Wheaton High School | |
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Address | |
12401 Dalewood Drive , United States | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | September 7, 1954[1] |
School district | Montgomery County Public Schools |
Principal | Pamela Krawczel |
Teaching staff | 148.11 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,375 (2022–23)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.04[2] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Crimson and gold |
Mascot | Knight |
Rival | John F. Kennedy High School |
Yearbook | The Lance |
Website | Wheaton High School |
Wheaton High School is a U.S. four-year public high school in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located in the unincorporated Wheaton-Glenmont section of Montgomery County, near Silver Spring, about 5 miles north of Washington, D.C.
The high school is a part of the Montgomery County Public School system and a member of its Downcounty Consortium. The school is named for the Wheaton area, which is in turn named for Frank Wheaton (1833–1903), a career officer in the Union Army who rose to the rank of major-general while serving before, during, and after the Civil War.
The school used to be physically connected to the Thomas Edison High School of Technology, named in honor of the famous American inventor.