It has a student population of approximately 850 and serves the towns and townships of Grand Valley, Amaranth, Melancthon, Mulmur, and Mono.

"The old home, surrounded by a fertile country, the soil well tilled by an intelligent and industrious population, and blessed with magnificent crops for years, is the thriving rural business center that you would expect it to be.

"[4]The original Shelburne Highschool, the 'old school on the hill' was built in 1900, a few blocks south of Centre Dufferin's current location.

[6] In Centre Dufferin's early years it served grades 8 through 13, major renovations took place in 1975, which added a gymnasium and technology classrooms.

Student groups include Athletic Council, Black Chapter, Breakfast Club, Gender Sexuality Alliance, Jack Chapter, Student Council, and Yearbook Committee, which strive to achieve their own respective goals within the school community and regularly plan and host events within it.