Govt. Higher Primary School Samathala
| School Name | Govt. Higher Primary School Samathala |
| Address | Samatala, Amruthapura, Tarikere, Chikmagalur, Karnataka |
| Location | Samatala |
| City | Chikmagalur |
| District | Chikkamagaluru |
| State | Karnataka |
| Pincode | 577228 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Tarikere |
Govt. Higher Primary School Samathala is located in Samatala, Amruthapura, Tarikere, Chikmagalur, Karnataka. Established 88 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. It is located in Tarikere assembly constituency. This is primarily Kannada medium school.
| Class I to V | 25 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 12 Students |
| Total Students | 37 Students |
| Total Teachers | 4 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 9:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 12:1 |
This institution teaches around one hundred students who are taught by 4 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 9 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. One teacher is Male and remaining three are Female. All of the teachers have Below Graduate qualification. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 12:1, means on an average twelve students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 25 students in class I to V and 12 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total three clasrooms and two other rooms. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are one boys toilet, one girls toilet and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.