Uma Maheswara Higher Secondary School -Karanthai
| School Name | Uma Maheswara Higher Secondary School -Karanthai |
| Address | Ward - 5, Velur, Thanjavur(Urban), Thanjavur, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Ward - 5 |
| City | Thanjavur |
| District | Thanjavur |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 613002 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Thanjavur(Urban) |
Uma Maheswara Higher Secondary School -Karanthai is located in Ward - 5, Velur, Thanjavur(Urban), Thanjavur, Tamilnadu and was established 81 years ago. This school is a Co-educational and is located in Urban 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 Government Aided. This school falls under Thanjavur assembly constituency. The language used to teach students is English but Tamil is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 120 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 329 Students |
| Total Students | 449 Students |
| Total Teachers | 38 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 12:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 13:1 |
This school has around five hundred students studying who are taught by 38 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 12 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Seventeen teachers are Male and remaining 21 are Female. In terms of Academic qualification five teachers are Graduate and rest 33 are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 13:1, means on an average thirteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 120 students in class VI to VIII and 329 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a private building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total thirty five clasrooms and six other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has two laptops, two digiboards and one webcam in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are nine boys toilets and six girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.