Shelby County High School is located in Shelbyville, KY, approximately 30 miles east of Kentucky's largest city, Louisville.

There are also classes in horticulture/agriculture, business, family and consumer science and technology, as well as opportunities through the Marine Corps Junior ROTC unit.

There are a number of school-based enterprises to give students hands-on knowledge of marketing products as well as co-op assignments with local businesses throughout the year.

Additional vocational programs such as pre-nursing are available at the Shelby Area Technical School located directly behind SCHS.

The students also have the option to take foreign language, band, orchestra, chorus, drama, dance, art, and television production.