📍 300 Hinton Road, Shady Spring, Raleigh County, 25918
Shady Spring High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shady Spring, Raleigh County. The school has 828 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Raleigh County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shady Spring High enrolls 828 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.1% Two or more races and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 785 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Shady Spring High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-10, state senate district 9, state house district 28.
Shady Spring High is one of 27 schools in Raleigh County Schools, based in BECKLEY, West Virginia. The district serves 10,350 students district-wide and employs 806 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 828 students, Shady Spring High is larger than the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe