Opened 1965 Campus type Rural: fringe Yearbook the Crestonian District Cleveland County Schools Color Green and yellow | NCES School ID 370090000340 Team name Chargers Phone +1 704-476-8331 Founded 1965 Lowest grade Ninth grade | |
Rivals Shelby High School golden lions, Burns High School bulldogs, Kings mountain high school mountaineers, northern Guilford High School night hawks Address 800 Old Boiling Springs Rd, Shelby, NC 28152, USA Athletics conference North Carolina High School Athletic Association | ||
Crest High School is a public high school in Shelby, North Carolina. It is part of Cleveland County Schools. Crest High School has 1262 students from grades 9–12. As of the 2011–12 school year, there are 87.57 teachers (FTE basis) and the student/faculty ratio is 14.41. Its campus is fringe rural. The school was opened in 1965 after Cleveland County residents voted 3,420 to 1,615 to authorize US$3,250,000 in construction bonds for two new high schools. In 1986–87, Crest High School was a Blue Ribbon School. The word "crest" was originally an acronym for "Cleveland Rural Education Stands Together". The sports teams of Crest High School are the chargers and the colors are green and yellow. The Crest Chargers compete in the South Mountain Athletic Conference and are classified as 3A in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association