Nirugundi Project Upper Primary School
| School Name | Nirugundi Project Upper Primary School |
| Address | Nirugundi, Jhigidi, Bissamcuttack, Rayagada, Odisha |
| Location | Nirugundi |
| City | Rayagada |
| District | Rayagada |
| State | Odisha |
| Pincode | 765019 |
| Category | Secondary School |
| Block | Bissamcuttack |
Nirugundi Project Upper Primary School is located in Nirugundi, Jhigidi, Bissamcuttack, Rayagada, Odisha and was established in year 1961. 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. It comes under 139-Bissam Cuttack(St) assembly constituency. This school is situated in Koraput parliamentary constituency. This is primarily Odia medium school.
| Class I to V | 31 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 47 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 76 Students |
| Total Students | 154 Students |
| Total Teachers | 10 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 15:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 19:1 |
The institution has around two hundred students studying and has recruited total 10 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 15 students per teacher. Nine teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest one is appointed on Part-time basis. Six teachers are Male and remaining four are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Below Graduate, three are Graduate and rest four are Post Graduate. Two teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 19:1, means on an average nineteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 31 students in class I to V, 47 students in class VI to VIII and 76 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has partial boundary walls. The school has total eight clasrooms and three other rooms. There is library for students. There are three boys toilets, three girls toilets and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.