Jharia Raj High School is the oldest higher secondary school in Dhanbad district located near Jharia at Bhagatdih.

[1] The school was established in 1866, by Raja Durga Prasad Singh, the Zamindar of Jharia Raj and hence named Jharia Raj High School.

[1] The district gazetteer notes that during Civil disobedience movement in 1930-34 the attendance at Jharia Raj School dropped from 420 to 89.

[2] The school is a co-educational school, which has a large playground, library and computer learning facilities.

[3] The total number of students studying currently are 2024.