📍 230 E Dixon Boulevard, Shelby, Cleveland County, 28152
Shelby High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shelby, Cleveland County. The school has 825 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shelby High enrolls 825 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 35% White and 8.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 393 | 48% |
| White | 290 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
538 of the school's 825 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 522 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Shelby High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Shelby 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 825 students, Shelby 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: Town - Distant