Earl L. Vandermeulen High School, also referred to as Port Jefferson High School, is in the Port Jefferson School District, located in Port Jefferson, New York.History and overviewThe current school building was originally built by the Public Works Administration. Port Jefferson High School was renamed around 1960 in honor of Earl L. Vandermeulen, who served as principal from 1923 to 1960. The school's auditorium and its driveway are named for Anthony Prochilo, who served as principal from 1960 to 1984.As of 2014, the current student body size (9th - 12th grade) is close to 400 students.In the past, the school served a larger student population, including students from a number of other communities that did not have their own high schools. In 1933, for example, the school was also accepting students from Port Jefferson Station, Terryville, Belle Terre, Miller Place, Mount Sinai, Rocky Point, Wading River, Shoreham, Middle Island, West Middle Island, West Yaphank, Ridge, Coram, Selden, and Stony Brook. As surrounding communities began to open their own high schools with the spread of suburban growth into Suffolk County, this practice subsided, and finally ended with the opening of Mount Sinai High School in 1991.
