Sterling High School is a high school, located at 1608 Fourth Ave in Sterling, Illinois. It is the high school within Sterling Public Schools.

Sterling High School's athletic teams are known as the "Golden Warriors." Sterling High School is a member of the Western Big 6 Conference . Sterling is also member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state.

For 27 consecutive years, Sterling High School's Group Interpretation team has competed in the IHSA Drama/Group Interpretation state finals. In 2023, the team won with their performance of 8-Bit Christmas.

• Dr. Tad Everett, Superintendent
• Dr. Sara Dail, Assistant Superintendent
• Matthew Birdsley, Director of Finances
• Amy Downs, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
• Becky Haas, Director of Student Services
• Brian Musselman, Director of Facilities and Grounds
• Jim Spencer, Executive Director of Sterling Schools Foundation
• Jason Austin, Principal, Junior Class Advisor
• Benjamin Schott, Associate Principal
• Alexandra Miller, Dean of Students, Freshman Academy Administrator
• Cami Hartman, Freshman Counselor, Freshman Class Advisor
• Christine Herron, Counselor, Sophomore Class Advisor
• Darci Francis, Counselor
• Jeff Gale, Counselor
• Jennifer Drew, Senior Class Advisor, Publications Advisor
• Tyler Jakse, Director of Athletics
• Timothy Schlegel, Director of Theatre

• Lew Andreas, American football player
• Terry Brooks, author
• Keith L. Brown, former United States Ambassador to Denmark
• Leo J Wahl, founder of Wahl Clipper
• Paul Zaeske, American football player
• Malcolm Slaney, American electrical engineer and research scientist at Google
• Lexi Rodriguez, College volleyball player

• Sterling High School website