📍 100 Valley Drive, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, 59601
Capital High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Helena, Lewis and Clark County. The school has 1,427 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Helena H S school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Capital High School enrolls 1,427 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 88.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,249 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 34 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 13 | <1% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Capital High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 40, state house district 79.
Capital High School is one of 2 schools in Helena H S, based in Helena, Montana. The district serves 2,373 students district-wide and employs 169 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,427 students, Capital High School is larger than the district average of about 1,187 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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