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UDISE+ Official Data · West BengalUpdated Oct 2026

Verified Schools

88,658UDISE+ 2023-24

Districts

24Administrative units

Govt & Aided

0%0 institutions

Private Schools

0%0 institutions

Co-Education

96%85,195 schools

Girls' Schools

3%2,589 schools

West Bengal24 Districts

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Alipurduar1,949 schools

Coochbehar3,546 schools

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Dakshin Dinajpur2,166 schools

Jalpaiguri2,474 schools

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Jhargram2,396 schools

Murshidabad6,162 schools

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Nadia4,321 schools

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North Twenty Four Parganas5,908 schools

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Paschim Bardhaman1,780 schools

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Paschim Medinipur6,693 schools

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Purba Bardhaman4,449 schools

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Purba Medinipur6,442 schools

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Puruliya4,573 schools

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Siliguri554 schools

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South Twenty Four Parganas7,055 schools

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Uttar Dinajpur3,214 schools

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School Statistics: West Bengal

Based on official UDISE+ 2023-24 Ministry of Education data.

Schools by Management Type

88,658 total schools across all management categories

Government

76,499(86%)

Private

6,693(8%)

Other

3,406(4%)

Local_body

1,415(2%)

Govt_aided

645(1%)

Schools by Gender Admission

Co-education, girls-only, and boys-only institution split

Co-Education

85,195(96%)

Girls Only

2,589(3%)

Boys Only

874(1%)

Schools by Grade Category

Distribution across primary, secondary, and all-through schools

Primary (Cl. 1–5)

70,406(79%)

Upper Primary (Cl. 6–8)

6,656(8%)

Upper Primary to Higher Sec (Cl. 6–12)

6,403(7%)

Upper Primary + Secondary (Cl. 6–10)

2,659(3%)

Primary + Upper Primary (Cl. 1–8)

1,364(2%)

All-Through / K-12 (Cl. 1–12)

720(1%)

Primary to Secondary (Cl. 1–10)

432(0%)

Higher Secondary (Cl. 11–12)

17(0%)

Secondary + Higher Sec (Cl. 9–12)

1(0%)

Top Districts by School Count

Showing top 8 of 24 districts

South Twenty Four Parganas7,055 schools

Paschim Medinipur6,693 schools

Purba Medinipur6,442 schools

Murshidabad6,162 schools

North Twenty Four Parganas5,908 schools

Bankura4,987 schools

Puruliya4,573 schools

Purba Bardhaman4,449 schools

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WB010100101CO ED

Delhi Public School, Kolkata

ALIPURDUAR, West Bengal (110001)

Private UnaidedPRIMARY TO HIGHER SECONDARY

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WB010100202CO ED

Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Kolkata

ALIPURDUAR, West Bengal (110001)

GovernmentPRIMARY TO HIGHER SECONDARY

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