'Over 1L single-teacher schools catering to over 33L students'

The highest number of “single-teacher” schools in the country are in Andhra Pradesh, followed by Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Lakshadweep

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Picture of the PTI of the teacher of the single teacher primary level class

Over 33 lakh students across the country are enrolled in more than 1 lakh single-teacher schools with Andhra Pradesh recording the highest number of such schools and Uttar Pradesh leading with the most number of student enrolments in them, according to official data

According to Ministry of Education’s statistics, in the academic year 2024-25, there were 1,04,125 schools in India run by a single teacher each, and such schools catered to 33,76,769 students an average of about 34 students per school.