List of the oldest public high schools in the United States


The following are the oldest public high schools in the United States that are still in operation. While some of these schools have operated as private schools in the past, all are currently public schools. The list does not include schools that have closed or consolidated with another school to form a new institution. The list is ordered by date of creation, and currently includes schools formed before 1870.
  1. Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts
  2. Hartford Public High School, Hartford, Connecticut
  3. Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  4. Hopkins School, New Haven, Connecticut
  5. Hopkins Academy, Hadley, Massachusetts
  6. Academy of Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia
  7. Glynn Academy, Brunswick, Georgia
  8. Canandaigua Academy, Canandaigua, New York
  9. Westford Academy, Westford, Massachusetts
  10. Oxford Academy and Central Schools, Oxford, New York
  11. New London Academy, Lynchburg, Virginia
  12. Newburgh Free Academy, Newburgh, New York
  13. Woodstock Academy, Woodstock, Connecticut
  14. Bacon Academy, Colchester, Connecticut
  15. Hampden Academy, Hampden, Maine
  16. Pinkerton Academy, Derry, New Hampshire
  17. Columbia High School, Maplewood, New Jersey
  18. Cony High School, Augusta, Maine
  19. Pembroke Academy, Pembroke, New Hampshire
  20. Delaware Academy, Delhi, New York
  21. English High School of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
  22. Portland High School, Portland, Maine
  23. Kentucky School for the Deaf, Danville, Kentucky
  24. Prattsburgh Central School, Prattsburgh, New York
  25. New Bedford High School, New Bedford, Massachusetts
  26. Norcross High School, Norcross, Georgia
  27. Keene High School, Keene, New Hampshire
  28. Elyria High School, Elyria, Ohio
  29. Lahainaluna High School, Maui, Hawaii
  30. Leon High School, Tallahassee, Florida
  31. Lowell High School, Lowell, Massachusetts
  32. Newburyport High School, Newburyport, Massachusetts
  33. Woodward High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
  34. Cambridge High School, Cambridge, Illinois
  35. Medford High School, Medford, Massachusetts
  36. Bellevue High School, Bellevue, Michigan
  37. Central High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  38. Auburn High School, Auburn, Alabama
  39. Windsor High School, Windsor, New York
  40. Barringer High School, Newark, New Jersey
  41. Cohasset High School, Cohasset, Massachusetts
  42. Nantucket High School, Nantucket, Massachusetts
  43. Taunton High School, Taunton, Massachusetts
  44. Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, Staunton, Virginia
  45. Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Maryland
  46. Gloucester High School, Gloucester, Massachusetts
  47. Middletown High School, Middletown, Connecticut
  48. Brighton High School, Boston, Massachusetts
  49. Haverhill High School, Haverhill, Massachusetts
  50. Warren Easton Charter High School, formerly known as Boys High School, New Orleans, Louisiana
  51. Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts
  52. Classical High School, Providence, Rhode Island
  53. Drury High School, North Adams, Massachusetts
  54. Tennessee School for the Deaf, Knoxville, Tennessee
  55. Western High School, Baltimore, Maryland
  56. Charlestown High School, Boston, Massachusetts
  57. Lyons High School, Lyons, New York
  58. Mary D. Bradford High School, Kenosha, Wisconsin
  59. New Braunfels High School, New Braunfels, Texas
  60. Windsor High School, Windsor, Vermont
  61. Chelsea High School, Chelsea, Massachusetts
  62. Concord High School, Concord, New Hampshire
  63. Georgia School for the Deaf, Cave Spring, Georgia
  64. Manchester Central High School, Manchester, New Hampshire
  65. Pine Tree High School, Longview, Texas
  66. Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Maine
  67. Lockport High School, Lockport, New York
  68. Philadelphia High School for Girls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  69. B.M.C. Durfee High School, Fall River, Massachusetts
  70. Charlotte High School, Charlotte, Michigan
  71. Fitchburg High School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
  72. Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Massachusetts
  73. Rockport High School, Rockport, Massachusetts
  74. Waltham High School, Waltham, Massachusetts
  75. Ypsilanti High School, Ypsilanti, Michigan
  76. Central High School , St. Louis, Missouri
  77. Pottsville Area High School, Pottsville, Pennsylvania
  78. New Albany High School, New Albany, Indiana
  79. Arundel High School, Gambrills, Maryland
  80. Norwich Free Academy, Norwich, Connecticut
  81. Andover High School, Andover, Massachusetts
  82. Louisville Male High School, Louisville, Kentucky
  83. Lowell High School, San Francisco, California
  84. Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  85. Peoria High School, Peoria, Illinois
  86. Texas School for the Deaf, Austin, Texas
  87. University High School, Normal, Illinois
  88. Braintree High School, Braintree, Massachusetts
  89. Ravenna High School, Ravenna, Ohio
  90. Hillhouse High School, New Haven, Connecticut
  91. San Jose High School, San Jose, California
  92. Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
  93. Saint Paul Central High School, Saint Paul, Minnesota
  94. Hastings Senior High School, Hastings, Minnesota
  95. Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, West Virginia
  96. Round Rock High School, Round Rock, Texas
  97. Holly High School, Holly, Michigan
  98. Theodore Roosevelt High School, Kent, Ohio
  99. Morristown High School, Morristown, New Jersey
  100. Lincoln High School, Portland, Oregon
  101. Hunter College High School, New York, New York
  102. Elgin High School ; Elgin, Illinois