In the credits of the movie, Wes Craven mentions this towards the end by writing, "No thanks whatsoever to The Santa Rosa City School District governing board."

The improvements included an artificial turf, an all-weather 8-lane track, new bleachers, a snack bar and ticket booth, restrooms, and lights for night games.

Sports offered include football, volleyball, cross country, tennis, golf, basketball, wrestling, soccer, baseball, softball, track and field, badminton, and swimming.

[citation needed] ArtQuest is a magnet program for Santa Rosa High School that allows students to take classes with a focus on the arts.

[citation needed] Santa Rosa High School has a journalism class that produces newspapers about once a month.

[citation needed] Santa Rosa High School has several student-organized and teacher-supervised clubs, ranging from many different subjects.

Santa Rosa High School was used for several Hollywood movies, including Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and Inventing the Abbotts (1997).

In response, following the listing of organizations and individuals whom the filmmakers wished to thank in the closing credits of Scream, Craven included the note, "No thanks whatsoever to the Santa Rosa City School District Governing Board".