📍 800 Old Boiling Springs, Shelby, Cleveland County, 28152
Crest High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shelby, Cleveland County. The school has 1,114 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 65.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Crest High enrolls 1,114 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 65.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 23% Black or African American and 7.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 706 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 256 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
606 of the school's 1,114 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 588 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Crest High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 111.
Crest High is one of 28 schools in Cleveland County Schools, based in Shelby, North Carolina. The district serves 14,504 students district-wide and employs 981 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,114 students, Crest High is larger than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe