Exeter High School (EHS) is approximately ten miles southwest of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and less than ten miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. The six towns served by the school are Brentwood, East Kingston, Exeter, Kensington, Newfields, and Stratham, and comprise a diverse mix of agricultural, residential, and light industrial interests. The broad variation in housing is reflected in 200-year old colonials and saltboxes, many modern condominiums and new housing developments, and the largest mobile-home park in the state.

The current co-educational Exeter High School was founded in 1954 when the Robinson Female Seminary merged with the Tuck High School for Boys. It remained Exeter High School until the mid-sixties when it became the Exeter AREA High School, then began operation as a cooperative district in 1998. For many years Exeter residents have pointed proudly to both the town's historical importance in the development of colonial America and to its commitment to quality education.

The high school enrollment (1516 as of June 2004 - view current enrollment numbers) is expected to continue to increase steadily; each succeeding class from grade nine to twelve is significantly larger than the previous one. Seven public and three private elementary schools feed the Cooperative Middle School (CMS) which serves grades 6-8 and has 1364 students as of June 2004, most of whom continue on to EHS.

There are numerous clubs and activities in which students participate such as language clubs, international exchange programs, vocational student organizations, Drama Club, and the school newspaper, The Talon. A large percentage of our students participate in co-curricular activities. In athletics 980 positions on various teams were filled during this past year, while over 600 students were members of non-athletic clubs and organizations.