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Infographic: The Actors Who Played High School Students the Longest

In the early goings of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) swings out of his Spidey suit and into a cap and gown just in time to collect a diploma at his high school graduation. The ceremony's valedictorian? That would be Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy.

If something struck you as odd about seeing Stone still in high school — beyond the fact that the actress is now 25 — it's because she's been seemingly stuck there. Even before Stone broke out as the rebellious Olive Penderghast in 2010's Easy A, she was a high school senior back in 2007 opposite Michael Cera and Jonah Hill in Superbad.

Twentysomethings playing teens is hardly a new concept in Hollywood; sometimes actors even play them into their 30s (we're looking at you, Stockard Channing) — and that's been well-documented.

But what makes Stone's case special is how long her high school tenure has lasted: seven years, which matches that of her Spidey beau's predecessor, Tobey Maguire.

And that's not even the longest.

Taking into account that high school technically spans five years (beginning in fall, ending in spring), we look at the movie stars who've had the longest go at it, concluding with our now-designated King and Queen of Fantasy High School, each of who doubled your real-life stay with an 8-year-span.

(We don't think that's what they met by "stay in school," guys, but congratulations to you, and your ever-youthful looks.)

Infographic designed by Jayme Perry

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