Crest High School (North Carolina)


Crest High School is a public high school in Shelby, North Carolina. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools district.
Crest High School has 1262 students from grades 912. As of the 201112 school year, there are 87.57 teachers and the student/faculty ratio is 14.41. Its campus is fringe rural. The school was approved in 1965, after Cleveland County residents voted 3,420 to 1,615 to authorize 3,250,000 in construction bonds for two new high schools. In 198687, Crest High School was a Blue Ribbon School. The word "CREST" was originally an acronym for "Cleveland Rural Education Stands Together". The Crest Chargers compete in the Big South Conference and are classified as 3A in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.

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