page_title: List of the oldest public high schools in the United States
hierarchical_section_title: List of the oldest public high schools in the United States
caption_attribution_description: Public Latin School of Boston
context_page_description: 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.
  Boston Latin School, Boston, Massachusetts
  Hartford Public High School, Hartford, Connecticut
  Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  Hopkins School, New Haven, Connecticut
  Hopkins Academy, Hadley, Massachusetts
  Academy of Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia
  Glynn Academy, Brunswick, Georgia
  Canandaigua Academy, Canandaigua, New York
  Westford Academy, Westford, Massachusetts
  Oxford Academy and Central Schools, Oxford, New York
  New London Academy, Lynchburg, Virginia
  Newburgh Free Academy, Newburgh, New York
  Woodstock Academy, Woodstock, Connecticut
  Bacon Academy, Colchester, Connecticut
  Hampden Academy, Hampden, Maine
  Pinkerton Academy, Derry, New Hampshire
  Columbia High School, Maplewood, New Jersey
  Cony High School, Augusta, Maine
context_section_description: 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.
  Boston Latin School (1635), Boston, Massachusetts
  Hartford Public High School (1638), Hartford, Connecticut
  Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (1648), Cambridge, Massachusetts
  Hopkins School (1660), New Haven, Connecticut
  Hopkins Academy (1664), Hadley, Massachusetts
  Academy of Richmond County (1783), Augusta, Georgia
  Glynn Academy (1788), Brunswick, Georgia
  Canandaigua Academy (1791), Canandaigua, New York
  Westford Academy (1792), Westford, Massachusetts
  Oxford Academy and Central Schools (1794), Oxford, New York
  New London Academy (1795), Lynchburg, Virginia
  Newburgh Free Academy (1796), Newburgh, New York
  Woodstock Academy (1801), Woodstock, Connecticut ("a quasi-private, independent school")
  Bacon Academy (1803), Colchester, Connecticut
  Hampden Academy (1803), Hampden, Maine
  Pinkerton Academy (1814), Derry, New Hampshire (not strictly public, yet not private)
  Columbia High School (1814), Maplewood, New Jersey
  Cony High School (1815), Augusta, Maine
  Pembroke Academy (1818), Pembroke, New Hampshire
  Delaware Academy (1819), Delhi, New York
  English High School of Boston (1821), Boston, Massachusetts
  Portland High School (1821), Portland, Maine
  Kentucky School for the Deaf (1823), Danville, Kentucky
  Prattsburgh Central School (1823), Prattsburgh, New York
  New Bedford High School (1827), New Bedford, Massachusetts
  Norcross High School (1827), Norcross, Georgia
  Keene High School (1828), Keene, New Hampshire
  Elyria High School (1830), Elyria, Ohio
  Lahainaluna High School (1831), Maui, Hawaii
  Leon High School (1831), Tallahassee, Florida
  Lowell High School (1831), Lowell, Massachusetts
  Newburyport High School (1831), Newburyport, Massachusetts
  Woodward High School (1831), Cincinnati, Ohio
  Cambridge High School (1834), Cambridge, Illinois
  Medford High School (1835), Medford, Massachusetts
  Bellevue High School (1836), Bellevue, Michigan
  Central High School (1836), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Auburn High School (1837), Auburn, Alabama
  Windsor High School (1837), Windsor, New York
  Barringer High School (1838), Newark, New Jersey
  Cohasset High School (1838), Cohasset, Massachusetts
  Nantucket High School (1838), Nantucket, Massachusetts
  Taunton High School (1838), Taunton, Massachusetts
  Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (1838), Staunton, Virginia
  Baltimore City College (1839), Baltimore, Maryland
  Gloucester High School (1839), Gloucester, Massachusetts
  Middletown High School (1840), Middletown, Connecticut
  Brighton High School (1841), Boston, Massachusetts
  Haverhill High School (1841), Haverhill, Massachusetts
  Warren Easton Charter High School, formerly known as Boys High School (1843), New Orleans, Louisiana
  Brookline High School (1843), Brookline, Massachusetts
  Classical High School (1843), Providence, Rhode Island
  Drury High School (1843), North Adams, Massachusetts
  Tennessee School for the Deaf (1844), Knoxville, Tennessee
  Western High School (1844), Baltimore, Maryland
  Charlestown High School (1845), Boston, Massachusetts
  Lyons High School (1845), Lyons, New York
  Mary D. Bradford High School (1845), Kenosha, Wisconsin
  New Braunfels High School (1845), New Braunfels, Texas
  Windsor High School (1845), Windsor, Vermont
  Chelsea High School (1846), Chelsea, Massachusetts
  Concord High School (1846), Concord, New Hampshire
  Georgia School for the Deaf (1846), Cave Spring, Georgia
  Manchester Central High School (1846), Manchester, New Hampshire
  Pine Tree High School (1847), Longview, Texas
  Biddeford High School (1848), Biddeford, Maine
  Lockport High School (1848), Lockport, New York
  Philadelphia High School for Girls (1848), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  B.M.C. Durfee High School (1849), Fall River, Massachusetts
  Charlotte High Sc
caption: Boston Latin School, the oldest public high school in the United States
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