White Plains High School


White Plains High School is a high school in the White Plains Public Schools system of White Plains, New York, United States. Built in 1962, it sits on 75 acres and has been expanded. It was selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a School of Excellence in 1986–1987. The school's code of conduct and state accountability report are available online.
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Demographics

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,221 students and 171.5 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0:1. There were 1,202 students eligible for free lunch and 84 eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Publications

  • Yearbook: The Oracle
  • Newspaper: The Orange
  • Literary magazine: ''The Roar''

Athletics

The school makes available for its students two gymnasiums, a weight room, a track field and football field, a soccer field, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, and a pool.
White Plains football team won the Section 1 Class AA title in 2013 for the first time in 34 years.

Notable alumni

Notable inductees into the White Plains High School Hall of Fame include:
Other notable alumni include:

In film

Scenes from The Beaver, a film directed by Jodie Foster and starring Mel Gibson and Foster, were filmed at the high school in the fall of 2009. Scenes from the film Win Win, starring Paul Giamatti, were shot at the high school in March 2010. Scenes from Alex Strangelove, a film written and directed by Craig Johnson, were also filmed at the high school in the summer of 2017.