Merend High School (High School)
| School Name | Merend High School (High School) |
| Address | Kalma / VII, Jhalda-I, Purulia, West Bengal |
| Location | Kalma / VII |
| City | Purulia |
| District | Purulia |
| State | West Bengal |
| Pincode | 723202 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Jhalda-I |
Merend High School (High School) is located in Kalma / VII, Jhalda-I, Purulia, West Bengal. Established in year 1986, the school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Higher Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X & class-XII exams. The school is managed by Department of Education. The language used to teach students is Bengali.
| Class I to V | 90 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 422 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 623 Students |
| Total Students | 1135 Students |
| Total Teachers | 15 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 76:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 103:1 |
The school teaches around one thousand two hundred students and has recruited total 15 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 76 students per teacher. Thirteen teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest two are appointed on Contract basis. Twelve teachers are Male and remaining three are Female. In terms of Academic qualification eleven teachers are Graduate and rest four are Post Graduate. Five teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 103:1, means on an average one hundred three students sit in a classroom which does not sound comfortable. There are 90 students in class I to V, 422 students in class VI to VIII and 623 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total eleven clasrooms and five other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has ten desktops, one scanner, one printer and one generator in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are four boys toilets and four girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.