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George Washington High School

๐Ÿ“ 1522 Tennis Club Rd, Charleston, Kanawha County, 25314

1,195
Pupils
25.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

George Washington High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Charleston, Kanawha County. The school has 1,195 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kanawha County Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Kanawha County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

George Washington High School enrolls 1,195 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.4:1.

Male students
626 (52%)
Female students
569 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student-teacher ratio
25.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 6.4% Black or African American and 6.3% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White98582%
Black or African American766.4%
Asian756.3%
Two or more races473.9%
Hispanic or Latino11<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental Virtual

George Washington 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 WV-10, state senate district 17, state house district 35.

School district: Kanawha County Schools

George Washington High School is one of 67 schools in Kanawha County Schools, based in CHARLESTON, West Virginia. The district serves 23,085 students district-wide and employs 1,648 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,195 students, George Washington High School is larger than the district average of about 345 students per school.

23,085
District students
67
Schools
1,648
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

76%
Reading proficient
53%
Math proficient
94%
Graduation rate
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (5) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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