Shenandoah County Public Schools

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Shenandoah County Public Schools
600 N Main St., Suite #200
Woodstock, Shenandoah County
Virginia, 22664-1855
District information
GradesK–12
EstablishedApril 8, 1871; 153 years ago (1871-04-08)
SuperintendentDr. Melody Sheppard
Schools10
Budget$74,403,000 (2023)
NCES District ID5103510
District IDVA-085
Students and staff
Students5,693 (2023)
Teachers443 (2023)
Staff559 (2023)
Other information
Websiteshenandoah.k12.va.us

Shenandoah County Public Schools is the operating public school system within Shenandoah County, Virginia. It is governed by a Board of Education.[1] The district operates 10 school sites, including 3 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and a career and technical education center.[2] Dr. Melody Sheppard serves as the superintendent.[3] Administrative offices are located in Woodstock.

As of 2023, the school district has an enrollment of 5,693 students.[2]

History[edit]

In September 1870, Capt. John H. Grabill was appointed as the first superintendent of schools for Shenandoah County under the provisions for the new public school system in Virginia. The first meeting of the Board of Education was held on April 8, 1871.[4] In the early years of the district, it had over 114 schools, the majority of which were county one-room schools.[5]

The Virginia Teachers League (now represented by the Virginia Education Association) was originally established in Mount Jackson in Shenandoah County in 1898.[4]

Schools[edit]

High schools[edit]

  • Central High School
  • Mountain View High School (formerly Stonewall Jackson High School)
  • Strasburg High School

Middle schools[edit]

  • North Fork Middle School
  • Peter Muhlenberg Middle School
  • Signal Knob Middle School

Elementary schools[edit]

  • Honey Run Elementary School (formerly Ashby Lee Elementary School)
  • Sandy Hook Elementary School
  • W.W. Robinson Elementary School

Other[edit]

  • Massanutten Regional Governor's School for Environmental Science and Technology
  • Triplett Tech

References[edit]

  1. ^ "School Board - Shenandoah County Public Schools". School Board - Shenandoah County Public Schools. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  2. ^ a b "Shenandoah County Public Schools". Virginia School Quality Profiles. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  3. ^ "Superintendent - Shenandoah County Public Schools". Superintendent - Shenandoah County Public Schools. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  4. ^ a b Wayland, John Walter (1980). A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-8011-7.
  5. ^ Winston, Charles Henry; Smith, Richard M.; Powell, D. Lee; Strother, John Meredith; Harris, H. H.; McGuire, John Patrick; Massie, Rodes; Fox, William Fayette; Estill, Harry Fishburne (1887). The Educational Journal of Virginia. Educational Publishing House.

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