📍 1300 Park Avenue, Nitro, Kanawha County, 25143
Nitro High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nitro, Kanawha County. The school has 827 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kanawha County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. 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.
Nitro High School enrolls 827 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.1% Black or African American and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 722 | 87% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Nitro High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-10, state senate district 8, state house district 35.
Nitro 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 827 students, Nitro High School is larger than the district average of about 345 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize