It is part of the La Porte Independent School District.

The school serves the cities of La Porte, Morgan's Point, and Shoreacres, as well as a small portion of Pasadena and of Deer Park.

The campus added a vocational wing, a new basketball gymnasium, swimming pool, and the Sonja Angelo Theater in 1976.

In the early 1990s the school added a science wing, a new field house, and the Henry Eienfelt Band Hall.

La Porte High School received an overall grade of B (81/100) by the Texas Education Agency's standards.