

Bihar, India
Katihar has 20 schools on AdmissionSchool — 20 CBSE. Annual fees range from ₹0/year. 1 offer boarding.
Katihar is home to 20 schools indexed on AdmissionSchool — spanning early-years programmes, primary, middle and senior secondary across CBSE, ICSE, IB and state boards. Of these, 20 CBSE schools are currently listed.
CBSE dominates Katihar's K-12 landscape, which is typical for Bihar where central-board affiliation eases inter-city transfers.
Annual tuition varies widely by board and facilities tier; use the fees hub to filter by your budget.
1 schools in Katihar offer full or day boarding, which is useful for out-of-station families or for parents whose work hours extend past the school day.
Areas data is being expanded; meanwhile use board and budget filters to narrow your short-list.
Admissions in Katihar typically open between September and February for the following academic year, though IB and IGCSE schools often run rolling intakes. Each school profile lists the application window, age cut-off, registration fee and the documents required for entrance.
When comparing schools, weigh the board's exit-exam fit for your child, the student-teacher ratio, transport coverage to your locality, and the fee escalation policy. Reviews from parents on each profile surface day-to-day realities — homework load, communication quality and extracurricular depth — that brochures rarely capture.
Families relocating within Bihar also explore Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali; use the cross-city links below to compare boards and fees across cities.
If you're searching for the best schools in Katihar, the most useful next step is to narrow your list by board, area and budget before comparing the fine print. 20 schools across Katihar are listed on AdmissionSchool today, and the filters above let you compare them on the dimensions that matter to parents. CBSE is the most common board in Katihar, which mirrors the broader Bihar pattern where central-board schools dominate K-12 admissions. The hub pages below organise the same schools by katihar sub-area, fee bucket, class level and admission window — useful when you already know one of those constraints.
On the academic side, the fee spread in Katihar is wide — use the fees hub to filter by your budget rather than scanning the full list. Facilities are the second filter most parents apply after fees. A useful school facilities list covers academic spaces (labs, library, smart classrooms), sports infrastructure (playgrounds, courts, indoor halls) and safety (CCTV, fire drills, secure entry) — the facilities hub for Katihar sorts schools by depth on each.
For day-to-day learning, neighbourhood matters as much as board. A 20–30 minute one-way commute is generally workable for school-age children; longer than that and the child's day stretches uncomfortably. The area hub for Katihar groups schools by sub-locality so you can shortlist 2–3 nearby campuses before booking visits — the fastest way to test fit without burning weekends on the wrong end of town. Parents searching for "cbse schools near me" in Katihar should layer area and board filters together — both pages link out to the underlying school listings.
Once your shortlist is down to 3–5 schools, the comparison tool lets you stack them side-by-side on board, fees, facilities and parent ratings — typically the cleanest way to make the final call. Each school page also carries the official admission window, document checklist and points criteria where the school uses them, so you can start the application the day registrations open at your preferred campuses.
From a parent's perspective, the picture for Katihar on AdmissionSchool right now: 20 schools indexed and CBSE accounts for roughly 100% of the board mix. Families usually treat the median as a sanity check rather than a target — the right shortlist is the one that matches your specific commute, budget and board preference, even if it sits well off the median.
For related shortlists on AdmissionSchool, see admissions in Katihar, boarding schools in India, boarding schools in Katihar, top schools in Katihar and parent reviews from Katihar. Each page carries its own filters so you can layer board, area and budget without starting from scratch.

