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{{Education in the U.S.}}
[[File:Hibbing_High_School_2014.jpg|thumb|[[Hibbing High School]] in [[Hibbing, Minnesota]]]]
[[High school]] or [[senior high school]] is the education students receive in the final stage of [[secondary education in the United States]]. In the United States this lasts from approximately 13/14 to 17/18 years old in most cases. Most comparable to [[secondary school]]s, high schools generally deliver phase three of the [[International Standard Classification of Education|ISCED]] model of education. High schools have subject-based classes. The name high school is applied in other countries, but no universal generalization can be made as to the age range, financial status, or ability level of the pupils accepted. In [[North America]], most high schools include grades nine through twelve. Students attend them following graduation from [[middle school]] (or alternatively from a [[junior high school]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=UNESCO|date=2012|title=International Standard Classification of Education|url=https://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/international-standard-classification-of-education-isced-2011-en.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106011231/https://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/international-standard-classification-of-education-isced-2011-en.pdf|archive-date=January 6, 2017|website=UNESCO}}</ref>
==History==
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While there is no set standard for American high schools, some generalizations can be made about the majority. Public schools are managed by local, elected [[school district]]s. There is a range in quality from basic education to more intellectually-stimulating environments for students approximately 14 to 18 years of age.
Students enter around the age of 13-14 and pass through four years:
*[[Freshman]] ([[ninth grade]]; the equivalent of year 10 in the English System)
*[[Sophomore]] ([[tenth grade#United States|tenth grade]]; the equivalent of year 11 in the English System)
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*Students arrive between seven and nine in the morning and leave school between two and four in the afternoon.
*Four to eight 40 to 90 minute class periods, broken up by around five minutes to get to the next class (schools may hold classes daily for a shorter time (traditional scheduling) or alternate days for an extended session ([[block scheduling]]
*A lunch break (some schools permit students to leave campus to eat, though most hold lunches on-site).<ref name=":0" />
*Homework amount differs depending on the school's purpose and culture.
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