GHS Tarapur Chassi was established in 1972 and is managed by the Department of Education. It is located in a rural area within the Surla block of the Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh. The school caters to students from grades 6 to 9 and is co-educational. It does not have an attached pre-primary section and operates as a single shift school. The medium of instruction is Hindi, and the school is accessible by all-weather roads. The academic session begins in April.
The school has a government building with three classrooms in good condition for instructional purposes and two additional rooms for non-teaching activities. There is a separate room for the headmaster/teacher. The school has a partial boundary wall and an electrical connection. The drinking water source is functional tap water. There is one functional boys' toilet and one functional girls' toilet. The school has a playground and a library with 570 books. It does not require ramps for disabled children to access the classrooms. The school does not have computers or a computer-aided learning lab. Mid-day meals are prepared and provided on the school premises.