Located on State Route 8 in Riner, Virginia, United States, Auburn High School serves the communities of Riner and Pilot as well as a large area of southern Montgomery County.

[3] Until the early 1970s, Auburn served all grade levels for students in the Riner community.

The middle school students moved to the old Riner Elementary building when it was vacated.

[4] The current Auburn High School building was completed in September, 2013.

The Riner Elementary School, opened 41 years earlier, was razed and the lot is now used for sports activities.