Govt. Upper Primary School Poda Astia
| School Name | Govt. Upper Primary School Poda Astia |
| Address | Poda Astia, Baunsabilla, Shamakhunta, Baripada, Odisha |
| Location | Poda Astia |
| City | Baripada |
| District | Mayurbhanj |
| State | Odisha |
| Pincode | 757049 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Shamakhunta |
Govt. Upper Primary School Poda Astia is located in Poda Astia, Baunsabilla, Shamakhunta, Baripada, Odisha and was established 71 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. This school falls under 29-Bangriposi(St) assembly constituency. The school falls under Mayurbhanj parliamentary constituency. This is primarily Odia medium school.
| Class I to V | 87 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 132 Students |
| Total Students | 219 Students |
| Total Teachers | 11 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 20:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 44:1 |
This school has enrolled around three hundred students and has 11 teachers to teach them, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 20 students per teacher. Ten teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest one is appointed on Part-time basis. Two teachers are Male and remaining nine are Female. In terms of Academic qualification eight teachers are Graduate and rest three are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 44:1, means on an average forty four students sit in a classroom which is good. There are 87 students in class I to V and 132 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 five clasrooms and three other rooms. There is library for students. There are one boys toilet, one girls toilet and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.