Upgrade Middle School Balkand
| School Name | Upgrade Middle School Balkand |
| Address | Balkand, Pilka, Manjhari, Chaibasa, Jharkhand |
| Location | Balkand |
| City | Chaibasa |
| District | West Singhbhum |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Pincode | 833201 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Manjhari |
Upgrade Middle School Balkand is located in Balkand, Pilka, Manjhari, Chaibasa, Jharkhand and was established years ago. The 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. It comes under Majhgaon assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Hindi in the school.
| Class I to V | 66 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 105 Students |
| Total Students | 171 Students |
| Total Teachers | 3 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 57:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 29:1 |
The institution has around two hundred students studying who are taught by 3 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 57 students per teacher. One teacher is appointed on Regular basis and rest two are appointed on Contract basis. Two teachers are Male and remaining one is Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Below Graduate and rest two are Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 29:1, means on an average twenty nine students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 66 students in class I to V and 105 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total six clasrooms. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are one boys toilet and one girls toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.