Auburn High School is the only public high school in Auburn, New York, U.S., a city approximately 25 miles southwest of Syracuse in central New York.
As of the 2024-25 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,176 students and 85.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1. There were 647 students (55.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 12 (1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.
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Athletics
The school's mascot is the Auburn Maroons. The school competes in Section III.
Varsity boys sports include football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey, soccer, lacrosse, wrestling, swimming, golf, tennis, cross country, bowling, and track.
Varsity girls sports include golf, soccer, basketball, softball, swimming, cheerleading, field hockey, tennis, volleyball, cross country, bowling, lacrosse, and track.
Home varsity football games are played at Holland Stadium, which is located at Auburn Junior High School on Franklin Street. Home varsity baseball games are played at Falcon Park, home of the Auburn Doubledays minor league baseball team, on North Division Street.
Notable alumni
Amy Dacey (class of 1989), former CEO of the Democratic National Committee
Joey DeMaio (born 1954), Manowar bassist
Buddy Hardeman (born 1954), NFL player
Joe Kehoskie (born 1973), baseball agent
Martin E. Lind (1931–2018), US Army major general
Tim Locastro (born 1992), MLB player
Brian P. McKeon (born 1964), attorney
Jeremy Morin (born 1991), NHL player
Kevin Polcovich (born 1970, class of 1988), MLB player
Walter G. Robinson (1879–1940, class of 1895), Adjutant General of New York
Bob Socci, sports broadcaster
Emma Paddock Telford (1851-1920, class of 1869), writer
Chris Viscardi, TV and film writer
Charles Barker Wheeler (1851–1935), New York Supreme Court justice
Auburn Alumni Hall of Distinction
In 2012, the Auburn Education Foundation launched the Auburn Alumni Hall of Distinction, which will honor notable graduates of Auburn High School and its predecessor high schools.
The following alumni were inducted in 2012:
Alfred "Al" Emmi (West High School, Class of 1953)
Dr. Joseph F. Karpinski Sr., D.D.S. (East High School, Class of 1942)
Harold "Hal" Morse, Ph.D. (East High School, Class of 1955)
Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D. (Auburn High School, Class of 1973)
Christopher Viscardi (Auburn High School, Class of 1980)
The following alumni were inducted in 2013:
Amy Dacey (Auburn High School, Class of 1989)
Maj. Gen. John A. "Jack" Leide (East High School, Class of 1954)
Gerard "Gerry" Martin (Central High School, Class of 1965)
Linda Ann Townsend (Auburn High School, Class of 1971)
The following alumni were inducted in 2014:
Bob Foresman (Auburn High School, Class of 1986)
Bill Fox (East High School, Class of 1959) and Jane Fox (East High School, Class of 1963)