Govt. High School Athikunna
| School Name | Govt. High School Athikunna |
| Address | Nelliyalam, Athikunnai, Gudalur, Ooty, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Nelliyalam |
| City | Ooty |
| District | The Nilgiris |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 643241 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Gudalur |
Govt. High School Athikunna is located in Nelliyalam, Athikunnai, Gudalur, Ooty, Tamilnadu. Established 86 years ago, this school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X exams. The school is managed by Department of Education. It is situated in Nelliyalam municipality. It is located in Gudalur (Sc) assembly constituency. The school is located in Nilgiris (Sc) parliamentary constituency. The first mode of communication is Tamil in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 79 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 70 Students |
| Total Students | 149 Students |
| Total Teachers | 9 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 17:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 30:1 |
This school has around two hundred students studying who are taught by 9 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 17 students per teacher. Seven teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest two are appointed on Part-time basis. Four teachers are Male and remaining five are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Graduate and rest eight are Post Graduate. Six teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 30:1, means on an average thirty students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 79 students in class VI to VIII and 70 students in class IX to XII.
The school is a Govt. school in a rent free building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total five clasrooms and four other rooms. The school has both internet facility and DTH facility for students. The school has eleven desktops in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets, two girls toilets and eight cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.