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.