Pittsburg High School originally opened for classes in the current School Street location in 1927. 

• A new school opened to students students in August, 2010.
• Enrollment at the school for the 2024-25 school year is 3,248 students. 
• There is 412,076 square feet of floor space on campus.
• There are three areas of Pittsburg High School that have solar sub-arrays:

• • In the teacher's south parking lot, there are six solar sub-arrays
  • On the roof of the Creative Arts Building, there are two sub-arrays
  • In the parking lot of North Campus, there are five solar sub-arrays

These solar panels produce over 1,020,000 kW of energy annually per year for the school!

In 2013, the football/track stadium went through modernization, with a new synthetic football turf and new, 8-lane track. Also renovated were the bathrooms on the home side of the stadium. A new baseball facility and field, behind the North Campus buildings was also constructed. See below photographs of the baseball field construction project.

 

With Bond Funds, stadium lights were installed at the football/track stadium. A new tennis court modernization project was completed in 2021. The Girls' Softball Team received a new softball field in 2023.