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	402
Non-teaching personnel	77
All personnel	479

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	241
Junior High School	112
Senior High School	49
All teachers	402

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	22.0
Junior High School	22.1
Senior High School	21.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 293 classrooms and 353 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 293
Seats (approximate): 6,983
Toilets: 353
Functional computers: 967
Faucets: 378; 226 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	187	74	32
Learners per classroom	28.3	33.5	33.0
Seats (approximate)	4,352	1,365	1,266
Learners per seat	1.2	1.8	0.8
Toilets	254	70	29
Learners per toilet	20.9	35.4	36.4
Functional computers	236	369	362
Learners per computer	22.5	6.7	2.9

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	31	0
Junior High School	8	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	29	1	1
Junior High School	8	0	0
Senior High School	6	0	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	23	8
Junior High School	7	1
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	39
Male	31
Shared	282
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	353

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	226
Without water	152
All faucets	378

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	34
Playground	33
Entrance Gate	32
Temporary Perimeter Fence	32
Offices	20
Exit Gate	17
Paved Pathway	11
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Computer Room	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Covered Court	4
Conference Room	3
Home Economic Room	3
Roofing	3
Supply Room	3
Faculty Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Solar Panel	2
Clinic	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Gymnasium	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay: 40 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Balian Elementary School	Public	154	7	6
Balian Integrated School	Public	170	7	6
Balungisan Elementary School	Public	222	9	8
Balungisan National High School	Public	557	17	14
Binangonan Elementary School	Public	87	6	6
Bulacan Elementary School	Public	166	7	7
Bulawan Elementary School	Public	230	10	10
Bulawan National High School	Public	915	42	20
Calape Elementary School	Public	102	5	6
Dalama Elementary School	Public	202	7	1
Dalama National High School	Public	265	17	9
Datu Mama Elementary School	Public	161	6	6
Fatima Elementary School	Public	72	5	5
Guintolan Elementary School	Public	253	12	9
Guintolan National High School	Public	619	29	26
Guiwan Elementary School	Public	236	12	9
Katipunan Elementary School	Public	244	9	8
Kima Elementary School	Public	277	10	8
Kima Integrated School	Public	267	8	8
Kulasian Elementary School	Public	152	7	7
Kulisap Elementary School	Public	138	8	5
La Fortuna Elementary School	Public	109	7	7
Labatan Elementary School	Public	217	10	4
Leonardo Bulawin Elementary School	Public	97	6	4
Lower Bulawan Elementary School	Public	317	13	9
Mayabo Primary School	Public	15	2	1
Minundas Elementary School	Public	124	7	7
Mt. View Elementary School	Public	102	6	6
Nanan Elementary School	Public	148	8	7
Nanan National High School	Public	207	14	9
Payao Alliance Kindergarten School	Private	10	Not reported	Not reported
Payao Central Elementary School	Public	1,024	31	8
Payao National High School	Public	934	42	28
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	180	9	9
San Roque Primary School	Public	13	2	2
San Vicente Elementary School	Public	93	6	6
Sumilong Elementary School	Public	77	6	6
Talaptap Primary School	Public	18	2	2
Tambon Primary School	Public	10	2	2
Upper Sumilong Elementary School	Public	93	6	6

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

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 Payao, 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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