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South Charleston High School

1 Eagle Way, South Charleston, Kanawha County, 25309

952
Pupils
20.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

South Charleston High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in South Charleston, Kanawha County. The school has 952 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kanawha County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Kanawha County Schools
Gender
Co-educational

Enrollment & staffing

South Charleston High School enrolls 952 students across grades 9–12. 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 20.3:1.

Male students
498 (52%)
Female students
454 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student-teacher ratio
20.3:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 19% Black or African American and 7.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White67170%
Black or African American17919%
Two or more races737.7%
Hispanic or Latino192%
Asian9<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades 9–12Supplemental Virtual

South Charleston 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 17, state house district 35.

School district: Kanawha County Schools

South Charleston 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 952 students, South Charleston 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

47%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
83%
Graduation rate
22%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (2) 🏛️ Dual enrollment

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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