La Plata High School is part of the Charles County Public Schools and is located in La Plata, Maryland, United States.

Before that, it was in the building (built in 1964) which now holds Milton M. Somers Middle School.

[4][5] On November 9, 1926, the La Plata Elementary School was destroyed by a tornado that killed 13 students.

[6][7] That two room building was replaced by a new school that housed both an elementary and high school for La Plata.

[8] As of 2010, La Plata High School has an enrollment of 1,396 students with a demographic profile of 73.6% White, 22.6% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% Hispanic, and 0.7% American Indian.