5 November 2016 Last updated at 10:55 GMT
Meet Emily and Gabby, two students at Weir High School in West Virginia.
They took some time to show the Newsround cameras around their high school.
So is it a cool as it looks in the movies? Check out the video to get an inside peek.
And watch out for more from those cheerleaders and footballers next week with all the latest on the US Election.
You will probably have seen them in some of your favourite films, but what is it like in a real American high school?