Education

Shenandoah County is proud to be home to an excellent education system. Here are just a few of the school system's quality education indicators:

  • Top 15 Virginia school divisions for On-Time Graduation Rate (97.5%)
  • Winner of the Virginia Board of Education Innovative Practice Award for the implementation of the Virginia Profile of a Graduate Initiative
  • 37 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Career Pathways
  • 90+ CTE courses at the high school level
  • 1 in 4 students take an advanced placement and/or dual enrollment course
  • For the 2022-23 school year, SCPS students earned 3,554 unduplicated dual enrollment credits.
  • 14 students earned an associate's degree, 19 students earned a General Education Certificate, and 19 students earned a career studies certificate in Pre-Allied Health at the time of their high school graduation
  • Home to the Massanutten Regional Governor's School
  • Home to the BioMedical Sciences Academy for students interested in pursuing a career in health science
  • Gold Award- VA School Board Association's Green School Challenge - 2020

Triplett Tech offers programs providing training to obtain career placement in:

  • Auto Body Technology
  • Automotive Technology
  • Carpentry
  • Cisco Networking
  • Cosmetology
  • Criminal Justice
  • Culinary Arts
  • Cyber Security
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Electricity
  • Emergency Medical Technician
  • Firefighter
  • Healthcare Science
  • HVAC
  • Masonry
  • Nurse Aide
  • Occupational/Physical Therapy Aide

In addition to Shenandoah County Public Schools, Shenandoah County is home to college preparatory programs, church-affiliated schools, job training workshops, and GED programs.

Shenandoah County is also surrounded by highly acclaimed colleges and universities which produce a significant number of graduates annually that are equipped and ready to work. 

James Madison University (Undergraduate programs, Graduate programs)

Shenandoah University (Undergraduate programs, Graduate programs)

Laurel Ridge Community College (Programs and Majors, Workforce and Continuing Education)

Eastern Mennonite University (Undergraduate programs, Graduate programs)

Bridgewater College (Undergraduate programs, Graduate programs)