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The film was released in October 1968 by Wiseman's distribution company Zipporah Films.

It was well received when the principal and the staff in the board of education saw it in December 1968.

They thought the film was a mostly accurate picture of the school.

However, Northeast's principal, Mabel Haller, announced in Philadelphia that she ought to have some rights to censorship over the film, since parts of the film were taken out of context.

For example, one scene shows an English Literature class listening to records while students in the back row are sleeping.

In fact, the desks in classroom were pushed together to make room for the film crew and the teacher, Mrs. London, was told not to try to lecture that day.

As a result of similar controversies and misrepresentations, the film hasn ’ t yet been screened in Philadelphia.

However, like most of Wiseman's films, High School has been aired on PBS Television.

Wiseman distributes his own films ( DVDs and 16mm prints ) through Zipporah Films, which rents them to high schools, colleges, and libraries on a five-year long-term lease.

The film was selected in 1991 for preservation in the National Film Registry.