Shady Spring High

Shady Spring High is one of the moderately sized senior highs in Shady Spring, West Virginia, overseen by Raleigh County Schools, with 754 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Raleigh County Schools runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 10,350 students. Shady Spring High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Shady Spring High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Shady Spring High shows 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Raleigh County reports that median household income runs about $52,150, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Raleigh County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,350 students), Shady Spring High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Shady Spring Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Shady Spring High's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 794 (now 754). White enrollment moved from 98% to 93% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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