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Cast
Notable characters of Degrassi Junior High include:

Other characters include:
 * Pat Mastroianni as Joey Jeremiah: A class clown and a slacker who has a humorous and extroverted personality. He is the keyboardist of the band the Zit Remedy. His trademark attire consists of a fedora and Hawaiian shirts.
 * Stacie Mistysyn as Caitlin Ryan: A high-achiever who is concerned about issues such as the environment. She has on-off relationship with Joey in later episodes.
 * Amanda Stepto as Christine "Spike" Nelson: A punk girl who, in season 1, finds out she is pregnant, and decides to keep the baby. She gives birth to daughter Emma in between seasons 2 and 3. Stepto described Spike as "a young teenage mom whose mixed up and confused. She feels alone because every guy she's dealt with has hurt her in some way. People would probably think she's crabby, but she's just insecure."
 * Stefan Brogren as Archie "Snake" Simpson: Joey's friend and guitarist of the Zit Remedy.
 * Neil Hope as Derek "Wheels" Wheeler: Joey and Snake's friend, and the bassist of the Zit Remedy. In season three, his parents are killed in a collision with a drunk driver.
 * Anais Granofsky as Lucy Fernandez: A relatively wealthy girl whose parents are never home, leading her to act out for attention.
 * Nicole Stoffman as Stephanie Kaye (seasons 1-2): A popular girl who dresses provocatively. She is school president during her tenure on the show, and faces backlash from other students in the season one finale because of her failure to deliver on her promises. In season 2, she unsuccessfully pursues Simon Dexter. This, as well as her parents' divorce, leads her to fall into a depression. Stoffman left the series after season 2 to star in the CTV sitcom Learning the Ropes.
 * Duncan Waugh as Arthur Kobalewscuy: Stephanie's younger brother.
 * Siluck Saysanasy as Yick Yu: Arthur's best friend. Of Vietnamese descent, Yick was initially ashamed of his background as a boat person and attempted to fabricate an alternative story for a show-and-tell assignment.
 * Angela and Maureen Deiseach as Erica and Heather Farrell: Identical twin sisters; Erica is more rebellious, while Heather is more conservative.
 * Billy Parrott as Shane McKay: Spike's former boyfriend and the father of Emma. He faces opposition from both his own parents and Spike herself. In season 3, he is found at the bottom of a bridge after having taken LSD for a rock concert, leaving him with permanent brain damage.
 * Rebecca Haines-Saah as Kathleen Mead, a "snooty mean girl" and academic rival of Caitlin whose mother is an alcoholic.
 * Sara Ballingall as Melanie Brodie, Kathleen's boy-crazy and naive best friend.
 * Irene Courakos as Alexa Pappadopoulos.
 * Dayo Ade as BLT (Bryant Lester Thomas): Michelle's boyfriend starting from season 3.

Other prominent characters who

Rebecca Haines-Saah portrayed Kathleen Mead, a "snooty mean girl" who deals with her alcoholic mother and later anorexia nervosa. Sara Ballingall portrayed Melanie Brodie, Kathleen's naive friend. Twins Angela & Maureen Deiseach portrayed Erica & Heather Farrell. Anais Granofsky portrayed Lucy Fernandez, a relatively wealthy girl who is usually always a latchkey kid. Bill Parrott portrayed Shane McKay, Spike's boyfriend who later suffers brain damage from a fall. Other actors included Irene Courakos, who portrayed Alexa Pappadopoulos, Amanda Cook, who portrayed Lorraine "L.D" Delacorte, Dayo Ade, who portrayed Bryant Lister "B.L.T." Thomas, Maureen McKay who portrayed Michelle Accette, and Kyra Levy, who portrayed Maya Goldberg.

The series also features characters that would not appear in the later series of the franchise. Tyson Talbot, who portrayed Billy Martin on The Kids Of Degrassi Street, appeared briefly in Degrassi Junior High as Jason Cox. Talbot quit the series after three episodes. Craig Driscoll portrayed Rick Munro, a troubled Grade 7 boy and a love interest of Caitlin who leaves after season 2. Niki Kemeny portrayed Voula Grivogiannis, Stephanie Kaye's best friend who has a love-hate relationship with her, and who left after season 1, save for a voice-only appearance in season 2. Sarah Charlesworth, who originally played the role of Casey in The Kids Of Degrassi Street, played Susie Rivera, Caitlin's best friend, but left after season 2; conversely, her brother Christopher Charlesworth played Scooter Webster, an accelerated student who was introduced in season 2 and appeared through Degrassi High.

The second season introduced new characters. Michael Carry portrayed Simon Dexter, a model and later boyfriend of Alexa. Cathy Keenan portrayed Liz O'Rourke, who becomes Spike's best friend. Darrin Brown portrayed Dwayne Myers, a school bully who fights Joey Jeremiah in an episode of the second season and occasionally appears in the background, before getting a prominent role in Degrassi High.

Throughout the series, there are three prominent teachers. Dan Woods portrayed Dan Raditch, a teacher who later becomes the vice principal of Degrassi High School, and then principal of Degrassi Community School in Degrassi: The Next Generation. Michelle Goodeve portrayed Karen Avery, and Roger Montgomery portrayed Mr. Garcia, a Grade 9 teacher who only appears in the third season. Crew members occasionally made background appearances, including art director Judy Shiner, picture editor Rob de Lint, and writer Kathryn Ellis. Writer Susin Nielsen had a brief role in two episodes as a janitor.