Merikote Upper Primary School
| School Name | Merikote Upper Primary School |
| Address | Merikote, Merrikota, Surada, Chhatrapur, Odisha |
| Location | Merikote |
| City | Chhatrapur |
| District | Ganjam |
| State | Odisha |
| Pincode | 761109 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Surada |
Merikote Upper Primary School is located in Merikote, Merrikota, Surada, Chhatrapur, Odisha and was established in year 1968. The school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X exams. The school is managed by Department of Education. This school falls under 129-Surada assembly constituency. The school is located in Aska parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is Odia in the school.
| Class I to V | 64 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 87 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 109 Students |
| Total Students | 260 Students |
| Total Teachers | 11 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 24:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 20:1 |
This institution has strength of around three hundred students who are taught by 11 teachers, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 24 students per teacher. Six teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest five are appointed on Contract basis. Ten teachers are Male and remaining one is Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Below Graduate, seven are Graduate and rest two are Post Graduate. Five teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 20:1, means on an average twenty students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 64 students in class I to V, 87 students in class VI to VIII and 109 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has no boundary walls. The school has total thirteen clasrooms and two other rooms. There is both reading corner and library 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.