Govt. Higher Primary School Nelavagalu
| School Name | Govt. Higher Primary School Nelavagalu |
| Address | Nelavagilu, Shikaripur, Shimoga, Karnataka |
| Location | Nelavagilu |
| City | Shimoga |
| District | Shivamogga |
| State | Karnataka |
| Pincode | 577427 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Shikaripur |
Govt. Higher Primary School Nelavagalu is located in Nelavagilu, Shikaripur, Shimoga, Karnataka. Established in year 1919, the 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 Shikaripur assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Kannada in the school.
| Class I to V | 74 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 45 Students |
| Total Students | 119 Students |
| Total Teachers | 6 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 20:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 15:1 |
The institution has strength of around two hundred students and has 6 teachers to teach them, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 20 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Three teachers are Male and remaining three are Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Below Graduate, two are Graduate and rest two are Post Graduate. Three teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 15:1, means on an average fifteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 74 students in class I to V and 45 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca but broken boundary walls. The school has total eight clasrooms and eight other rooms. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are one boys toilet and one girls toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.