Jharia Raj High School is the oldest higher secondary school in Dhanbad district located near Jharia at Bhagatdih. The school was established in 1866, by Raja Durga Prasad Singh, the Zamindar of Jharia Raj and hence named Jharia Raj High School. The district gazzeter notes that during Civil disobdience movement in 1930-34 the attendance at Jharia Raj School dropped from 420 to 89. The school is a co-educational school, which has a large playground, library and computer learning facilities. The total number of students studying currently are 2024.