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 (1635), Boston, Massachusetts
2. Hartford Public High School (1638), Hartford, Connecticut
3. Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (1648), Cambridge, Massachusetts
4. Hopkins Academy (1664), Hadley, Massachusetts
5. Academy of Richmond County (1783), Augusta, Georgia
6. Glynn Academy (1788), Brunswick, Georgia
7. Canandaigua Academy (1791), Canandaigua, New York
8. Westford Academy (1792), Westford, Massachusetts
9. Oxford Academy and Central Schools (1794), Oxford, New York
10. Newburgh Free Academy (1796), Newburgh, New York
11. Woodstock Academy (1801), Woodstock, Connecticut ["a quasi-private, independent school"]
12. Bacon Academy (1803), Colchester, Connecticut
13. Hampden Academy (1803), Hampden, Maine
14. Pinkerton Academy (1814), Derry, New Hampshire [Not strictly public, yet not private]
15. Columbia High School (1814), Maplewood, New Jersey
16. Cony High School (1815), Augusta, Maine
17. Delaware Academy (1819), Delhi, New York
18. English High School of Boston (1821), Boston, Massachusetts
19. Portland High School (1821), Portland, Maine
20. Kentucky School for the Deaf (1823), Danville, Kentucky
21. Prattsburgh Central School (1823), Prattsburgh, New York
22. New Bedford High School (1827), New Bedford, Massachusetts
23. Norcross High School (1827), Norcross, Georgia
24. Keene High School (1828), Keene, New Hampshire
25. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland) (1828), Baltimore, Maryland
26. Elyria High School (1830), Elyria, Ohio
27. Lahainaluna High School (1831), Maui, Hawaii
28. Leon High School (1831), Tallahassee, Florida
29. Lowell High School (1831), Lowell, Massachusetts
30. Newburyport High School (1831), Newburyport, Massachusetts
31. Woodward High School (1831), Cincinnati, Ohio
32. Cambridge High School (1834), Cambridge, Illinois
33. Medford High School (1835), Medford, Massachusetts
34. Bellevue High School (1836), Bellevue, Michigan
35. Central High School (1836), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
36. Auburn High School (1837), Auburn, Alabama
37. Windsor High School (1837), Windsor, New York
38. Barringer High School (1838), Newark, New Jersey
39. Cohasset High School (1838), Cohasset, Massachusetts
40. Nantucket High School (1838), Nantucket, Massachusetts
41. Taunton High School (1838), Taunton, Massachusetts
42. Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (1838), Staunton, Virginia
43. Baltimore City College (1839), Baltimore, Maryland
44. Gloucester High School (Massachusetts) (1839), Gloucester, Massachusetts
45. Middletown High School (Connecticut) (1840), Middletown, Connecticut
46. Brighton High School (1841), Boston, Massachusetts
47. Haverhill High School (1841), Haverhill, Massachusetts
48. Brookline High School (1843), Brookline, Massachusetts
49. Classical High School (1843), Providence, Rhode Island
50. Drury High School (1843), North Adams, Massachusetts
51. Tennessee School for the Deaf (1844), Knoxville, Tennessee
52. Western High School (Baltimore, Maryland) (1844), Baltimore, Maryland
53. Charlestown High School (1845), Boston, Massachusetts
54. Lyons High School (1845), Lyons, New York
55. Mary D. Bradford High School (1845), Kenosha, Wisconsin
56. New Braunfels High School (1845), New Braunfels, Texas
57. Windsor High School (Vermont) (1845), Windsor, Vermont
58. Chelsea High School (Massachusetts) (1846) Chelsea, Massachusetts
59. Concord High School (New Hampshire) (1846) Concord, New Hampshire
60. Georgia School for the Deaf (1846) Cave Spring, Georgia
61. Manchester Central High School (1846) Manchester, New Hampshire
62. Pine Tree High School (1847) Longview, Texas
63. Biddeford High School (1848) Biddeford, Maine
64. Lockport High School (1848) Lockport, New York
65. Philadelphia High School for Girls (1848) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
66. B.M.C. Durfee High School (1849) Fall River, Massachusetts
67. Charlotte High School (Charlotte, Michigan) (1849) Charlotte, Michigan
68. Fitchburg High School (1849) Fitchburg, Massachusetts
69. Lawrence High School (Massachusetts) (1849) Lawrence, Massachusetts
70. Rockport High School (1849) Rockport, Massachusetts
71. Waltham High School (1849) Waltham, Massachusetts
72. Ypsilanti High School (1849) Ypsilanti, Michigan
73. Arundel High School (1854) Gambrills, Maryland
74. Norwich Free Academy (1854), Norwich, Connecticut [a "quasi-private school," "privately governed, independent secondary school"]
75. Andover High School (Massachusetts) (1856) Andover, Massachusetts
76. Louisville Male High School (1856) Louisville, Kentucky
77. Lowell High School (San Francisco) (1856) San Francisco, California
78. Pioneer High School (Ann Arbor, Michigan) (1856) Ann Arbor, Michigan
79. Peoria High School (Illinois) (1856) Peoria, Illinois
80. Texas School for the Deaf (1856) Austin, Texas
81. University High School (1857) Normal, Illinois
82. Hillhouse High School (1859), New Haven, Connecticut
83. San Jose High School (1863) San Jose, California
84. Saint Paul Central High School (1866) Saint Paul, Minnesota
85. Hastings Senior High School (1866) Hastings, Minnesota
86. Parkersburg High School (1867) Parkersburg, West Virginia
87. Round Rock High School (1867) Round Rock, Texas
88. Holly High School (1868) Holly, Michigan
89. Morristown High School (1869) Morristown, New Jersey
90. Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon) (1869) Portland, Oregon