📍 1500 Greenbrier St, Charleston, Kanawha County, 25311
Capital High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Charleston, Kanawha County. The school has 1,086 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kanawha County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 80%. The school offers 4 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 1,086 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 63 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 32% Black or African American and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 628 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 351 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Capital High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WV-10, state senate district 8, state house district 36.
Capital 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 1,086 students, Capital 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: Rural - Fringe
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