Keyser High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school located in Keyser,

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History

Piedmont High School was combined into Keyser High School in 1976. In the late 1990s, Keyser High School moved from its former location on East Piedmont Street, which had served as Keyser High for over 100 years, to a new facility approximately three miles south. In 2022 Keyser High was ranked #79 out of 116 West Virginia high schools by U.S. News. Keyser was also ranked #3 out of six high schools in the Cumberland, MD Metro Area.

Curriculum

Eligible students may take courses at the Mineral County Technical Center.

Notable alumni

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References

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