Pearl River High School (New York)

Pearl River High School
Location
275 East Central Avenue Pearl River , New York 10965 United States
Coordinates	41°03′40″N74°00′33″W / 41.061103°N 74.009159°W / 41.061103; -74.009159
Information
Other name	PRHS
Type	Public high school
Motto	Believe You Can Achieve
School district	Pearl River School District
NCES School ID	362256003178 [1]
Principal	Robert Zegarelli [2]
Teaching staff	77.62 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades	8–12
Enrollment	1,002 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.91 [1]
Colors	Blue and white
Athletics conference	Section 1 (NYSPHSAA)
Mascot	Pirate
Newspaper	Pirates' Log
Website	prhs.pearlriver.org

Pearl River High School (PRHS) is a public high school in Pearl River, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is part of the Pearl River Union Free School District. The building was used to film many of the school scenes in the 2020 Netflix movie The Half of It.

Awards

• 2001 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award ^[3]
• 2020 Niche.com COVID-19 pandemic Safety Award

Notable alumni

• Harry Babcock, football player and first overall draft pick ^[4]
• Kevin Houston, basketball player
• Dan Fortmann, football player
• Christopher Carley, actor
• Corinna Lin, figure skater
• Robert Clohessy, actor
• Paul Teutul Sr., motorcycle designer

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Pearl River High School (362256003178)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 17, 2021.
2. "Administration – Pearl River High School". prhs.pearlriver.org. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
3. Baldrige Award Recipients' Contacts and Profiles
4. rcshfmbd (February 3, 2023). "Harry Babcock". Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 3, 2025.

External links

• Official website