Govt. Higher Primary School Shankar Mines
| School Name | Govt. Higher Primary School Shankar Mines |
| Address | Kalkoppa, Thammadihalli, Shimoga, Karnataka |
| Location | Kalkoppa |
| City | Shimoga |
| District | Shivamogga |
| State | Karnataka |
| Pincode | 577211 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Shimoga |
Govt. Higher Primary School Shankar Mines is located in Kalkoppa, Thammadihalli, Shimoga, 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. It is located in Shimoga-Rural (Sc) assembly constituency. The first mode of communication is Kannada in the school.
| Class I to V | 32 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 30 Students |
| Total Students | 62 Students |
| Total Teachers | 4 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 16:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 10:1 |
This institution has strength of around one hundred students and has 4 teachers to teach them, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 16 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Two teachers are Male and remaining two are Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Below Graduate and rest two are Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 10:1, means on an average ten students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 32 students in class I to V and 30 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 six other rooms. There is both reading corner and library 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.