Walpole High School is a public high school in Walpole, Massachusetts, educating grades 9 through 12. The high school is mainly focused on college preparatory subjects, with over 90 percent of its graduates typically going on to higher education afterward. Accreditation is by the New England Association of Secondary Schools. As of 2010, the school has about 1100 students and 4 faculty and staff members. WHS was founded in 1874; the current building was originally built in 1907 and underwent a major renovation/addition in 2000-2002, adding many new classrooms, labs, a new library and cafeteria, etc, despite still being undersized. The campus is located about two miles from downtown Walpole on Common Street.