The number of schools with an average strength of fewer than 25 students has been increasing for the past three years in the State. According to the Economic Review tabled in the Assembly, in 2023-24 the total number of schools with an average strength of fewer than 25 students was 961. Of these, 379 were in the government sector and 582 in the aided sector.
In 2022-23, the total number of such schools was 953, eight less than that in 2023-24. Of these 953 schools, 356 were in government sector, 23 less than the previous year. In the aided sector, the number of such schools was 597. In 2021-22, the number of such schools was lower still at 947. Of these, 370 were in the government sector and 577 in aided.
The number of government lower primary (LP) schools where the average number of students is fewer than 10 has been declining over the past three years. In 2023-24, there were 34 government lower primary (LP) schools where the average number of students was fewer than 10. In the aided sector, the number of such LP schools was 91. There was one such upper primary (UP) school and one high school (HS) in the government sector. In the aided sector, there were seven such UP schools and two HS.
