Govt. Higher Primary School Basthimata
| School Name | Govt. Higher Primary School Basthimata |
| Address | Ward No-8, Menasooru, Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur, Karnataka |
| Location | Ward No-8 |
| City | Chikmagalur |
| District | Chikkamagaluru |
| State | Karnataka |
| Pincode | 577134 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Narasimharajapura |
Govt. Higher Primary School Basthimata is located in Ward No-8, Menasooru, Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur, Karnataka and was established 57 years ago. This school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Upper Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Department of Education. The school is situated in Sringeri assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Kannada in the school.
| Class I to V | 69 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 48 Students |
| Total Students | 117 Students |
| Total Teachers | 7 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 17:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 20:1 |
The school has around two hundred students studying and has 7 teachers to teach them. The student-teacher ratio is 17 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. One teacher is Male and remaining six are Female. In terms of Academic qualification five teachers are Below Graduate and rest two are Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 20:1, means on an average twenty students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 69 students in class I to V and 48 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total six clasrooms and three other rooms. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets and two girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.