[1] Atlantic City's first high school building was constructed in 1895 at Illinois and Arctic Avenues, on a small site that limited room for growth.

[6] The fourth, and current Atlantic City High School was constructed on "Great Island," opening to students in November 1994, at a cost of $83 million and had its formal dedication ceremony later that month before a gathered crowd of 4,000.

[22] In March 1925, the Atlantic City swim team were the guests of President Calvin Coolidge at the White House, in recognition of their championship.

[23] The girls' basketball team won the Group IV state championships in 1981 vs. Eastside Paterson and repeated in 1982 vs. Plainfield High School.

[28] The 1999 football team won the South Jersey Group IV state championship at Rutgers Stadium with a 31–29 win over Eastern High School of Voorhees, a victory that marked the program's first sectional title.

[37] In 2010, the girls' swim team won the CAL American Conference title and defeated Vineland High School to win the South Jersey Public A championship for the first time in the program's history, going 14–0 before falling to West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in the state semifinals.

[38] The school's gymnasium was home to the United States Basketball League (USBL) Atlantic City Seagulls from 1996 to 2001.

[41] The change was immediately controversial, with some parents saying that it became a "distraction from education" when the school suspended 150 students in one day for violating the uniform rules.

[44] In August 2019, the Board of Education dropped its uniform policy for the 2019–2020 school year,[41][45] opting instead for a dress code.

[48] Atlantic City High School offers many Advanced Placement (AP) courses, in addition to the standard college-prep and Honors classes.