The shows from the first season included a laugh track. However, by the second season the laugh track was gone to help emphasize that the show was a drama, rather than a comedy.
The exterior campus shots were all filmed at University High School (Uni) in Los Angeles. Los Angeles High School was only used as the front of the school.
The show takes place at the fictional Walt Whitman High School. The old building at Los Angeles High School, which was used for the exterior of Walt Whitman High, collapsed in the 1971 earthquake.