South Harrison High School

South Harrison High School is one of the close-knit four-year high schools in Lost Creek, West Virginia, overseen by Harrison County Schools, with 365 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 43% leaner than the typical public school in West Virginia, which averages around 640 students.

South Harrison High School is one of 24 schools operated by Harrison County Schools, a district that educates 9,358 students overall.

Looking at the student body, South Harrison High School shows that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest reads as 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Harrison County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harrison County) shows that median household earnings sit near $60,377, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harrison County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,414 students), of which South Harrison High School is one.

South Harrison Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around South Harrison High School.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025.

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