「상주향교」는 조선시대 향교의 기능에 따른 건물과 배치구성, 지방행정체계에 대한 설위형식이 지역별로 시기적 변화양상이 있었음을 밝힐 중요한 건축사적 특성을 가진 건물임. 동무․서무는 건축 연혁이 명확하고 조선중기에 중창된 뒤 위치의 변경이 없으며, 대체적으로 당시의 구조양식 등 원형을 잘 간직하고 있음. 특히 정형화되고 엄격한 배치구성이 돋보이며, 문묘 다음으로 큰 규모이며, 경사 지형을 고려한 탁월한 입면구성을 갖추고 있음.

The Sangju Hyanggyo Local Confucian School comprises a group of buildings with an important feature associated with the architectural history of the Joseon Period, with a focus on changes in the layout of the buildings in a hyanggyo according to their functions, which differed from region to region. There is a clear record about the construction of the dongmu east shrine and seomu west shrine, i.e. spaces for enshrining mortuary tablets, of this school. The layout of the school buildings has remained unchanged since the renovation work carried out in the mid-Joseon period, and the buildings have retained their original shape and structural features. It is a conspicuous structure notable for its formalized, rigid layout and composition, and its sophisticated elevating composition that considers the slop.