Although the population of Shaker Heights is 55% White, 37% African American and 8% Asian or other,[11][12] The Shaker Heights City School District's approximate enrollment is 48% African American, 40% White and 12% Asian, Hispanic, multiracial or other.

[20] Shaker Heights High School sports a science wing with a roughly fifty-seat planetarium and several laboratory rooms.

[22] The high school also serves as a location for a Chinese language immersion camp affiliated with Ohio State University.

[21] Through other student exchange programs such as the American Field Service, United States Department of State and World Learning, Shaker Heights High School has hosted students for over five decades from dozens of nations, including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greenland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

[24][25] The Asian studies class is offered in cooperation with Beachwood High School and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The program focuses on the history, literature, art, politics, and contemporary society of China, Japan, and India.

[21] Shaker Heights High School has a variety of extracurricular activities for languages, sports, the arts, and other areas.

[29] In 2013, the band traveled to The Republic of Turkey, playing concerts at Robert College and Taksim Square in Istanbul; as well as in Bergama and at the historic ruins of Ephesus.

[32] The Shaker Theatre Arts Department was founded in its present form by former Artistic Director James Thornton, and has prepared many students for successful careers on stage and screen.

[40][41][42] Originally designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Hubbell & Benes,[43] Shaker Heights High School has a capacity of about 2,000 students and covers 304,400 square feet (28,280 m2).

In addition, there is a two-floor cafeteria, a senior lounge, a planetarium, six computer labs, a courtyard and a library.

[43] Shaker Heights High School has teams in several sports, including baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, diving, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

The football stadium is named after Russell H. Rupp, who served as principal of the high school for 26 years.