Schools in Orissa

Orissa schools take care of the primary and secondary education of the territory. Orissa possesses about 44,416 primary schools with 97 lakh teachers, according to a survey in 2003-04. It is estimated that one can come across one primary school at every 3.5 square kilometers.

In order to promote education in Orissa, the government of Orissa has initiated Mid-day Meal Programme. The Mid-day Meal Programme, which is operating since 1995, has largely worked towards proliferating the education system of Orissa. It is said that about 46.32 lakh children were brought to 51,931 schools under this scheme. The dropout rate has also decreased in Orissa. There was a decrease of about 1.5% in the dropout rates of 2002-03 and 2003-04.

Moreover, the research also proves that there are about 14,233 primary schools in Orissa. One can come across a primary school at an interval of 10.94 square kilometers in Orissa. The secondary school in Orissa falls under the jurisdiction of the Board of Secondary Education. According to the survey, there are about 7,011 secondary schools in Orissa. The state contains 657 Government Aided schools and 3,556 Government High Schools.

An estimate of the Orissa schools is given below:

Category	Total Number of Schools	Enrollments
Primary Schools	42104	4080000
Pre-Primary Schools	373	30498
Elementary Schools	12096	1296000
Senior Secondary Schools	231	10500
Secondary Schools	6072	1031000